The old Reds thread deleted with all of the others so here is a new one.
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They will do anything to avoid adding offense and boost the outfield.
Nobody is competing with the Dodgers anytime soon. They just got Kyle Tucker on a massive contract. They have to implement a salary cap at some point. Otherwise teams like the Reds will never compete again. (Not excusing our cheap owner. The fact that Hunter Greene is already in trade talks as young as he is, is ridiculous.)
What’s the tv rights deal looking like for next year?
And more importantly can we get someone to replace Lark in the booth?
And more importantly can we get someone to replace Lark in the booth?
But, but........it's what the market will bear according to clueless mouthpieces and agents. That athletes don't even care about what not having a salary cap does to the game is sickening.
Hunter Greene misses way too much of the regular season every year with injuries and completely folded against the Dodgers in the playoffs. He is the one pitcher that should be made available in trade talks as they won't be able to afford signing him to a second contract beyond the team friendly deal he signed in 2023. Moving him for a bat would be help this team more.
I am already at the dry heave stage with them.
Elly De La Cruz turned down largest contract in Reds history
De La Cruz, who celebrated his 24th birthday earlier this week, is eligible for arbitration for the first time in 2027.
www.nytimes.com
He's already stated that he wants to go to LA or another big market team. He's not in love with the Reds.Elly De La Cruz turned down largest contract in Reds history
De La Cruz, who celebrated his 24th birthday earlier this week, is eligible for arbitration for the first time in 2027.
Please share a source for said quote to reference this claim. Never once heard him say he wants to go to LA.
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You can easily Google it. It's been talked about on Redszone, too. Why do you think he rejected a long contract?
Was it Thom Brennaman that said "San Fran was the f*g capital of the world"? I'll take that guy....
I did “easily Google” it. Nothing came up. If it is easy, you'll be able to pull a source quickly where EDLC says he wants to be in LA. I also read RedsZone and their current thread on it. He’s never once talked about his future. Rejecting an extension is not the same as making the bold claim that he wants to play for LA, which is an unfounded comment. EDLC is not signing an extension at this moment before he hits arbitration and has a lot of room to grow. It undermines his value at this time when he still hasn't reached his ceiling.
I love Reds fans. They are kinda like IU basketball fans in that it's been so long since they won a title but they are eternal optimists.
As someone else said, baseball is a joke with the Dodgers getting all thr best players anyways.
As someone else said, baseball is a joke with the Dodgers getting all thr best players anyways.
Elly De La Cruz needs to show a hell of a lot more before this franchise gets weighed down by another long-term extension or another teams signs him to a massive contract. He’s still making way too many errors at SS. After 3 years, it’s time to take a serious step forward. Needs to improve his plate discipline (29% strikeout rate). Clean those up before you even dream of a Bobby Witt Jr.-level contract. I get it, he played through a quad injury in the 2nd half, but in 2026, it’s time to **** or get off the pot. If the Reds are still scraping for the third Wild Card spot or worse while he’s in arbitration, spending all that money on one player will not be justifiable while watching other players slip away. Just like the Votto/Homer Bailey years after Dusty was fired.
You must not know too many Reds fans because the majority of us are anything but eternal optimists. We are a frustrated fan base that is sick of mediocrity and the cheap skate Castellini ownership.
Totally agree. He doesn’t want to be here. I’d trade him to a team far away from California for a bat or two.
I can't say I've been a serious Reds fan for many years. But, this thread makes me miss the good old days.
It’s my biggest pet peaves if baseball. Small market teams have little chance anymore.
Hunter Greene hasn’t lived up to the hype. If he wants to leave, it’s not the Reds fault. He’s had plenty of opportunities and not held up.
Finally bringing some massive power to the lineup. Excited to have him back in Cincy!
