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Old school 1983 (02-14-2020)
total sour grapes. that is the only thing i could think of while reading that piece. the only guy the reds overpaid for this offseason was moose, but i imagine that was the price it took to get him because he had other suitors that he would have picked if the money was even. i think the reds got good deals on the other 4 free agents they signed, or at least got them exactly at market value. shogo went for more than anyone initially expected, but $7 million/year over 3 years is not very much in today's MLB. i think that was more of a case of analysts undervaluing shogo, because there were definitely a handful of teams that were seriously going after him. miley for 2 years/$15 million was a good bargain imo and gives the reds a lefty in the rotation. a durable one at that. castellanos for 1 year, $16M is good. castellanos for 4 years, $64M is good. i like that one regardless. strop was a very good signing imo.
just sour grapes by a rival exec.
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Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. -- Carl Sagan (Pale Blue Dot)
I honestly think the Reds' catching tandem could be a LOT worse than Barnhart and Casali (it HAS been worse). I think we're just bummed because we all thought the Reds were going to bring in a big-name guy. Everybody says catching on this team is a weakness, but it's not near as bad as it is being made out to be.
“I think I throw the ball as hard as anyone. The ball just doesn't get there as fast.” — Eddie Bane
“We know we're better than this ... but we can't prove it.” — Tony Gwynn
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https://www.mlb.com/reds/news/joey-v...ffseason-breakVotto, 36, was hard on himself about his 2019 performance, “It’s the worst season I’ve had in my career, pretty clearly. I don’t think it’s close,” said Votto, who debuted in the Majors during the 2007 season. “Everything went the wrong way.”
That prompted him to try something new for his offseason routine. He chose to mostly avoid baseball.
“I trained for sure. But I didn’t do any baseball stuff,” Votto said. “I needed to take some time away.
Votto arrived at camp early on Feb. 5, I’m excited to compete. I’m excited to work. I’m excited, I’m motivated to play well. I’m motivated to be part of a winning team and to play every day. I’ve got a lot to look forward to,” the first baseman said on Friday.
When Votto arrived in camp, he came ready to work and with one very lofty expectation.
“I needed to swing and throw and I needed to acclimate myself to the Arizona weather and the time zone,” Votto said. “I was going to go on a trip before I got here. But I decided against it because I didn’t want to deal with too much jet lag. I will have to save that for after we win the World Series.”
DocRed (02-15-2020),ochoa30 (02-15-2020),thatcoolguy_22 (02-17-2020)
I wonder what percentage of players take all offseason off like Votto did. Did he just have a maniacal work ethic before? Or is that the norm?
“I think people underestimate how (Farmer) plays that position (SS),” Bell said. “I would have no hesitation having Kyle play an extended period of time at short. You’re right, though, we don’t have the depth at that position as we do at pretty much every other position. It’s a consideration.”
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