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    Reds and Wilson may be close to a deal

    According to Ken Rosenthal of the Sporting News the Reds are close to resigning Paul Wilson to a 2 year deal. Here is the link:
    http://msn.foxsports.com/story/3205406


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    Re: Reds and Wilson may be close to a deal

    I'll reserve judgement until I see the final dollar amount.
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    Re: Reds and Wilson may be close to a deal

    According to the story the dollar amount would be about 7 million for 2 years

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    Re: Reds and Wilson may be close to a deal

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    Re: Reds and Wilson may be close to a deal

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    Re: Reds and Wilson may be close to a deal



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    Re: Reds and Wilson may be close to a deal

    Wilson for 3.5 isn't sooooooooo bad, nor sooooooooo good. what's bad is that he'll be slotted number one in salary and in performance, then they'll eschew any attempt to pay a power pitcher if one becomes available.

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    Re: Reds and Wilson may be close to a deal

    Quote Originally Posted by westofyou
    then they'll eschew any attempt to pay a power pitcher if one becomes available.
    IMO, that's sooooooooooo bad.
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    Re: Reds and Wilson may be close to a deal

    The only good news is that it's not a three year deal.

    Still..blah.

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    Re: Reds and Wilson may be close to a deal

    Think the Reds should make a run at Matt Morris? Apparently he's after a 1 year incentive laden deal after undergoing some labrum cleanup to re-establish his market value.

    I'm not sure what kind of $$$$ Morris would be looking for on a 1 year deal, though. Most likely more than he's worth semi-injured. I would think $4.5 with bonuses for IP, All-Star, Cy Young votes, etc should get it done.
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    Re: Reds and Wilson may be close to a deal

    3.5 mill a year for Wilson, I can live with that. He made that much last year so it doesn't hurt the Reds payroll. Maybe my math is wrong but Dunn is the only one due for a big raise, Larue is signed (right?), and DJ may get a million dollar raise, So doesn't that mean when everyone that is on the roster now is taken care of the Reds Payroll will be around 45-48 million. If the payroll is suppose to go up to that 55 million range the Reds should still have 7-10 million to get a pitcher and maybe some help for the bullpen.

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    Re: Reds and Wilson may be close to a deal

    It's the pitcher who's better than Wilson that you can't sign and desperately need that makes this a sin.

    The other thing is Wilson's doing all he can to be below average. If he slumps a little bit or his stuff goes downhill even a fraction, the results will be hideous.
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    Re: Reds and Wilson may be close to a deal

    If they still go out and get one or two more starters (better than Wilson so that Wilson slides down to number 3 in the rotation) plus some bullpen help I say Bully!!

    If this precludes them in any way from going out and getting better pitchers than Wilson then I say big mistake.
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    Re: Reds and Wilson may be close to a deal

    Will the $3.5mil/yr prohibit additional signings?

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    Re: Reds and Wilson may be close to a deal

    Quote Originally Posted by BrooklynRedz
    Will the $3.5mil/yr prohibit additional signings?
    Impossible to tell yet - the Reds haven't let anyone know what their salary budget will be, but knowing Allen 3.5 million to anyone will prohibit other signings on some level, I would guess.
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