I honestly think it would be one of Derek Johnson's greatest feats if he can get a quality year from this guy. Unless Johnson specifically thinks he can help him, I personally would have passed on the signing.
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.”― Marcus Aurelius
Yes, and going into 2020 Iglesias was a question mark as well.
I thought the pitching coaches did a good job with Iggy, helping him reduce his HR allowed rate in 2020. If they can do the same for Doolittle, whose 2019-20 HR rates were very high, that would be a productive accomplishment.
This could work out, but Reds are almost finished adding, one roster spot remains, and I had hoped they would shoot a big higher. But Doolittle could work out, probably a worthwhile gamble under the circumstances.
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Hopefully under $4M
This will all be about velocity. If he can get back to at least around 93-94 I think it'll be a worthwhile investment. If he continues to function around 89-90 it might be more of what we've seen from him recently. Hopefully DJ can help him make the necessary adjustments.
Morosi reporting it’s a done deal. 1 year. No money details yet.
https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status...938992131?s=12
Hoping to change my username to 75769023
Jon Morosi
@jonmorosi
Sean Doolittle in agreement on a one-year
deal with the #Reds, source confirms
Not great. Not terrible.
“The crows seem to be calling my name,” thought Caw.
I wonder if they see him in the traditional closer role?
With Doolittle Reds are at 39 on the roster. They could easily find somebody to drop, so nothing is for certain, but 39 at this date may imply one more move. Perhaps a trade of non-roster prospect(s) for a shortstop.
With all of this off-season talk, the main issue is still batting approach, getting the team BA up to respectable levels, and thereby producing many more runs. That problem was the real shocker of 2020, and it’s the obvious “growth area” going into ST.
Let’s just hope they finish off the roster respectably and get ST moving.
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