Reds Sign Sean Doolittle

[HammerTime]

I legit think Mo Egger stole your joke and tweeted it. He tweeted same joke like 30 minutes after you posted it here.

To be fair, that one was a layup.

[NebraskaRed]

I like this move, especially for that price.

Let's hope he comes to Cincinnati and erases the memory of another reliever named Sean.

[Coopdaddy67]

I know we sometimes scoff at such cliches but I think it's nice to have an established 9th inning guy in the mix. Frankly, despite his likeable swagger I'm not convinced Amir is ready for that primetime spot. Sims might be, but he and Garrett serving as the bridge guys to Doolittle would be ideal.

Agreed. I'd be much more comfortable with Sims being the guy over Garrett if it comes to that.

If Doolittle can return to 2019 form, he's still worth it at $1.5 mil. Even if 2020 signaled the end of the line for him, it's very little risk to find out.

[Rolando]

I like this move, especially for that price.

Let's hope he comes to Cincinnati and erases the memory of another reliever named Sean.

Hey if his one year in Cincinnati is anything like Sean Marshall's first year in Cincinnati we're all be happy

[SunDeck]

All I want to know is, can he talk to animals? If not, I'm out.
Whether he can play shortstop or not.

[RedTeamGo!]

I know we sometimes scoff at such cliches but I think it's nice to have an established 9th inning guy in the mix. Frankly, despite his likeable swagger I'm not convinced Amir is ready for that primetime spot. Sims might be, but he and Garrett serving as the bridge guys to Doolittle would be ideal.

I agree with this. Amir was very shaky when he attempted his first save last year. Frankly, he closed it out by luck.

[RedTeamGo!]

This is a great move. If Doolittle balls out it’s good on two fronts. If the reds are competing for the division in July great, if they are not he can be traded for an asset at the deadline. If he stinks it’s only $1.5 million.

[DocRed]

$1.5M is pretty cheap....almost too cheap.

[Ron Madden]

Jon Morosi
@jonmorosi
Sean Doolittle's one-year contract with the #Reds has a salary of $1.5 million, plus performance bonuses, source says.
@MLB @MLBNetwork

[Tom Servo]

I agree with this. Amir was very shaky when he attempted his first save last year. Frankly, he closed it out by luck.

And he has only had an FIP under 4.00 one out of the last three seasons, and even that one was a close call. His ERA and reputation outweigh his actual performance IMO, which despite some flashes of brilliance has mostly been just "okay" overall.

[Old school 1983]

And he has only had an FIP under 4.00 one out of the last three seasons, and even that one was a close call. His ERA and reputation outweigh his actual performance IMO, which despite some flashes of brilliance has mostly been just "okay" overall.

Could he be a volume pitcher in an Adames trade?

[HammerTime]

Posted a few months back....

@dougherty_jesse

Sep 27, 2020

Sean Doolittle is going to spend the offseason in Seattle and work on his mechanics at Driveline.

"I want to prove to teams that I am healthy — that the version of me who came off the IL and starting pitching better is the version they might see in 2021."

[Kc61]

$1.5M is pretty cheap....almost too cheap.

There are performance bonuses available according to Morosi tweet. Let’s hope he hits all of them.

That Doolittle worked at Driveline is positive factor for him.

[CaiGuy]

I know we sometimes scoff at such cliches but I think it's nice to have an established 9th inning guy in the mix. Frankly, despite his likeable swagger I'm not convinced Amir is ready for that primetime spot. Sims might be, but he and Garrett serving as the bridge guys to Doolittle would be ideal.

Yeah, even if you concede that both Amir and Sims are better pitchers than Doolittle at this point (they probably are), those set-up guys/fireman sometimes have a tougher job than the clean 9th inning guy. Doolittle is no mulit-inning pitcher either.

Lorenzen is the other guy in the bunch that I think could handle closer duties. I would way rather him there than in the (opening day) rotation.

[Rdirtypirates]

And he has only had an FIP under 4.00 one out of the last three seasons, and even that one was a close call. His ERA and reputation outweigh his actual performance IMO, which despite some flashes of brilliance has mostly been just "okay" overall.

He has a career era+ of 134, a FIP of 2.79, and a whip under 1. This is way better than " okay". His 2019 and 2020 wasn't great but if he returns to his career form he will be a GREAT pickup.