This was talked about in the game thread, which is ghost town, so I'd thought I'd bring it up here.
Solano is down to a 733 OPS.
Yes, he's probably worn out from being a starter instead of a reserve and not being played in favorable matchups.
However, he cost about 5 million, on a team that could not justify 7 million for Winker..
The general consesus was that Winker had to go for salary reasons.
Yes, he's having a bad year in the canyon of a ballpark in Seattle, but he always hit well in the GAB and would have probably had a good year for us (no reason to really believe otherwise, Winker is healthy as far as I know.. someone correct me if I'm wrong)
But the point is, if the Reds can't afford 7 million for a starter that is a middle of the order bat, how can they justify 5 million for a bench bat like Solano (733 when played a lot)
I know the whole payflex thing is hypothetical, but I'd rather them spend 5 million on pitching.. either a starter or reliever. Hit the scrap heap (or the farm) and try to find a replacement for Solano
Poll coming.. This is "do YOU think the Reds should bring Solano back?", not what you think the Reds will do.