December 3, 2019

Differing on Moustakas

RedReporter Fred Regorter believes the Reds paid a bit too much for Mike Moustakas. That differs from my analysis that the Reds got a good deal. Regorter notes that there were non-tender candidates available that could produce at a lower cost, although neither option appears to be quite as consistently good as Moustakas. I was looking at purely dollars per WAR.

Neither of the other two candidates, Jonathan Villar and Cesar Hernandez, were long term solutions. Both would need to go through the arbitration process, and then would be eligible for free agency at the end of the 2020 season. With Moustakas, the Reds are getting a consistent player at below the going rate per WAR.

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