The Reds have acquired right-hander Art Warren from the Rangers for cash considerations, both teams announced (Twitter links). Warren had been designated for assignment on December 26th, at which point it seemed fairly certain that Warren would latch on somewhere. The Reds make for a natural fit having moved out a couple of bullpen arms this winter, and it doesn’t hurt that Warren is an Ohio native. The 27-year-old will have an opportunity to compete for a spot in the Cincinnati bullpen.
The Rangers had claimed Warren off waivers from the Mariners, but subsequently designated him for assignment to make room on their 40-man roster for Kohei Arihara. The Rangers had claimed Warren only as recently as October 21, 2020.
Warren spent one day on the Mariners’ active roster in 2020 but did not make an appearance. He made six big league appearances for Seattle in 2019 after recording a 32 percent strikeout rate in back-to-back seasons in Double-A. Warren posted a 60.3 percent groundball rate across 31 2/3 innings in 2019. Conversely, his groundball rate at the same level in 15 2/3 innings the year before was just 39.4 percent. There’s a fair amount of year-to-year variance in Warren’s minor league track record, but there’s certainly enough to make him an interesting bullpen candidate for manager David Bell.
Perhaps more importantly for the Reds, he’ll earn the league minimum. The Reds non-tendered Archie Bradley and traded Raisel Iglesias earlier this winter, removing two proven high-leverage arms from their bullpen stable, presumably for financial reasons. Adding Warren is a low-key move that doesn’t immediately move the needle for the Reds, but there is potential for Warren to make an impact in 2021
Art Warren sounds like he should be 90.
True, but does throw 95.
Reds really spending now
Sandlot game MVP! nice pickup.
did the blue Jays make a pitch for him?
How original.
Fortunately the Jays are after quality players.
What they’re after and what they get may very well be two different things…
Hey Giants why not go for Archie Bradley.
Could be a competitor for the 9th and 8th 7th inning role. Trade him if possible if he does well mid season. Can even stay until 2022 if it works out. I really do miss Dave Righetti in the dugout
Great Value Archie Bradley
Doesn’t he host a late night radio show that exposes certain Congressmen are Transgendered Inuit Aliens from the Gamma Quandrant?
The Reds are embarrassing. They legit are jettisoning their best relief pitching assets just to save a few dollars.
“The former head coach at Tarleton State, Conger has a history of data-driven innovation that fits the Reds’ ethos.”
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Did this data-driven ethos lead to the conclusion that getting rid of their best relievers to save money is the way to win?
Q-What’d you call a guy who every time he pitches gets lit up like a Christmas tree but looks good doing it? A- Art
Then quit reading the Reds’ posts if they’re that bad- plenty other ball clubs out there for you wanna be athletes/commentators to offer your “expert” opinions on.
What exactly are cash considerations ? Does it mean they will pay an amount to be determined later ?
Cash Considerations is a AA infielder. He was drafted by Baltimore in 1990. He’s been dealt many times. And he released an album with Death Row in 94.
He’s the love child of PTBNL.
Solid trade. Surprised the Rangers didn’t find room for him
Reds big free agent acquisition ! Watch out for em. They are going to win the central with 70 wins this season !
Hey all. Crazy year. Most of us know Reds are a small market team and most teams wallets are tight with much reduced revenues. Not too many teams have made impact moves let alone the big free agents. I understand the frustration but let’s wait till all is said and done before we start bashing the Reds front office. Might be plenty of time for that later.
No flipping way mate ! Former red fan here.
I’ll give them a pass on overpaying moose and castellanos; they had to to get em to come to cincy Writing was on wall already when reds signed them however. No season or fans was already on table and they were in mist of it when they acquired Bradley.
Reds traded away atleast 8 (4top 100) quality prospects to end a 5 year rebuild effort to squeak into an extended playoffs then not produce a run in playoffs. Only to blow up the team in the offseason.
Price was a terrible inexperienced manager yet they made the exact same terrible mistake w bell- who is the worst manager in baseball. Reds ownership can’t learn from their mistakes ! Krall is out of his league. If he wasn’t he’d flip –
Castillo for either a May or Lux headliner
Suarez for a keiboom headliner
Gray to any number of teams but I’ll say angels for marsh headliner. + another 6 quality prospects along with 4 picks in top 60 of this draft.
Reds can completely reload in style and have a while new look for when lodolo and Greene take over. Yet their ownership is completely incompetent and to prideful to admit it so it’ll never happen. That’s why I’m now rooting for the Padres.
I like the move.
Yes, money is an issue, and not knowing when butts will be in the seats, and how many will come out.
Give the kid a chance.
No wants to win the NL Central this year.
Cubs, Brewers, Cardinals and the Reds are all like “Yeah we can make the playoffs but were dead when we get there so no spending.” All of the club’s are in transition. First team to develop both pitching and hitting wins!
The way they are structured now, the Reds may only be a .500 or slightly above .500 team in 2021. However, in the watered down NL Central, finishing 8-10 games over .500 might win the division. And if you’re in the hunt to finish .500, a few lucky breaks here and there might get you those extra 8-10 wins.
With Bauer assuredly gone, and rumors persisting that the Reds are also shopping Castillo and Gray, Reds are gonna have to win a lot of games 10-8 or better. Losing two valuable bullpen arms (Iglesius and Bradley) won’t help, temper scoring, either.