It worked brilliantly for the cardinals who also got wacha for the move
It worked brilliantly for the cardinals who also got wacha for the move
The Reds have Allen Craig and Matt Adams?
Originally Posted by Scooter
LexRedsFan (10-11-2013),pahster (10-11-2013),RedEye (10-12-2013),Revering4Blue (10-11-2013)
This thread is so deep with thought I don't know where to start.
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Not sure.. But if you read reports.. The Reds tried to sign Pujols prior to signing with the Angels. They then used that offer to lock up Votto.
I enjoy a good piece of pie.
The Cards did not "off load" Pujols. They offered him a contract which he turned down.
MattyHo4Life (10-11-2013),pahster (10-11-2013),thatcoolguy_22 (10-13-2013)
He was off-loaded in the same manner that the Reds off-loaded Pete Rose
M2 (10-11-2013),MattyHo4Life (10-11-2013)
the cards reaped most of the benefits of pujols productivity which the angels subsequently paid for
The equivalent of not giving Votto his contract and letting him walk for the Cardinals would have meant never signing Pujols to the 7 year deal they gave him in 2004 and letting him walk when he was first free agent eligible.
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
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You're not going to tell us what kind, are you?
Everything is perfect, but there is a lot of room for improvement. --- Shunryu Suzuki-roshi
I didn't even know that was the Pujols comp pick.
Everything is perfect, but there is a lot of room for improvement. --- Shunryu Suzuki-roshi
MikeThierry (10-11-2013)
yes it was, it seems the cards are dealin' big time
Why not just get a Wacha for Arroyo instead?
[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!
If the Reds had wanted Michael Wacha, they could have drafted Michael Wacha.
I'm not a system player. I am a system.
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Yup...still disappointed about it. Watched him in college a bit. REALLY liked him and was surprised how far he dropped.
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