I hope the Braves make a play for him. He’s the kind of guy they like to lockup for 7-8 years on a relatively team friendly deal.
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I never got my hopes up for Schwarber coming to Cincinnati. As great as it would have been to bring the hometown guy back, Bob Nightengale reported that the Reds offered him more money, and it was Kyle who said it wasn’t necessary. He had his mind made up and wanted to play for a winning franchise in the end. Both Suárez and Schwarber put up massive power numbers but will strike out a lot as well. For $15 million, this was a bargain for the Reds considering similar offensive production.
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He rejected it because he wants to hit FA in his prime and I can’t blame him. Get 2-3 massive teams like the Mets/Giants/Dodgers in a bidding war and he’s gonna end up signing a 300M dollar deal over 8-9 years.
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Some other team will move him to left field or DH or something. A team who has an established defensive infield already. They won’t care about the errors too much but if he cleaned up his strike out rate he would really get paid.
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That’s a steal in this market, I’m shocked no other team offered him a bigger two year deal.
KeBryan is going to play 3rd everyday. Suarez full time DH. Put Sal at 1st and Steer back in Lf
Yeah, the Reds are cheap, but KS just wait play for a better franchise.I never got my hopes up for Schwarber coming to Cincinnati. As great as it would have been to bring the hometown guy back, Bob Nightengale reported that the Reds offered him more money, and it was Kyle who said it wasn’t necessary. He had his mind made up and wanted to play for a winning franchise in the end. Both Suárez and Schwarber put up massive power numbers but will strike out a lot as well. For $15 million, this was a bargain for the Reds considering similar offensive production.
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There are too many IF options for Hayes to be entrenched at 3B long term, especially with prospects like Cam Collier coming up soon in the pipeline. It will not shock me if Collier debuts by the end of the season the way Sal Stewart did last year. Suarez, by being able to decline his option, limits his market in free agency if he becomes a full-time DH, another reason why he still takes the field whether its 1st or 3B. Steer struggles in LF. He needs to stay at 1B and DH, especially with his chronic shoulder tendonitis limiting his throwing strength.
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Although the Phillies have underperformed for several years now IMO.
Hayes is signed through 2030, but I doubt he will see the end of that contract in a Reds uniform. Just like they did with Suarez on the extension Cincinnati signed him to, yet traded 5 years ago. Already moved once by Pittsburgh. Suarez was traded twice after the Reds moved him and Cincinnati was paying him this entire time.
A move to the outfield would be interesting. I thought so even while he was coming up because of his elite speed, arm strength, and the logjam of infield prospects Cincinnati traded for in that last big fire sale, then continued to select infielders with their top picks in the following MLB drafts.
Suarez did not play for 3 teams last year. He played for Arizona and Seattle only.
I will laugh when the Dodgers go into purgatory after they start paying down all those deferred contracts. That ownership group will sell the team to get out from underneath the deals, look like a hero to Dodgers fans during this run, and the next owners will be left holding the bag. They will get the blunt end of the deal, worse than the Mets ownership groups inheriting the Bobby Bonilla contract over the years and Carl Lindner after trading for Griffey. It is apparent the Mets never learned anything from that Bonilla deal. The Castellinis did not pay that deal off Griffey until 2024. Hope it’s worth it to them now! You are absolutely right! The luxury tax does not phase these big-market teams one bit. MLB needs a hard salary cap. Everyone hated the Yankees for decades spending big to sign everyone under George Steinbrenner. What teams like the Dodgers and Mets are doing now, deferring the vast majority of historically large contracts, is a disgrace.
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Being a fan means you will support, hope, and think (in my best Timmy Lupus voice) "Just wait til next year!"
TRUE. Unfortunately, De Le Cruz puts butts in the seats and that seems to be enough for Reds ownership. They have been doing this kind of thing for years now. As long as they are making money, who cares right? Remember a couple of two or three years back when the CEO was ask about how attendance could/was falling because of their poor performance the last few years? His response, "Where are they going to go?"
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I’ll take Suarez over Hays
Looking forward to seeing how Marte has improved next year, big season for him.
Also…what do we all think about Will Benson? He polarizes the fanbase but he definitely has his supporters
Looking forward to seeing how Marte has improved next year, big season for him.
