Originally Posted by Wally Mo Pena
we control arroyo for as long as we were going to control wily mo pena, which is 3 years. so the "long term" is the same. In those three years, what is going to be worth more to the reds, a pitcher like arroyo who will produce lots of quality starts and will probably post harang like numbers, or another power hitting OF.
Here's a hint. We had the best offense in the league last year by a little bit, and the worst pitching in the league by a lot. the difference between hatteberg and casey isn't going to be much, and nothing else changes from last year with our offense. so wily mo was still an extra outfielder if our goal was to put up the same offensive numbers that we did last year, which were the best in the league.
So again, what is worth more over the next three years, another pitcher like harang, or an extra outfielder with terrible defense, terrible pinch hitting numbers, on the best offense in the league?