Reds Sign Eugenio Suarez - MLB Trade Rumors
Reds Sign Eugenio Suarez - MLB Trade Rumors
With a $16 million option for 2027. Cincinnati is not handing out lifetime contracts like Soto or Ohtani received. Whatever they need to do to improve the team for 2026 within their budget, knowing they have a deep farm system full of infield prospects. Collier will be ready for his MLB debut and take over 3B soon enough. $15 million for a guy who hit 49 home runs, drove in 118 runs, and made the All-Star team? I will take that all day. The alternative was dealing with Ke’Bryan Hayes again. As good as his glove is at third base, he is just as bad at the plate. No thanks.
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Me too. I meant why would he take that?
It is surprising to see players like Suárez and Luis Arraez taking one-year deals. Arraez has the highest batting average in MLB since 2019 and is still under 30, passed on multi-year offers. Pittsburgh had also offered Geno 2-years, $30 million.
Suarez had been playing on a contract he signed with the Reds all these years since the trade to SEA for Justin Dunn, Jake Fraley, Brandon Williams & Connor Phillips. Happy to see the Reds found a way to make it work bringing Eugenio back.
No matter what the Reds do, some 'fans' will always find a way to ***** and moan about it. Hysterical!
I'd say he'll probably DH and play some 3rd. I think Stewart will be at 1st..
I would like to see Andujar come back to Cincinnati in a similar role to last season. He has some decent power, mashes lefties, and can fill in at the corner infield and outfield spots, plus DH. That would give Cincinnati a solid offense paired with a deep starting rotation. Lowder will be back as well, and they added veteran relievers to the bullpen.
Adding an All-Star slugger like Suárez for 15 million is a good move and far better than pocketing the cash. It is less than what Candelario and Moustakas were making each year. McLain has to step it up. They cannot afford to give him another full season to figure it out while barely batting above .200. Slide Stewart over to second base if needed, where he has experience at the minor league level, and you still have Steer as a 20 HR bat at first base and DH.
Adding an All-Star slugger like Suárez for 15 million is a good move and far better than pocketing the cash. It is less than what Candelario and Moustakas were making each year. McLain has to step it up. They cannot afford to give him another full season to figure it out while barely batting above .200. Slide Stewart over to second base if needed, where he has experience at the minor league level, and you still have Steer as a 20 HR bat at first base and DH.
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a-you-HAYN-yo Suarez welcome back. Great locker room guy. Hopefully we get the .248 Arizona hitter from last season and not the Seattle below the Mendoza line guy. Didnt realize he had 380 more Ks than hits in his career.
There are legitimate reasons for the drop-off in Seattle. T-Mobile Park can be tough for righties. Even Randy Arozarena struggles there at times. It is a pitcher’s park; the batter’s eye in CF is brutal for RH hitters. It creates a depth-perception distortion that disrupts a hitter’s line of sight, making it difficult to pick up the spin and release point of RH pitchers. Not to mention the cool, dense air of Seattle. The ball will fly out of GABP during the warm days of spring and all summer. Eugenio slugged 66 HRs, 188 RBIs, and hit .253 in a year and a half for the D-Backs. In his last full season in Cincinnati, before having to split 3B with Moose, he hit .271 with 49 HRs and 103 RBIs.
No matter how bad the Reds are, and don't do anything in the off-season to get better, gullible fans still show up. Hysterical!
I remember you saying in the old thread that the Reds were better the moment they traded Suarez. They lost 100 games that year. Can’t wait to hear more of these hot takes.
Not getting Schwarber is gonna hurt for a long time. He was the one FA they actually made a play for and he was even impressed he said, but in the end they didn’t offer quite enough. Those cheap *** owners need to pay back the long suffering fanbase while they have a young talented roster with some actual winning moves.
It’s dumb as hell, allowing them to keep signing every massive FA on these deferred deals is crazy. Yeah they have to set the money aside in an account today but it should be a massive blow to their competitive payroll. Even the massive luxury tax isn’t even deterring them. I hated seeing the Blue Jays blow the World Series with 3 inning to go. The Dodgers deserve to lose for 30 straight years now.