Tough business, Casali's done nothing but perform well in a Reds uniform.
Tough business, Casali's done nothing but perform well in a Reds uniform.
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
BillDoran (12-02-2020),CarolinaRedleg (12-02-2020),M2 (12-02-2020),MG NorCal (12-02-2020),mth123 (12-02-2020),NebraskaRed (12-02-2020),wally post (12-02-2020)
Ridiculously stupid move, if so.
Just absolutely moronic.
.260/ .345/ .440/ .785 career as a Red with good defensive peripherals and popularity amongst pitchers-- not to mention an annual salary that projects to be less then $2.5M-- and that gets you non-tendered.
This stinks of the Lindner Era.
MG NorCal (12-02-2020),mth123 (12-02-2020),REDREAD (12-06-2020),Revering4Blue (12-02-2020),Wonderful Monds (12-02-2020)
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)
757690 (12-02-2020)
Norm Chortleton (12-03-2020),Wonderful Monds (12-02-2020)
I think it stinks of the Covid Era. Or the Tyler Stephenson Era.
The reality is Barnhart makes too much, so they're stuck with his contract. And at some point the team needs to give Ty Steve some reps. Spending an extra $2MM on Casali didn't make sense, unless they could move the entire Barnhart contract.
My hope is the Reds are pinching pennies where they can to make room for a new SS.
M2 (12-02-2020),Old school 1983 (12-02-2020),RedTeamGo! (12-02-2020)
This is a cruel cut. Casali did nothing to lose his job. In a sane world, somebody would be trading for that guy. I get that the Reds have three catchers for two slots and the young stud swings from the same side of the plate as Casali. Yet Curt is a solid pro catcher and will be helping whatever team he's playing for next season provided the league hasn't completely lost its mind.
I'm not a system player. I am a system.
MG NorCal (12-02-2020),Old school 1983 (12-02-2020),Revering4Blue (12-02-2020)
I mean all the covid era is the owners using the pandemic as a front to continue being embarrassingly and pathetically cheap. The Phillies tried to claim they lost billions of dollars this year, and I think someone checked their books and it was actually like 80 million.
Even with the lack of fans this year, every owner in the league can easily afford a Casali on their roster. On some level, I bet the owners appreciate getting the perfect excuse delivered on a silver platter to keep being tightwads and chipping away at the margins of the game.
REDREAD (12-06-2020),RedTeamGo! (12-02-2020)
I get the hand wringing over Casali, but it’s time to bring up Stephenson. Casali is a nice player, but he’s not a needle mover. Stephenson has the ability to be an everyday all-star caliber catcher. Casali should not block him. Time to move on and wish him the best.
What would you say.....ya do here?
Old school 1983 (12-02-2020)
Casali's been great, but at some point they have to allow Stephenson to develop at the MLB level.
Stephenson should be getting the most playing time and I don't think it should be close.
The commissioner stated that MLB lost 3 billion overall - averaged per team that is a $100 million. Of course, the Cardinals owner claims to have lost $2 billion.
I like Casili but even if there was no covid, there was a good chance he'd be non-tendered. There will be a glut of players after today - my question is can those non-tendered be signed by the team that non-tenders them?
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