Also…what do we all think about Will Benson? He polarizes the fanbase but he definitely has his supporters
From my understanding, fans who already had the Reds games in your TV package on Fan Duel Sports Network, TV providers are going to fill that channel with the MLB broadcast of Reds games. The only changes would be for those who subscribed directly to Fan Duel's package, they will have to purchase the Reds DTC package on MLB TV. If you are out of market, you still need to subscribe to MLB TV as you always have.
I’m pulling for Benson to have his “breakout“ year but at the same time I’m definitely not holding my breath. Benson can wow you with unbelievable athletic ability for two or three games - then strike out 7 straight at bats. His “Eric Davis” setup at the plate seemed to help him get to a lot of pitches he’d struggled with in past seasons, but he just (1) couldn’t get enough consistent at bats to get /stay in a rhythm and (2) couldn’t get enough at bats to get/stay in a rhythm
. He’s just the typical lefty that manages simply will not give an at bat to against left handed pitching. Yeah, he struggles, but does giving Garrett frickin Hampson, or someone similar, his at bat actually give you a better chance?
Will Benson is a versatile outfielder capable of playing all 3 OF positions, and he possesses all the tools necessary to become a Major League star. I’d love to see him secure the starting left field job this year and never look back. To do so, however, he must cut down his strikeout rate and find more consistency at the plate. With his raw power, elite athleticism, and impressive bat speed, Benson has the potential to wreak havoc on the basepaths. He offers more upside than recent acquisitions JJ Bleday & Dane Myers, and you won’t find many better outfielders coming off the bench across the league. His phenomenal home run binge last May, which earned him NL Player of the Week honors, proved just how explosive he can be.
EDLC does not put that many asses in seats at GABP. The Reds ranked 20th in attendance. This is a franchise used to looking at a ballpark so empty it looks like a bomb threat just went through. Pick your own section or have the entire upper deck to yourself on most weeknights.
Yes, Louisville is Reds country. Reds country goes as far south as Nashville. I've lived in both Louisville and Nashville markets since 2019, got every game. If the Fan Duel, Fox Sports, Bally Sports Network channels were in your cable package all these years, you don't pay anything extra. Watch them as you always have. If you don't have cable/streaming services that carry the network, and don't subscribe to one of the MLB TV packages, you won't be watching the games. This isn't designed to make it harder for people to watch games, but give people more flexibility in how they watch their local teams.
Reminds me of needless tragedies, never present, and unanswered prayers yet still............Hysterical!
When the Reds went to fan Duel it wasn't part of my Spectrum package. Fox Sports Ohio and Bally Sports was. I do get MLB Network.
Reds are 20th right behind St Louis at 19th. Cardinals have been a much more successful franchise in the last 30 years. My point 20th is good for putting out so many terrible teams for so long.
True, but imagine what it would be like without hyped players that people fawn over.
Saying 20th is 'good' because the team has been terrible actually proves the opposite point. While the Cardinals' fans are actively revolting and staying away to demand better management, Reds fans are being called 'loyal' for accepting 20th place while the front office puts out a 'terrible team' for decades. You're essentially praising the fans for subsidizing mediocrity while other fanbases are holding their teams accountable. The only reason the Reds are 'right behind' the Cardinals is because St. Louis just had its worst attendance season in 30 years. Being 20th isn't an achievement when you're only keeping pace with a franchise in total freefall. Historically, the Cardinals were consistently Top 3 in MLB; the fact that they fell to 19th is an anomaly, not a standard for the Reds to be proud of.
I believe, but don't quote me on it, Spectrum may be adding the MLB channel for their customers in Cincinnati. If you are in the Louisville market where Cincinnati is the regional team, they should be doing the same.
Media plays a huge part in the hype, and the brainwashed fans fall for it. EDLC is no Ronald Acuna Jr., Bobby Witt Jr. at this stage of his career.
Cincinnati doesn't need him to be any more than a reserve 4th outfielder at best. Friedl, Steer, and Marte are the starting outfield on opening day.
Cincinnati hasn't won a playoff series since '95 and haven't sniffed the World Series since winning it all in '90.
Hayes' starting spot is locked in at 3B. But he is injury-plagued, so there will starts for Suarez at the hot corner at times this year.
Oh I know but the Reds budget wasn't a bazillion dollars last year only to not make the playoffs.
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