Reds August Game Thread 2024

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(08-07-2024, 03:50 PM)ochocincos Wrote: I think even someone like Pete Alonso is a pipe dream and is not someone realistic for the Reds to sign.
They got guys like EDLC who will be coming up on big contract in the near future, so I can see them saving for extensions for some of those guys.

Joc Pederson might be someone near the top of what they would be willing to spend.
I don't see them spending >$15 mill APY for a hitter, especially after arguably overpaying for Candelario at $15 mill APY.

I think we all agree that they have room to add a bat or two. I just don't think they'll spend for a big name.

If EDLC becomes anywhere near as good as we hope he is, and even IF he doesn't want to play in LA or NY (he does), the Reds aren't ever going to give him the 10yr/$400m or larger contract it takes to sign a young superstar player then. He's also a Scott Boras client, so it's not like he's not going to sign early for way less than he could get if he believes he will become a superstar. He's not a FA until 2030, which means he'll likely be on the Reds until at least 2029 before they trade him, so enjoy the 4-4.5 more years of him in a Reds uniform before he's gone.

EDLC is in the same Juan Soto category if he becomes as good as we think he will be, and Greene is already signed. There's nobody else they need to pay. 

They already have under team control...
Green until he's 30
Stephenson until he's 30
India until he's 30
Friedl until he's 33
Strand until he's 30
Steer until he's 31
Fraley until he's 32
Abbott until he's 31
Lodolo until he's 30

For whom are you saving up in order to pay?

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"We wasted money on a bad player, why would we spend money on a good player?" isn't a great method to run a team. Lol

I never said they WOULD spend for a good player, I just said what I would hope they'd do in an ideal no-Soto FA-only scenario.