Can it get any worse?

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(06-04-2022, 06:11 PM)Forever Spinning Vinyl Wrote: Reds Payroll

2021 - 131 million
2022 - 111 million

Pirates Payroll
2021 - 47 million
2022 - 58 million

2020
Reds 15th in payroll......13th in wins
Pirates 29th in payroll...30th in wins

2021
Reds 16th in payroll.......14th in wins
Pirates 28th in payroll.....27th in wins



Bell gets as much bang for the buck as Shelton.  And I'll say the same thing about Shelton as I did about Bell.  If Pirates finish middle of the pack with their 27th ranked payroll then he should get some Manager of the Year votes.  He currently has them at 20th in wins, but based on the fact that the Pirates have the worst run differential in MLB (-78) I think they will finish closer to the bottom than they are right now.