Naptown Bengal Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 [quote name='WhoDeyForever' post='438994' date='Feb 8 2007, 04:33 PM']Arroyo is a douche. Ever since he said he wanted to move back to Boston, I havent cared to much for him. Boston may be the better team right now but there's no reason to say that. I guess hes stuck here...Sucks for him. I would rather have Wily Mo back [img]http://forum.go-bengals.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/20.gif[/img][/quote] [quote name='oldschooler' post='439003' date='Feb 8 2007, 04:45 PM']Great news ! Now maybe he`ll shut the fuck up about Boston...[/quote] I'd say that he's put Boston behind him now... [quote]Reds' Arroyo agrees to 2-year extension through 2010 Associated Press CINCINNATI -- In their biggest spending splurge since they brought Ken Griffey Jr. home, the Cincinnati Reds have locked up their top two starting pitchers for the next four years. It's a sign of how priorities have changed. Right-hander Bronson Arroyo got a two-year extension Thursday that will pay him an additional $25 million and keep him under contract through at least 2010. There's a team option for the following season. The agreement came two days after top starter Aaron Harang avoided arbitration by agreeing to a $36.5 million, four-year deal that also includes a club option for 2011. "I honestly didn't think they were going to even talk to me about a contract this offseason," said Arroyo, who had two years left on his current deal. "But they were serious." For the first time since they won the World Series in 1990, the Reds have a pair of starters worth such long-term deals and an owner willing to spend the money. Harang and Arroyo will make at least $71 million over the next four years. "Most baseball people agree that with Bronson and Aaron Harang, the top of our rotation is as strong as any in baseball," owner Bob Castellini said. The two contracts amounted to the team's biggest spending splurge since 1990, when previous owner Carl Lindner gave Griffey a $116.5 million, nine-year deal to play for his hometown team. The downside of that deal was that it forced the team to scrimp on pitching to stay within its budget. In the following years, the Reds also gave big contracts to two other position players: shortstop Barry Larkin (three years, $27 million) and first baseman Sean Casey (three years, $20.4 million). "When you look at all the Braves' winning years, you look at their rotation," general manager Wayne Krivsky said. "Your starting pitching is so important to the success of your team. It's nice to have these two guys signed for the period of time we do now." Harang, 28, became only the eighth NL pitcher since 1960 to lead the league in wins (16) and strikeouts (216). He started 35 games, pitched 234 1-3 innings and had a 3.76 earned run average. Arroyo, 29, was nearly his mirror image. He went 14-11, also started 35 games, pitched a league-high 240 2-3 innings and had a 3.29 ERA. The Reds got Arroyo from Boston for outfielder Wily Mo Pena during spring training last year. [b]Arroyo initially missed the big city, where he pitched in a World Series and launched his music career. "Last year in the beginning of the season, I was still watching a lot of Sox games and I was kind of still caught up in the middle emotionally about being traded," Arroyo said. "After being here a year and going through what we went through last year with having a chance to make the playoffs, I'm a Red through and through now."[/b] The Reds finished 80-82 -- their sixth straight losing season -- but were in contention until the final weeks in the NL Central. Arroyo was one of 36 players acquired by Krivsky after he got the job last February. Arroyo enjoyed the city and developed a local following for his musical career. The singer/guitarist has played several concerts in the area, the first of which was sponsored by the Reds' community fund. "I think the team here definitely has embraced that part of me a little more than Boston did," he said. "I think Boston discouraged it from the fact that they thought it was a little bit of a distraction to me." When the Reds approached him about an extension a couple of weeks ago and he saw their initial offer, he was receptive to working it out. Arroyo gets base salaries of $4,125,000 this year and $3.95 million in 2008, figures set under the old contract. The extension includes a $2.5 million signing bonus that will be paid next year. Arroyo will get salaries of $9.5 million in 2009 and $11 million in 2010. There is a club option at $11 million for 2011 with a $2 million buyout. The option can escalate to $13 million, based on innings. As part of the agreement, Arroyo dropped provisions in his existing contract that could have increased his 2008 income by $650,000.[/quote] [url="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2758621"]http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2758621[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oldschooler Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 [quote name='Naptown Bengal' post='439006' date='Feb 8 2007, 03:48 PM']I'd say that he's put Boston behind him now... [url="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2758621"]http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2758621[/url][/quote] Well he wasn`t talking like that back in October... [url="http://forum.go-bengals.com/index.php?showtopic=23745&hl=Arroyo"]http://forum.go-bengals.com/index.php?show...5&hl=Arroyo[/url] Glad he is now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naptown Bengal Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 [quote name='oldschooler' post='439014' date='Feb 8 2007, 05:01 PM']Well he wasn`t talking like that back in October... [url="http://forum.go-bengals.com/index.php?showtopic=23745&hl=Arroyo"]http://forum.go-bengals.com/index.php?show...5&hl=Arroyo[/url] Glad he is now though.