Bravo! Looks like the biggest bang for the buck deal of this crazy off-season. Hope he holds up okay.
Bravo! Looks like the biggest bang for the buck deal of this crazy off-season. Hope he holds up okay.
And there was much rejoicing in Redsland.
Championships for MY teams in my lifetime:
Cincinnati Reds - 75, 76, 90
Chicago Blackhawks - 10, 13, 15
University of Kentucky - 78, 96, 98, 12
Chicago Bulls - 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
“Everything that happens before Death is what counts.”
― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes
Can't see anything wrong with this move. Nice contract.
Now...I wonder if they can they convice Arroyo to stay around (not likely).
So up to 5 years at a little more than $7 million per. Fantastic!
This is a great move by Krivsky.
"I prefer books and movies where the conflict isn't of the extreme cannibal apocalypse variety I guess." Redsfaithful
Wow -- this is a stellar deal! Best signing I can remember in recent Reds history.
Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
nice move by wayne savying that extra cash payed off
Not only is this by far the best move by the Reds this offseason, it's the best move Krivsky's made here in around 10 months and arguably the best move he's ever made here.
It's excellent money relative to the market, not a bad contract length at all, and I've actually had Harang pegged down with putting up a monster year or three throughout his prime.
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I don't think so, it depends how much the option and buyout are for the 5th year. If they wind up buying it out, it's more like a little over $9M a year for 4 years, if they pick it up, it'll probably wind up being in the 5 years, $50M-ish neighborhood. Still a very good deal, just not ridiculously team favorable that a $7M per year deal would be.
"Reality tells us there are no guarantees. Except that some day Jon Lester will be on that list of 100-game winners." - Peter Gammons
I will admit that a 4-yr deal for a pitcher is a little risky.
But, I'll take this deal. And twice on Sunday.
Good move Redlegs.
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