Reds May 2024 thread

[*bengalfan74*]

(05-13-2024, 10:50 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Candelario: $15m/yr  (90 OPS+, -0.1 bWAR)
Martinez: $13m/yr (88 ERA+, 0.2 bWAR)
Pagan: $8m/yr (87 ERA+, 0.0 bWAR)

$36m/yr and 10% below league average is the best of the three and you've gotten a combined 0.1 WAR in 40 games.

Mookie Betts signed a couple years ago for $30.4m/yr. Juan Soto signed for $31m/yr.

The Reds can afford the best hitters in the game, they just choose to spend it on 3 bad players instead. They don't lack money, they lack competence....... Last year they spent $29.5m on Mike Moustakas and Wil Meyers (total of -0.6 bWAR for the Reds). The year before that they spent $40.5m on Mike Moustakas, Mike Minor, Shogo Akiyama, and Tommy Pham (total of -0.9 bWAR). That's $106m over the last 3 years contributing a current total of -1.4 bWAR instead of just 1 of the best hitters in baseball.

Bingo

Nickel and diming on older washed up might have a very slim chance of being just above mediocore, maybe?? Instead of going out and getting a true upper tier starter. A true upper tier RH hitting outfielder.

Sell the team - Bob