Bronson Arroyo agrees to two-year contract extension
 

Per Reds.Com -it's true.

No dollars announced yet.

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WHAT? Man, that's awesome. Two days in a row of good news.

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Wow...that's a shocker. I thought he wanted out of here.

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As I said in the other forum, I'm not sure now is the right time to give him an extention but it does put an end to the "he'll leave for Boston as soon as he can" talk.

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Depends on the money... but if it's a similar deal to Harang's, we should all feel pretty good about our chances over the next few years.

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I wonder when Krivsky is going to do something to solidify this team? I mean, we traded Kearns and Lopez away and...oh nevermind!

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Krivsky was cited as being a superb contract GM.

Looks like he plus a willing front office is changing the Reds recent history.

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Pending the dollars involved, I love this move. I think these guys feed off of each other. It's been a long time since we've had this type of tandem.

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Money might be scary as he would be stupid to sign for anything that would be considered a "bargain" after this off-season.

Be afraid...be very afraid.

If money is right, I'll be happy. But I'm expecting a fall back to Earth this year for BA, so this might have been a better move after this season IMO.

Again, it all depends on the money.

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Buying F.A. years is a lot more expensive than buying arbitration years. I'm expecting $12-15M per in those two years.

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My initial reaction - without knowing the money - is this is a very solid move. Remember, he's locked up for 2007 and 2008 anyway for a very attractive deal so it wouldn't surprise me if Bronson is getting "paid" a bit in the extension.

Unless it's a ridiculous amount of money though, which I don't think it will be, I'll definitely like it.

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That's what I am scared of. That's a lot of money...and probably too much.

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Wow, didn't see this one coming. Glad to see we are getting rid of the going back to Boston talk though.

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I worry about Bronson breaking down before Harang, though. Harang's got a sturdier frame. Having said that, with contracts like Milton, and Griffey coming off the books in the future, it makes sense to lock both Harang and Arroyo into contracts. That way, you've got a foundation with which to build. You know Homer isn't far away. That's 3. That leaves two spots that you need someone to either fall into your lap, or come up through the system in the next 3 years. I like those odds better than trying to find 4 starters.

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I think locking him up does the same thing that locking up Harang does...it makes him even more attractive on the trade market.

Look what we have here...Arroyo, Harang and the promise that Bailey offers through 2010...WOW! Talk about a filthy 1 - 2 - 3...WOW!!!