09-30-2019, 12:47 AM
The Reds don't really have payroll problems. Even with Joey and after adding Bauer's money, they're going to have somewhere in the neighborhood of 55 mil to spend if they spend what they did in 2019, and Dick Williams has indicated that they will.
Joey is a thing they will have to manage. He either gets better, which I believe he's highly motivated to do, or he doesn't. If he doesn't, you have to be strong enough in other areas to compensate.
The staff was a disaster in 18. Now it looks like a major strength. Would anyone have predicted that? I think there's reason for optimism going into this offseason and 2020. I predict major activity and change on the roster this winter. 55 mil is plenty to add solid pen arms and a bat.
Joey is a thing they will have to manage. He either gets better, which I believe he's highly motivated to do, or he doesn't. If he doesn't, you have to be strong enough in other areas to compensate.
The staff was a disaster in 18. Now it looks like a major strength. Would anyone have predicted that? I think there's reason for optimism going into this offseason and 2020. I predict major activity and change on the roster this winter. 55 mil is plenty to add solid pen arms and a bat.
