12-01-2023, 04:08 PM
(12-01-2023, 01:53 PM)grampahol Wrote: I kind of hate to see Joey go, but that's life. Reds could have done far worse than paying the kings ransom for a sub .200 hitter in his 40s..
With every team having several pitchers who can hit 100+ every time they step on the mound you really need more arms to win the war of attrition in the arm injury battles. Rosters probably need to expand just to compensate for the attrition..
I understand fans missing Votto.
I won't be one of them, because these are children's games being played by young adults. The days of crying over a Ruth or Dimaggio retiring have changed due to the now Mega Million huge contracts of old veteran modern day players. Yes, in his day Votto was good, as was Griffey Jr in his day. But I have seen that once they are gone, it frees up a ton of Payroll, and that is a good thing. So Votto is gone, but here comes De La Cruz and a good young team to get excited about. The Reds in 1997 had to say good bye to Conception and hello to Larkin in order to have the 1990 World Series. So call it adding by subtraction maybe. When Griffey Jr gone, Reds were able to go from Last with Griffey Jr to Play-Offs without Griffey Jr. The payroll cut of no more Votto or Moose contracts now paves the way for this new exciting young Reds team. So bring back the Viking helmet and De La Cruz in 2024, because this team could make a move on First Place in the NL Central.
I'm guessing Reds GM looked at the Bullpen and who they have in the minors, and the minors just aren't ready to fill the holes in the Bullpen. This could really be a good team if they could build a Nasty Boys Bullpen to go with the young players and young starting pitching. It worked in 1990.
Man, if Hunter Greene and Ashcraft and Lodolo and other starters could just stay healthy one season, watch out MLB, here come da' Reds.
1968 Bengal Fan
