Joey Votto, Reds Agree to 10 Year $225 million dollar deal

[Burhead]

Joey Votto agrees to 10-year, $225 million deal with Reds

 

[zjcvols]

Holy ****!

 

[005]

Yeah he's uh... rich. The length and price totally shocked me, even once the 'near an extension' broke

 

[Burhead]

Apparently we're still trying to get a deal done with Brandon Phillips.

 

[005]

Heard this pretty much confirmed there would be no Phillips deal, but we'll see.

 

[emainvol]

Reds fans have to love the willingness to spend money here. The payroll is never going to be in Red Sox, Yankees territory, but getting close to that 100 million mark looks to be in the cards in the near future.

As for Phillips, he is one of my favorites, but the system is pretty loaded with 2B prospects, so if he doesn't give a hometown discount I won't feel terrible if they let him walk.

 

[005]

Reds fans probably won't love it in 2021

 

[lylsmorr]

wtf? I don't see how this guy is worth 22.5 a year

 

[SDV]

Ridiculous

 

[emainvol]

wtf? I don't see how this guy is worth 22.5 a year

The two guys with whom he is the most comparable just got bigger contracts and set the market.

 

[emainvol]

Reds fans probably won't love it in 2021

By then they will have negotiated a new TV deal and the payroll will be going way up anyway. I mean, he probably won't be worth all that money at the end of his contract, but neither are most of the guys that sign long-term, high-dollar deals.

 

[lylsmorr]

The two guys with whom he is the most comparable just got bigger contracts and set the market.

Pujols and whom?

 

[emainvol]

Pujols and whom?

Fielder's contract is worth more per year.

 

[lylsmorr]

Fielder's contract is worth more per year.

neither are worth anywhere near that large of a contract, imo. What's the cap this year?

 

[emainvol]

neither are worth anywhere near that large of a contract, imo. What's the cap this year?

You talking about the luxury tax line?

Neither of Fielder and Votto or Fielder and Pujols?

 

[lylsmorr]

Meant Fielder and Pujols. Yeah, what's the cap before you starting paying the luxury tax?

 

[YankeeVol]

Wow. A little much I think

 

[emainvol]

Meant Fielder and Pujols. Yeah, what's the cap before you starting paying the luxury tax?

Wikipedia has the luxury tax at 170 for 2010. If that is accurate, based on the growth in the years before that, I would say it is in the 185-190 range

 

[95 Vol Alum]

I'm fine with it. Hope they are in the mix this year.

 

[lylsmorr]

Wikipedia has the luxury tax at 170 for 2010. If that is accurate, based on the growth in the years before that, I would say it is in the 185-190 range

Whew. 1/9th of your entire payroll going to one player

 

[blupotato]

This is truly a surprise. For the past few years Votto has been adamant in not wanting to look too far ahead in his career. The vibe I got was that Cincy would not ever be able to afford him after the last extension was signed. Props to the Red Legs in locking him up, now I hope it doesn't cripple us for the next decade. Hope he stays focused now that he absolutely nothing left to worry about in terms of his career.

 

[Vercingetorix]

Great contract for the Reds. Votto's as good as any hitter in baseball and he's just heading into what should be his prime. There's a decent chance the back half of the contract is an albatross, but that's the risk you have to take to lock him up. It would have been a franchise-killer if he walked after next year. Completely worth it.

 

[underscore]

.313/.405/.550 is no joke. Votto owes a big thank you to Pujols for such $$$.