Reds Need Pitching This December

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(12-20-2018, 02:08 PM)Goalpost Wrote: So Corey Kluber has a contract of 17 million next year, followed by 17.5 million, followed by 18.5 million before he becomes a free agent.  So here's the thing...why bother trading prospects for this.  Just keep your prospects and sign free agent pitcher at this salary.  I mean we can get a free agent pitcher in this range WITHOUT giving up prospects, right?

Well, we could. But they'd be significantly worse than Kluber.

Kluber is one of the best pitchers in the major leagues. The available free agent pitchers are #2 and #3 pitchers, but will likely cost about the same, if not more (because free agency numbers can get a little nuts.)