OT: Votto nearing an extension with Reds

[Hamyltowne]

Please scroll down the bottom of the page and you will see this discussed in an earlier thread.

Mods, please delete this thread.

Please do not act like a Mod. We are very capable of looking after the forum without suggestions on what should or should not be locked.

I don't believe I was acting like a Mod. I was trying to be of help. All the same, I will adjust my approach in future.

[kavan]

Who thinks if Lawrie comes out and has a great year 30hrs and 100rbis (more like 25/80 for a start would be great) that we throw a contract at him sooner than later? This will be what makes or breaks AA but then again we could wait till Brett shows up to play on a regular basis but then it maybe expensive to keep him long term.

[flatjacket1]

Awesome. So fans said no to Prince because we thought somehow, Votto would be easier to get. Both are no longer available.

So who's the next impact FA we'll wait for who'll sign to a bargain-basement contract that will end just before his prime ends?

I don't believe people said no Prince because of Votto. I believe the people that said no Prince stated that it would be a terrible deal after a couple of years and could restrict us in the future, so why turn a bright future into a bad one.

Fangraphs, (super smart people) put Fielder as like the 2nd or 3rd worst move of the offseason. It was a terrible idea, a very short sighted move.

We will resign players like Lawrie to massive contracts in a short half decade or so, so if you want to keep Lawrie and not make decisions like "Lawrie or Romero", I suggest we keep our books relatively open. We will sign big name FA's to stupid contracts when we are in a better position to make the playoffs.