What struck me from the article was that it was so close to happening this year. They say it's 5 years away, but who knows, really. The agents and execs just made it sound like it's not an if, just a when. I agreed with a previous post, Witt's contact sure seems like a real bargain. Is it through his arbitration years, did he have opt outs, or is he locked in long term?
Elly has a lot of potential. He was worth 5.2 WAR this year, so by the metrics of the exec in the article (1 WAR = $10m), that's a $52m player the Reds are currently paying just $800k. I wish they would take those book keeping savings and go all in for a WS.
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