Adios Castillo

[CJD]

(07-28-2022, 12:56 AM)kevin Wrote: Is there any point to watching one single second of The Reds the last 2 months of this year.  No.  Not at all.  Bring on Preseason Football as the Super Bowl AFC Champion Bengals return to the field.

I'll still watch Hunter Greene, Graham Ashcraft and Nick Lodolo pitch.

We have a really promising starting line up for the future with those 3 showing signs of greatness. I am excited for the future of this team, especially if we get a few premium near-majors prospects for Castillo.

Trading Castillo could also open up a spot in the rotation for Brandon Williamson, the key piece of the Winker/Suarez trade, who will likely be called up in September at the latest.

I'm personally looking forward to 2024 for the Reds because they'll be out from under two really bad contracts in Votto and Moose, assuming they buy out the 2024 options (7M for Votto and 4M for Moose, compared to their 20M salaries in 2025.)

For now, stock up on prospects, get them major league ready and have a big free agency in 2024. Hopefully, with a star studded rotation by then and enough money to fill out the batting order, we could be looking at a contending team in 2 years.