QUOTE(RockRaines @ Sep 8, 2006 -> 10:30 AM)
No, but he comes with a .366 OBP about 40 sb's and good defense.
Oh, and the reds have two younger players that are ready to step in, which would make him expendable.
Complaments of Cot's Baseball Contracts
Ryan Freel inf
2 years/$3M (2006-07), plus escalators
* signed extension 12/05
* 06:$1.3M, 07:$1.7M
* 2007 salary increases:
o by $0.3M (to $2M) with 200 Plate Appearances in 2006
o by $0.95M (to $2.65M) with 650 Plate Appearances in 2006
* 1 year/$0.45M (2005)
* 1 year/$0.32M (2004), re-signed 3 /04
* agent: Tommy Tanzer
* ML service: 2.140
I could see us dealing Garcia to the reds since they're still in dire need of pitching and Bailey is still a year away, plus look at what Arroyo did in the NL and how well Garcia has performed against the NL. I still think the reds would have to throw something our way because Pitching > All.