Great move.
They got it done, as I thought they would.
Great move.
They got it done, as I thought they would.
Nice work by the front office. I'm not a big fan of pitching deals longer than three years, but Harang's right in the age/durability zone that makes an extra year or two a sensible bet, particularly as a hedge against future pitching inflation. Well done.
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Ted Lilly, Jeff Suppan, Vicente Padilla, and Gil Meche all got contracts paying more than 10 million a year. The Reds just signed the NL leader last season in wins, K's, and complete games for less than that for 4 years. Best signing of the offseason. Does anyone realize that the Reds could possible have the Cy Young award winner next season and the Gold Glove winner at SS and be paying less than 14 million a year for it?
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Since the Reds won the WS here are their IP leaders for one season.
Code:CINCINNATI REDS SEASON 1991-2006 RSAA displayed only--not a sorting criteria ERA vs. the league average displayed only--not a sorting criteria INNINGS PITCHED YEAR IP RSAA ERA 1 Jose Rijo 1993 257.1 44 1.56 2 Bronson Arroyo 2006 240.2 41 1.20 3 Aaron Harang 2006 234.1 28 0.73 4 Tom Browning 1991 230.1 -4 -.49 5 Tim Belcher 1992 227.2 -9 -.40 6 John Smiley 1996 217.1 14 0.58 7 Greg Swindell 1992 213.2 21 0.81 8 Aaron Harang 2005 211.2 16 0.40 9 Jose Rijo 1992 211 23 0.95 10 Brett Tomko 1998 210.2 -3 -.21
Great news!
That's a lot of money, but he was on schedule to make a lot more in the next five years if he tested the free agent market. He has certainly earned it. This potentially gives the Reds 2-3 good starters for the next 4 or 5 years, provided Bailey delivers as advertised. If they can piece together two more in that time, it can be a hell of a staff. Fantastic move by the Reds.
I thought the presser was going to be on Reds.com? It's 2:30 and no sign of it.
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"My mission is to be the ray of hope, the guy who stands out there on that beautiful field and owns up to his mistakes and lets people know it's never completely hopeless, no matter how bad it seems at the time. I have a platform and a message, and now I go to bed at night, sober and happy, praying I can be a good messenger." -Josh Hamilton
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