Bauer to Dodgers

[MileHighGrowler]

(02-12-2021, 02:03 PM)fredtoast Wrote: At the time the figured that they needed to keep some of their own start players if they wanted to compete other than just being a AAA team that let every star leave for a big money club.

Votto earned his money over the first 6 years of the dea.  So it was no anchor then.  Over that stretch Mike Trout was the only player in MLB with a higher OPS and it was only by 9 points (.987 to .978).  From '12-'17 Votto was 3rd in BA (.314), first in OB% (.445), 8th in SLG% (.533) and was consistently one of the top vote getters in the MVP race (2nd in '17, 3rd in '15, 6th in '13, 7th in '16, and 14th in '12).

Only problem with the contract was that it appears to have been for too long (12 years) but at the time it was considered a "career contract".  

I get that.  But a career contract for one player and completely against the way they typically manage contracts with the org was concerning.  I don't usually pay super close attention to Reds contracts, but I feel the vast majority are 3 years and under and over 5 is a lot for the team.  To hit double digit years just felt out of place and putting too many eggs in one basket.