Solano move makes absolutely no sense. Kyle Farmer 2.0. We need frigging outfielders. We've got an infield. Can't believe they're talking about putting Barrero in OF. He's an elite SS defensively. His bat is the issue. Why the hell do you force him into the lineup by putting f him there when we NEED a SS. Kyle Farmer is not the year long answer.
We sign Mike Minor and owe him $10 mil.....the same price we decided we couldn't pay Wade Miley and let him walk for nothing. You can't make this **** up at this point.
I went back to read some of the early pages of this thread for the hell of it with posts like this describing issues still wrong with the Reds organization. Here we were then talking about Cincinnati needing outfielders due to the dismantling of the team from the fire sale after 2021 when they lost two NL All-Star Starting Outfielders. Going into 2025, this organization has yet to replace the two they lost back then.
Seattle always had interest in India and reportedly even still did this offseason. Wish the Reds would have traded India for a legitimate ace like Castillo bringing him back and give Seattle someone they want as well as shipping Marte back where he came from. Singer is a quality pitcher, but Castillo is a difference maker if you are aiming to contend. When the Reds can afford to give Martinez $21 million, they could have traded for Castillo making $24 million and signed through 2028 with more team control obviously than a pitcher signed to a 1-year qualifying offer. Depending on the terms of the deal on who got traded, that number could have been negotiated for less. Castillo now has postseason experience under his belt, and we already know he can pitch in GABP. Reds claiming they were in on Garrett Crochet instead of using their best assets to land a star outfielder as the main priority. This is all just another example of bad baseball business by the Reds front office.
Now they are turning their attention to adding the expensive, overrated Nick Pivetta who is a fly ball pitcher when that money could go towards either contract extensions, Teoscar Hernandez or gone to sign outfielders they previously missed on. They already re-signed Martinez and traded for Singer. Signing a 6-12 pitcher in Pivetta with a career 4.76 ERA would be such a Reds move to piss money down the drain. Anything to deflect the real needs of this team going after an outfielder that can hit and improve the defense. Honestly can't say I am surprised. For every step forward they take hiring Terry Francona, they take two steps backwards with the effort so far to improve the weak lineup.
