Shogo sounds like a CFer to me. Maybe not always, but frequently. Raises all kinds of questions as to what Reds have in mind here.
Shogo sounds like a CFer to me. Maybe not always, but frequently. Raises all kinds of questions as to what Reds have in mind here.
I am guessing that we won't hear of any more moves until after Shogo's presser. Let him bask in his day. Gonna be a long, slow next couple days.
RichRed (01-06-2020)
Cincinnati Reds@Reds
OFFICIAL: The Reds have signed free agent OF Shogo Akiyama to a 3-year, $21-million contract through the 2022 season!
Edd Roush (01-06-2020),Ron Madden (01-06-2020)
Cincinnati Reds
@Reds
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OFFICIAL: The Reds have signed free agent OF Shogo Akiyama to a 3-year, $21-million contract through the 2022 season!
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
Edd Roush (01-06-2020),Ron Madden (01-06-2020)
Reds payroll now at ~129 million per FG estimates, slightly below last year's 132. Time to see how much additional cash ownership provides.
any chance of the reds having to pay luxury tax?
[i'll take things i'd like to say non-sarcastically for $2k, alex.]
REDREAD (01-07-2020)
Cots has OD 2019 Reds’ active roster at $126.6 million. Cots’ estimate for the 2020 OD payroll is $125.8 million. That’s based on an assumption for Shogo of $6.66 million, pretty close to actual.
Based on that, Reds are almost identical today as OD 2019. Quoted post suggests they are even a bit below 2019.
One would still expect considerably more based on early off-season speculation. Reds themselves said there would be an increase, obviously they didn’t give a number.
Last edited by Kc61; 01-06-2020 at 06:25 PM.
Here's how the pay scale breaks down
C. Trent Rosecrans
@ctrent
#Reds announce Aliyma’s deal is 3 years, $21 million. $6 million in 2020, $7 million in 2021 and $8 million in 2022
Ron Madden (01-06-2020)
Awesome.
Let the Shogo Era begin.
Ron Madden (01-06-2020)
Twitter feeds say he's wearing #4.
Edit: Reds tweeted it.
Ron Madden (01-06-2020)
https://www.foxsports.com/ohio/story...akiyama-010620“We scouted Shogo for several years in anticipation of his free agency,” Williams said. “We like his approach at the plate as well as his outfield defense, and we think he will complement our team very well.”
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