REDREAD (01-30-2014)
“I think I throw the ball as hard as anyone. The ball just doesn't get there as fast.” — Eddie Bane
“We know we're better than this ... but we can't prove it.” — Tony Gwynn
CmdrCody (02-08-2014)
Yea, I originally wanted them to make Arroyo a QO, but I guess Walt knows more than me.
With money apparently tight as it is, the Reds would've likely been forced to dump one of Leake/Latos/Homer if he accepted, and then shed even more salary, as those guys all make under 12 million. (Trading one starter wouldn't be catastrophic if Arroyo is there to replace them, but shedding another 4-5 million might've been painful). And the starter traded would've had to get minor leaguers in return.. no money to bring on an established OF for example.
[Phil ] Castellini celebrated the team's farm system and noted the team had promising prospects who would one day be great Reds -- and then joke then they'd be ex-Reds, saying "of course we're going to lose them". #SellTheTeamBob
Nov. 13, 2007: One of the greatest days in Reds history: John Allen gets the boot!
LexRedsFan (01-30-2014)
Cincinnati Reds: Farm System Champions 2022
When you see Arroyo still on the market and then look at what the Twins did this winter (Nolasco, Hughes, Pelfrey), it's like that team purposefully tried to destroy itself.
I'm not a system player. I am a system.
Hiroki Kuroda: same age, better pitcher... 1 year deal.
Get over it, Arroyo.
Arise and walk, come through. A world beyond that door is calling out for you. Arise and walk, come through. It's calling out for you.
DocRed (01-30-2014)
Random hostility. Bronson wrongly has a reputation as a womanizing party animal.
I've met him several times, I work in that industry, and a few friends of mine are good friends with him.
it's all rumor and hearsay. He's been in my bar several dozen times over the years. I've never seen him drunk, he often doesn't drink at all, and he frequently hangs out without even talking to women.
(Referring to Jack Hannahan signing with a Korean team)
Since there are no teams on the moon, I guess South Korea's far enough from Cincinnati to satisfy me.
-RichRed
I like the idea of signing him to a 2 yr deal. This just in - homer walks at the end of 2014
Bring on 2018! #%?*!
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