04-01-2022, 02:47 AM
(03-31-2022, 01:36 PM)TecmoBengals Wrote: Shogo is now up to 366 plate appearances and 317 at-bats without hitting a big league HR. I wonder if that changes in what might be his third and final season as a member of the Reds?
The Reds laid out too much money for him. The good thing is I think he is in last year of contract, maybe. He would be the first person to dump if he wasn't paid so much. He is not the past or the future of The Reds. Reds however need to stop making such stupid contracts. With all the outfielders Reds had, signing this guy to a big contract was stupid a few years back. Now with the DH, again I say Reds need to carry more Pitchers and less Hitters. Reds won't need a bunch of Pinch Hitters now, but they will need Pitchers. I would rather have Max Schrock than Shogo, Max OBP is a lot better. Max is getting on base 60 % of the time this Spring, and that is with being a leader in at bats. I can think of many others that I would keep over Shogo. I would say So Go, but are Reds willing to eat his big contract. If Reds keep him, he better have a good OBP and be able to play good defense at any outfield spot if someone gets injured. Even at that, Reds are paying him too much. The Reds GM must be drunk when he does some of these contracts. There was never any reason to give Shogo a big contract. If they had got him on the cheap or a lesser contract, but they shelled out way too much for him. Really, big contract or not, I would be thinking of cutting him and fielding the best roster I could to Win. So if they keep him, he better be able to field every OF spot and have a good OBP when playing, that I could live with. Anything short of that and he would be fired. With the DH now, Reds only need a starting 9 and a few back-ups, and to carry much more Pitching.
1968 Bengal Fan
