I think it’s just as likely that Miley finishes 2022 like 2020 versus 2021. are ready, then I don’t think we want to have a $10m guy locked into a starting spot that is preventing internal prospect growth. If the Reds feel a combination of Greene/Lodolo/Hoffman/Ashcraft/etc. As solid as he was this year – and a stand up guy, easy to root for as well – the business decision/risk tied to his age/injury history could have pointed to no trade value at the $10m price point. After all the Reds did pay him $6m for 2020 in which he was injured, and ended 2021 injured too. Although I’m not sure it’s quite as dire as the tenor of this site this week (greedy front office screws the fanbase). But hey, at least the payroll is aligning with the resources.

Cincinnati is choosing to not spend any money, anywhere.

In the last two days the Reds have traded Tucker Barnhart for essentially nothing, and put Wade Miley on waivers so that they could save $1,500,000.Īny idea that was out there that maybe the team would at least pretend to try and do something for 2022 has been obliterated before free agency even began. It’s quite clear that whatever the Reds budget is, it’s not low enough. He was the best pitcher on the team and the Reds literally just gave him away. Wade Miley is coming off of a season in which he threw a no-hitter, led the team in WAR (Baseball Reference), led the team in ERA, and threw 163.0 innings. The #Reds surrendering before season starts But that could possibly mean risking the scenario where you have to write a check for baseball talent and that just seems to be outside of the scope of what team ownership wants to do. Of course, the team could have simply picked up the option and traded him and not had to spend much money, either. It would seem that rather than flat out declining his option and paying him $1,000,000 as a buyout, the team waived him hoping that someone would pick him up and save the team from having to pay the buyout. I mean, it’s an absolute joke in the sense of what led to it happening, but the Cincinnati Reds decided to not pick up the $10,000,000 option on Wade Miley and placed him on waivers, allowing the Chicago Cubs to pick up the left-handed pitcher who led the Reds in ERA and WAR last season.

Some fools never learn mike ryan