01-28-2020, 04:29 PM
(01-28-2020, 03:42 PM)Yojimbo Wrote: Yes, I understand how that version of rebuilding works. My point is, the other way is the way the big market teams like the Yankees do it. Trade those prospects for vets and sign a couple of big free agents. Not saying the Reds could do that every year, but if they wanted to open a window like they are doing now, they could have done it quicker at a higher cost. Instead they took the cheaper, saving money for a decade approach, like the Bengals.
Although I hate when people bring up "small market" in football (which has a salary cap and revenue sharing), market size does matter in baseball. Yet Castellini is able to spend big every now and then, which is more than what Mike does with the benefits the NFL offers.
Say what you will about Castellini or his approach, Mike has never had a free agency this active in his entire stint as owner/GM.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
