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S710b
I’m wondering why, out of all their soon-to-be-free-agent pitchers, they decided to lock up Homer Bailey. Did they try to lock up Cueto, their true ace, who is the same age as (and much better than) Bailey? Or Latos, who is two years younger and has put up better numbers than Bailey as well? Why, out of these three, was Bailey the only extension?
Steve Adams
Bailey would’ve hit the open market this offseason, whereas the others were controlled through 2015. His year-to-year improvements over the previous three seasons were impressive as well, and my assumption was always that the Reds expected further progression. He gets knocked because of his poor start, but Bailey has been pretty excellent from May forward, albeit with somewhat weaker peripherals than I’d have expected.
S710b
I feel like they paid Bailey about what he would have received on the open market, don’t you think? I don’t know if it was an overpay, but it was hardly a discount for the Reds. So why not wait? I don’t get that.
Matt Beam
Bailey had been the most healthy of those guys coming into this yr and reds can’t miss on a big contract because of injury (see Joey Votto), Cueto is the best of the 3 but they were nervous after his history of oblique injuries
DarthMurph
The puzzling thing about the Reds’ rotation is that they basically paid slightly less than market value for Bailey, when they probably could’ve locked up two of the other pitchers for around the same price. The Reds are not great at spending their money.
bobbybaseball
Perhaps someone can help me with this question – why do teams routinely place their players on waivers this time of year? I’m not talking about potential trade candidates or salary dumps – I’m talking about players like Yu Darvish, for ex.? What’s the purpose?
DarthMurph
Head start on offseason preparations. Helps gauge the market.
LazerTown
Because it doesn’t hurt to listen and see what other teams offer. There are so many discussions, you aren’t doing your job if your looking around, seeing how other teams value your players, and how they value their own players.
JoeBear97
This is going to be a huge offseason for the Reds and what direction they take. With the current payroll and injury history this team has had, it is looking more and more like the door is closing on their ability to be contenders for a title. They are either going to be all-in for 2015 or they are going to be in a two year reloading phase.