John Fay is clueless

[Blitz Dorsey]

Even after the Madson signing, he's on Twitter saying he thinks the Reds offered Cordero "$7 million or $8 million."

Uh, no freakin' way Coco was offered that much. I'd bet my house on it. I bet Walt offered a $5M deal at most.

Fay is so lost. At least he's sticking to his guns. They're unloaded, but he is sticking to them.

[savafan]

The fact that John Fay is still covering the Reds and C. Trent Rosecrans is not causes me to cry out in my sleep at night.

[savafan]

johnfayman John Fay
RT @JacobRude @johnfayman Why only a 1-year deal?//less risk for Reds, market dried up for Madson

Yes, I'm sure that's why it was only a one year deal, to protect the Reds...

[Patrick Bateman]

Even after the Madson signing, he's on Twitter saying he thinks the Reds offered Cordero "$7 million or $8 million."

Uh, no freakin' way Coco was offered that much. I'd bet my house on it. I bet Walt offered a $5M deal at most.

Fay is so lost. At least he's sticking to his guns. They're unloaded, but he is sticking to them.

I can't believe it but I agree blitz. Great post!

[Blitz Dorsey]

I can't believe it but I agree blitz. Great post!

Patrick, once per year we usually agree my friend. I have a feeling it might happen twice in 2012 though. It's that kind of year.

[Patrick Bateman]

Well we can all be great friends if the real team plays up to par with the paper reds.

[redsmetz]

Well we can all be great friends if the real team plays up to par with the paper reds.

This could be the post of the off-season. I'm excited, but ultimately it comes down to actual games being played by real live players.

Pitchers & catchers report in 39 days!!!!!

[medford]

Patrick, once per year we usually agree my friend. I have a feeling it might happen twice in 2012 though. It's that kind of year.

That's what happens when the world is about to end

[Blitz Dorsey]

We also need to give a shout-out in this thread to the cluelessness of Mark Sheldon who was citing a "source" up until 11:11 on Tuesday night that "too much was being made" of the Madson-to-Reds talks.

I met Sheldon once and he's a really nice guy. I wonder if he has a single good source though when it comes to inside information.

Then there's Fay who is just a complete trainwreck.

[Team Clark]

We also need to give a shout-out in this thread to the cluelessness of Mark Sheldon who was citing a "source" up until 11:11 on Tuesday night that "too much was being made" of the Madson-to-Reds talks.

I met Sheldon once and he's a really nice guy. I wonder if he has a single good source though when it comes to inside information.

Then there's Fay who is just a complete trainwreck.

Sheldon and Fay = Clowns

[savafan]

johnfayman John Fay
RT @nmwwelte @johnfayman: So is the last immediate need a left handed OF bat? Or just any OF bat?//any

I've read books about sparkling vampires who walk around in the daylight that were written better than a John Fay article.

[757690]

If it's true that the Reds signed Madson for $8.5M, there is no way they offered close to that for Cordero. if they had, Cordero would have taken it in a heartbeat.

[cinreds21]

I've said for a couple of years how brutal he is. It seems he doesn't know anything about baseball yet is a beat writer for a big league club. Quite sad.

[Ron Madden]

I heard Cordero was holding out for at least a two year deal.

[Vottomatic]

I heard Cordero was holding out for at least a two year deal.

I can't say about the future, but for this year only, it seems that the 1 year deal thing is the way to go. For the first time in a long while, most of the MLB clubs are watching their payrolls and budgets.

I think the 1 year deal for Madsen was a smart move. I've heard no mention of a club option for a second year though. Kinda wish there was. Or maybe they're leaving the door open for a Marshall extension and making him the closer?