08-24-2018, 03:11 PM
I was interested in baseball salaries and who Reds can afford in off season. One web site shows payroll for every team and contracts. On Reds it shows Votto gets around 25 % of payroll and Homer Bailey get around 25 % of payroll. IF THIS IS TRUE. I highlight that because I'm not taking the web site as correct. I'm saying IF it is true, then I see why Reds have been around last place the last 4 years. The Reds are a small market franchise that needs to distribute payroll smarter than this. There is an old baseball quote. " If we lost with you, we can lose without you ". The Reds need to consider that because about 50 % of their payroll is not used correctly.
Scooter Gennett is proof you can pick up good players under 10 mil. Votto gets round 25 mil and so does Bailey. At least one of them has to go, if not both. I really believe Reds can get a good first baseman under 10 mil. I know they can get a better pitcher than Bailey under 10 mil. If Reds are paying half their payroll to just 2 players, that is a huge mistake. If Reds dumped those 2 salaries they could get 10 top quality 5 mil players and then they would have an all around competitive team. Even if they just dumped Bailey they could add 5 quality players. This Cincinnati small market franchise will stay in last place as long as it hangs on to both of these players. At least one of them has to go ASAP to escape last place.
The Reds are not the Yankees deep pockets. The Reds need to play Money Ball and try not to go 10 mil or more on a player. The Reds could load up on more Scooter Gennett types. They could have better all around pitching. You need 25 players, not just 2 to make a team. I saw Reds dump payroll of Griifey Jr and Dunn and go from last to first. With Reds back around last 4 straight years, it's time to do it again in regards to Bailey and maybe even Votto. I'm not even sure Votto best player on Reds this year. That may be Gennett and even Suarez ahead of him. Votto homers have dropped off. He still has good on base %, but there are 5 mil players that can give you a good on base %. If Bailey makes all most as much as Votto, that has to end ASAP because Bailey not worth it & Reds can't afford it. Trade him for a bag of peanuts and just be glad you dumped payroll. The only way I could see Reds spending half payroll on 2 players would be if they were as World Series dominate as Koufax and Drysdale. Votto and Bailey are not even close.
So, you may not agree with me on Votto. Many didn't agree with me saying trade Griffey Jr while in last place. You do have to agree Reds can't keep Votto and Bailey into 2019 if they together eat up about half of Reds payroll. Can we agree one of them has to go ? I'm not against the Reds here. I'm actually for the Reds getting back to winning. I would not want the Bengals spending half the payroll on 2 players and being in last place. So I am a fan who wants Bengals and Reds to win.
Scooter Gennett is proof you can pick up good players under 10 mil. Votto gets round 25 mil and so does Bailey. At least one of them has to go, if not both. I really believe Reds can get a good first baseman under 10 mil. I know they can get a better pitcher than Bailey under 10 mil. If Reds are paying half their payroll to just 2 players, that is a huge mistake. If Reds dumped those 2 salaries they could get 10 top quality 5 mil players and then they would have an all around competitive team. Even if they just dumped Bailey they could add 5 quality players. This Cincinnati small market franchise will stay in last place as long as it hangs on to both of these players. At least one of them has to go ASAP to escape last place.
The Reds are not the Yankees deep pockets. The Reds need to play Money Ball and try not to go 10 mil or more on a player. The Reds could load up on more Scooter Gennett types. They could have better all around pitching. You need 25 players, not just 2 to make a team. I saw Reds dump payroll of Griifey Jr and Dunn and go from last to first. With Reds back around last 4 straight years, it's time to do it again in regards to Bailey and maybe even Votto. I'm not even sure Votto best player on Reds this year. That may be Gennett and even Suarez ahead of him. Votto homers have dropped off. He still has good on base %, but there are 5 mil players that can give you a good on base %. If Bailey makes all most as much as Votto, that has to end ASAP because Bailey not worth it & Reds can't afford it. Trade him for a bag of peanuts and just be glad you dumped payroll. The only way I could see Reds spending half payroll on 2 players would be if they were as World Series dominate as Koufax and Drysdale. Votto and Bailey are not even close.
So, you may not agree with me on Votto. Many didn't agree with me saying trade Griffey Jr while in last place. You do have to agree Reds can't keep Votto and Bailey into 2019 if they together eat up about half of Reds payroll. Can we agree one of them has to go ? I'm not against the Reds here. I'm actually for the Reds getting back to winning. I would not want the Bengals spending half the payroll on 2 players and being in last place. So I am a fan who wants Bengals and Reds to win.
1968 Bengal Fan
