http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/1...nati-reds.html
Interesting read. Is Aroldis Chapman really under team control through 2020? That can't be correct, could it?
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/1...nati-reds.html
Interesting read. Is Aroldis Chapman really under team control through 2020? That can't be correct, could it?
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Nope. Chapman's contract is through 2015 as signed, but, as soon as he's arb eligible (probably after 2013), the remaining salaries convert to a signing bonus and the Reds will have to go to Arb or resign him. If he stays in the big leagues, he'd be a free agent after the 2016 season. The 2020 comes from Chapman's deferred signing bonus which pays out at $1.5 Million in November of this year and next and then $1.25 Million each November through 2020.
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Surely Walt could b?e so stupid as to ever consider Juan Pierre as a every day CF? If they're gonna consider a step back defensively, I'd much rather go with someone like DeJesus. Runners would have a field day on JP's noodle arm.
A deeper bench would be a good thing to have. Scott Hairston and Kelly Johnson strike me as a good fits.
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