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Ryan Madson to the Cincy Reds
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Another nice move by the Reds. The key to their season will be Latos. If he wins 15, they will be in the hunt with STL and MIL all year.
braden said:
You cant compare Madson and Pap.
One is elite and one has one year of successful closing behind him...
braden said:
If he doesnt sign him the market develops differently. Amaro has been pretty aggressive from the start but if he waits, madson gets a bigger contract IMO. Madson in no way is an elite closer since he was good last year but was terrible in the role, even if it was short term, in the seasons prior. Also, pap is still younger than madson and is among the best few in baseball.
phillyfan0417 said:
Disagree. I think Amaro misjudged the number of teams looking to spend big money and years on a closer. Teams seem to be wising up to the fact that a four+ year deal on a guy that provides a max of 80 innings is borderline insanity. I don't think there's a person alive who thinks the Phillies did well on the Papelbon deal. Madson may not be on Papelbon's level but paying him 8.5MM for one year is insanely more attractive than four years, $50MM.
braden said:
Time will tell. I was never comfortable with Madson as the closer and having someone of the caliber of our new closer makes me feel loads better. Could blow up in the teams face but they certainly seem to be able to afford mistakes these days.
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George_Calfas
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Not to worry, Dusty can manage a pitching staff like no other.
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Dumbest moves made in baseball are overpaying for closers. Sounds like teams are getting it now.
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