03-25-2008, 02:09 PM
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Playoffs
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Posts: 6,233
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Re: Tough decisions looming for Reds
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Originally Posted by OnBaseMachine
Dusty Baker made both an interesting and telling comment Tuesday morning in the visitor’s clubhouse at Clearwater’s Bright House Field.
The question was the final determination of the bullpen, who goes and who stays. As candid as always, Baker said, “I know it is not my money, but I hope money isn’t a factor in the final choices. I know the team wants to stay in a budget, but…”
But, indeed.
The reference obviously was to lefthanded relief pitcher Mike Stanton, who wasn’t very good last year and has been mediocre, at best, this spring. But he has a $3 million guaranteed contract with a $500,000 buyout. If the Reds want him to go away (he already cleared waivers, nobody claimed him) and they can’t trade him, it will cost them $3.5 million to show the fans they REALLY want to win this year.
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That Dusty fella might be alright indeed if he can persuade this team to dump Stanton into the flooded Ohio.
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