Mark Reynolds in the rear view
There are going to be various theories circulated to explain why Mark Reynolds ended up accepting a one-year contract worth just $6 million from the Cleveland Indians, so let's go over a few of them:
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Theory No. 1: The Orioles are just too damned cheap
This one will be very popular and there is an argument to be made that they just sacrificed a very good first baseman with a chance for a big bounce-back season over two or three million dollars. They valued Reynolds at about the amount he got from the Indians and would have had to pay him closer to $9 million in arbitration. You can make the case that the Indians proved them right, but is that really the correct perspective when you're trying to double down on last year's success?
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disgustedwithschmuck at 9:47 PM February 13, 2013
I wouldn't have signed with the Orioles if I knew schmuck the yankee fan was going to do nothing but tear me down all season. And the legions of his ditto head readers do nothing but uh huh, and yup his shallow egotistical opinions.
russelldl at 2:06 PM December 11, 2012
"we just lost one of the top 3 defensive first basemen in baseball based on his performance last summer"
Holy Cripes! TOP 3?!?! I'm speechless.
Geno In Dundalk at 1:29 PM December 11, 2012
At $6 million, I think we had a spot on the roster for him especially the way he played 1st base. He was a gold glove winner had he been there all year. Assuming Davis plays first, the same position Reybolds played, we just lost a ton of homers unless the braintrust have other ideas they haven't uncovered.
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