Cincinnati Reds' patient approach: Genius or missed opportunity?

[@01NATHAN10]

Merry Christmas Reds frens

[@georgemarischen8717]

Merry Christmas Fellas, great job, Go Reds!

[@cm4660]

They could have solved this problem last year … teach Elly to play CF instead of making 25 errors at SSand they could have kept India and put McLain at SS… but that might have made a little bit of sense

[@mikemaynard2480]

Everybody relax, Krall has a new plan he brought back from a trip to China. It's a 500 year plan... but it's a plan.

[@jasonderthick6454]

I'll have to listen to this episode to find out, but I would love to hear an explanation of how doing absolutely nothing is "Genius." Sitting around, pinching pennies until the market is dried up, just to pick a couple players off the scrap heap and claim that they went all in this season (Jaimer Candelario "Press conference" signing).

[@UKSportsFan]

Missed opportunity. Sitting back and thinking that a team that finished near the bottom of the NL Central and that everybody with a pulse knows needs an outfield upgrade and they do absolutely nothing??? Missed opportunity.

[@musicacantandosoto3096]

I’m ok with the move that the reds has not made, but I’m dissatisfied to know that the reds are not in the Teoscar Hernandez fiasco, is a disappointment, because I thought they were in it fighting to sign this guy, I guess we may end-up with the anemic light hitter Stuart Fairchild, I don’t mind having him as a bench player, but counting on him to do something he never has done, don’t like it, it doesn’t make sense, instead just give the outfield to Reese Hinds and that’s

[@bryan123483]

I agree. I'm feeling more and more like Krall is setting us up to say, well there was nothing we could do. Where else are you going to go?

[@Aaron-fo1sy]

How many other teams are “missing opportunities” right now.

[@JerryZeigler]

You guys are great.

[@jimneuburger3110]

Baseball is broken and not the same game as 20 years ago. It's sad that America's pasttime is in the past. League retraction and a low salary cap are necessary to save our game

[@gimpleg9913]

How can you say there are teams that can and can't afford Teoscar Hernandez in the same breath that you tell me the Reds are receiving a record amount of money in luxury tax revenue. Especially when the Reds 2019 and pre covid 2020 payroll was $135 million and $144 million respectively and Hernandez at 3 yrs at $25 only puts this year to $126 million with 5 years of inflation that apparently impacted everything but the Reds payroll. The Reds should easily have $40 million to spend this offseason still

[@dustinhawks7571]

Is it entirely possible that most free agents simply aren't interested in playing in Cincinnati? Everyone likes to put the blame on the front office but it takes two to tango.

[@jimmymcfarland4184]

Joc got $37 mil! Produce Bob can’t afford that

[@WinsTab]

You can catch the 1990 WS game Reds vs. Riicky Henderson A's today on MLB Vault full game

[@michaelatwell9793]

Great points. I agree gotta save money for potential deals for the second half

[@andrewhiedelburg4576]

They still have time and I'm sure the new manager is highly involved. I feel good about where they are heading into reporting. The thinking may not be so popular in Reds Country right now but....🎉 Go Reds

[@Aaron-fo1sy]

I agree with you. If the OF is the same this time next month let’s get upset. Right now it’s just yelling at clouds.

[@firemarshal24]

Patience is the right approach. Actually, players salary and terms work for the Reds advantage. They’ll be able to sign a player for 1 year for below the player market value.

[@xandercrews4729]

There’s nobody left to sign that’s worth a shit.

[@firemarshal24]

Are two options still available: T. Hernandez and A. Santander

[@cwlvslb]

Happy holidays guys. Will continue to be everydayer in the new year. I have been and I am still in on Lane Thomas. 🙂

[@zerowave144]

The Free Agents the Reds are aiming for a likely to sign later so no surprise they aren't signed yet. I want more updates on potential trades but there's still an offseason to see.

[@NickCouchwvten]

Listen we need this strike so we can get pairity in mlb we need that that is why nfl isking over baseball teams are competitive with each other and it always have different teams in playoffs

[@martinoamello3017]

For fans winning is everything. For team owners billions of dollars is everything. Basically the same reason we as citizens typically work for millionaires and billionaires and barely get by ourselves. It's breads and circuses. Human beings learned nothing since Roman times in that regard, but feel free to prove me wrong. Well, we did finally learn that fighting real starving lions wasn't much fun I guess.. 😅

[@sehighfield1]

Why is everyone constantly surprised? Nothing new, it's the Reds way. 90 loses again

[@bryan123483]

So when there's no baseball in '27 does that year still count as a year of service for guys under team control?

[@ericray185]

Yes.

[@lawrencepennington7396]

No new might be good new😂sometime good thing come later in life!Got to wait !!!😍

[@jake.chaffin]

Small part of me hopes 2023 Will Benson is still in there somewhere...dudes gonna get a chance in Louisville

[@brandonlee-x7p]

Ownership of the Reds can kiss my a$$.Not willing to spend money on quality talent.

[@carltonvanhoy3999]

Something has to give with the CBA. There isn't a realm where an owner worth 800m should exist at the same time as multi billionaires.

[@jimmymcfarland4184]

We have 5 years of Elly! Spend the money Bob!

[@dannynew6313]

Getting 2 players to do 1 job sounds alot like platooning. That's why I'm not a big fan of platooning at multiple positions.

[@gimpleg9913]

The Parity you see in the NFL? The Chiefs are an OT loss against Cincinnati from being in 5 Superbowls in a row. Even if you exclude this season, their winning percentage over the last decade is 100 points higher than any baseball team. The longest postseason drought of any team in sports is the Jets (NFL) The Jaguars decade long record is 100 points below any MLB team. The NFL has the least parity of any sports league.

[@Kenigma37]

No chance Reds spend amount needed to sign Teoscar. Also he doesn’t fit the defensive profile Reds looking for.

[@lawrencepennington7396]

513CINATI RED'S❤

[@lespaul1968]

Always making excuses for Do nothing reds

[@VASucksD]

Sign Pete Alonso!!!!!

[@roba9309]

Patient. Sure they are. They haven't won a playoff series since 1995 because they're.....patient

[@christophersmith282]

They need to fix it no matter what. If not baseball will suffer

[@johngraziano4554]

Being a genius is just not guaranteeing a big contract

[@lawrencepennington7396]

No new might be good new😂

[@musicacantandosoto3096]

You know I like the Terry Francona is saying about pitching and defense, but you are going to to need to hit the ball, I was tired of seen the following. 2-man in scoring position and seen Fairchild/Maile/Benson/Espinal/Frailey/ striking outs, wait too many times

[@MikeB-v7d]

Relax and let Nick Krall do his job.

[@lespaul1968]

34 years is enough waiting

[@xandercrews4729]

Pathetic

[@RobertStambaugh-l5r]

The Reds should sign Pete Alonso . He is better than Juan Soto . Soto is the most overrated player since Mariano ' one inning ' Rivera .

[@lawrencepennington7396]

Your wrong FRIEND😮

[@lawrencepennington7396]

No new might be good new😂sometime good thing come later in life!Got to wait !!!😍

[@lawrencepennington7396]

513CINATI RED'S❤

[@lawrencepennington7396]

No new might be good new😂

[@MikeB-v7d]

Relax and let Nick Krall do his job.

[@lawrencepennington7396]

No new might be good new😂sometime good thing come later in life!Got to wait !!!😍