09-06-2022, 02:55 AM
Noticed people still posting to August.
The best thing about September is the Reds awful season is coming to an end. They lost about every game in April and went Wire to Wire in Last Place, the opposite of the 1990 season. This will be one of the most forgettable seasons in Reds History.
There is one upside. The Joey Votto 10 year highest paid Red ever, No Trade Contract is coming to an end next season. Oh, they have an option for 2024 at a much lower pay scale. So I'm not sure if Joey Votto Retirement Day is at end of 2023 or 2024, but the Reds are about to free up payroll to where they don't have to cut every good player on the team each year to pay Votto. Hopefully the Reds NEVER make a 10 year No Trade contract again. So the good news is the Reds are coming to an end of this, one way or another.
When Ken Griffey Jr left the Reds, the Reds got better in having money for more new players. The same will happen when Joey Votto moves on. The Reds probably have one more bleak season next year, but at least by Christmas of 2023 they could have some player moves to put a good team on the field in 2024. Then they could maybe turn things around as the last place Bengals did.
Also, when do they dump The Moose contract, another over paid player holding this team back. Small Market Cincinnati has had to cut good players to keep bad over paid players which creates no escape from Last Place. However Small Market Cincinnati is about to free up a ton of payroll as Bengals did. The Reds would be wise to copy how Tampa Rays make contracts, and Reds get away from signing long high priced contracts.
The best thing about September is the Reds awful season is coming to an end. They lost about every game in April and went Wire to Wire in Last Place, the opposite of the 1990 season. This will be one of the most forgettable seasons in Reds History.
There is one upside. The Joey Votto 10 year highest paid Red ever, No Trade Contract is coming to an end next season. Oh, they have an option for 2024 at a much lower pay scale. So I'm not sure if Joey Votto Retirement Day is at end of 2023 or 2024, but the Reds are about to free up payroll to where they don't have to cut every good player on the team each year to pay Votto. Hopefully the Reds NEVER make a 10 year No Trade contract again. So the good news is the Reds are coming to an end of this, one way or another.
When Ken Griffey Jr left the Reds, the Reds got better in having money for more new players. The same will happen when Joey Votto moves on. The Reds probably have one more bleak season next year, but at least by Christmas of 2023 they could have some player moves to put a good team on the field in 2024. Then they could maybe turn things around as the last place Bengals did.
Also, when do they dump The Moose contract, another over paid player holding this team back. Small Market Cincinnati has had to cut good players to keep bad over paid players which creates no escape from Last Place. However Small Market Cincinnati is about to free up a ton of payroll as Bengals did. The Reds would be wise to copy how Tampa Rays make contracts, and Reds get away from signing long high priced contracts.
1968 Bengal Fan
