Everything’s good.
Right now, Ken Griffey Jr. is the Cincinnati Reds’ fourth-highest earner…even though he hasn’t played for the club in 15 years.
What you need to know is that the club and the player have an arrangement for the legend to receive deferred money. This season, he therefore receives 3.5 M$.
That’s even though the batting coach for Team USA at the World Baseball Classic hasn’t played in the Majors since 2010 and hasn’t played in Cincinnati since 2008.
The problem? Even though there is a lot of talk about Bobby Bonilla in New York, the difference is this: it doesn’t stop the Mets from spending.
But the Reds are handcuffed. After all, last year he was also one of the top earners at the club.
Joey Votto ($25m) and Wil Myers ($6m) are the club’s only active players who are paid more than Griffey Jr. in 2023 at Cincinnati.
However, we must add the $ 22 million offered to Mike Moustakas for him to be a member of the Colorado Rockies, he who was released this winter.
Let’s just say it’s not a payroll that’s exactly inspiring from the team with the 27th-biggest payroll in MLB. Only the A’s, Pirates and Orioles do worse.
Yeah, it’s tough in MLB sometimes and the Cincinnati Reds, the way they’re run right now, are a good example. Let’s hope their supporters get better soon.
- Big hopes for the club in the AAA.
- The Buffalo Bison bullpen will be formidable.
- Raimel Tapia has made his way to Boston.
