05-02-2021, 11:34 AM
(04-28-2021, 01:19 AM)Murdock2420 Wrote: It is hard to judge the ownership group in a sport with no salary cap.
I know that won't be popular but they just can't compete with the Dodgers and Angels and Yankees and Red Sox who can buy their way out of mistakes. When they screw up on a contract like Bailey's which might have been before the new owners I'd have to check, it really screws them for years.
It sucks, but it is just the world of baseball
There's truth to this, but it's not all about hunting big game free agents for those teams. The Yankees and especially the Dodgers have had outstanding homegrown talent lately. The Reds can excuse not spending big vs those teams, but they can't excuse failing to develop talent. Lord knows they've had some chances to get talent in drafts and fire sales. They just happen to really suck at dealing, development, and to some extent drafting. There's no excuse for that whatsoever when it's the only chance they have to compete.
