Sorry Hurl but the Cincinnati Reds don’t need sponsorship dollars so badly that they’re selling advertising on the f***ing helmets. It’s an awful look, next thing we know they’ll be monetizing the space in the outfield grass for more $$$.
No it’s not, but this is exactly why he would be a target. He’s quietly become a great hitter and probably doesn’t take a boatload of cash to lock up. Rotate him through 1B/OF/DH
Anybody have a surplus of 2B/3B players? Looking for some depth and flexibility. My entire farm is available plus pitchers. Doesn’t make sense to move any of my hitters
Guys I’d throw money at:
Anthony Rendon
Gerrit Cole
Adam Eaton
Nicholas Castellanos
Marcell Ozuna
Quite a few interesting RP’s too. Jays will probably end up with Nick Markakis and Kyle Gibson next year though.
There may have been stuff going on behind the scenes that no one other than Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins knows about. It’s likely that he had one foot out the door as he wasn’t happy with the direction of the team. He’s an ego maniac and his sulking was a detriment within the clubhouse. I for one noticed quite the difference in his demenor.
The path to this being about money is a lot more clear than some conspiracy theory about something something behind the scenes that you agree is baseless speculation that none of us know anything about.
You should respond to BTS’ post. You seemed to conveniently omit his argument. Unless you really do believe that every single player should be shipped for the 1% lottery ticket at the first sign of decline.