[/quote] Oh I know he was talking like he wanted to go back to Boston back then. I said it looks like he's put Boston behind him [b]NOW[/b]. ...and I too am glad to see that he has apparently put his days in Boston behind him and that now he is going to be a Red for many years to come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest A-Men-HouseofPain Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 [quote name='GoBengals' post='438981' date='Feb 8 2007, 04:12 PM']i spoke with arroyo personally over the fall/winter and he said he would rather be in boston. hell i'd rather be in hawaii, but i live here for a few reasons.. a guess a fucklaod of money is a good reason to want to be here.. and the team you want to play for traded your ass HERE... [b]griffey might be the only red who wants to be a red.... cincinnati sucks..[/b][/quote] i think Harang, Edwin, Phillips all like it here. Homer Bailey will love it here when he comes up cuz he is going to feel like he is the God of Cincinnati at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Palmer4HOF Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 [quote name='A-Men-HouseofPain' post='439091' date='Feb 8 2007, 07:26 PM']i think Harang, Edwin, Phillips all like it here. Homer Bailey will love it here when he comes up cuz he is going to feel like he is the God of Cincinnati at that time.[/quote] This raises a great point ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest A-Men-HouseofPain Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 [quote name='Palmer4HOF' post='439177' date='Feb 8 2007, 10:31 PM']This raises a great point ...[/quote] confidence is a good thing so i bet he comes up dominating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Entertainer Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 [quote][size=3][b]Reaching up with both arms[/b][/size] Arroyo's new deal keeps aces dealing through 2010 BY JOHN FAY | JFAY@ENQUIRER.COM Pitcher Bronson Arroyo said Thursday that he wasn't expecting the Reds to approach him about a contract extension this offseason. Arroyo was signed through 2008, and at bargain bucks in today's market. "I honestly didn't feel like they were going to talk to me about a contract," Arroyo said. "(Then) for them to come in with a really reasonable offer right out of the gate and not play any games with me was great." Welcome to the Bob Castellini Era of Reds ownership, Bronson. This week, the Reds' chief executive officer has shown fans he'll do more than just talk about producing a winning team. The Reds signed Arroyo, who has two years remaining on his current contract, to a two-year extension, committing an additional $25 million to the pitcher. The deal is worth a total of $33.07 million. Thursday's announcement came two days after Aaron Harang signed a four-year deal worth at least $36.5 million. The deals keep Arroyo and Harang together for the next four years. The club holds options on both players for 2011. The contracts are the richest ever awarded to pitchers by the Reds. "I think it's a great thing for the Cincinnati Reds and Reds fans," manager Jerry Narron said. "A lot of times you see guys from the outside get rewarded. These guys did more than I asked of them last year. It's nice to have them at the top of the rotation." Last season, Harang and Arroyo became the first Reds duo in history to pitch more than 200 innings and strike out more than 180 in a season. Arroyo and Harang aren't quite Johan Santana and Brandon Webb, two young pitchers currently regarded as among the elite in Major League Baseball, and Castellini isn't spending like Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, who thinks nothing of breaking the bank for players. But it has been awhile since the Reds' rotation looked this solid, this far into the future. "It's pretty obvious that ownership has made a commitment with contracts of this magnitude," Reds general manager Wayne Krivsky said. "It speaks to everything Bob said in his first press conference." When he formally took over the club last year, Castellini promised to bring championship baseball back to Cincinnati. These signings do not guarantee it. But they are a tangible sign that the club is on the right path. Harang was eligible for arbitration this year and due for a big payday. Arroyo's situation was different. He was already under contract, and the club could have afforded to wait. It's safe to say Arroyo would not have signed the extension Thursday if he didn't like the direction the club is going. "Without question," he said. "The first three-year deal I signed with Boston, I probably wouldn't have signed with Tampa Bay. You're not going to sign with a place you don't enjoy being in." The Harang and Arroyo deals were similar, but the Harang deal did not prompt Arroyo to sign. "I didn't know Aaron was signing until the day before he did," Arroyo said. "I'm glad they locked him up. It's nice to have another guy to lean on. You don't want to carry the whole load." Arroyo's old contract was to pay him $3.8 million this season and $3.95 million in 2008. The extension includes a $2.5 million signing bonus, payable in 2008. It will pay him $9.5 million in 2009 and $11 million in 2010.[/quote] [url="http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070209/SPT04/702090437/1071/SPT"]Enquirer.com[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengal_80 Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 I'm glad to hear about this. Just can't believe its the Reds that did it...................But I could get used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumble In the Jungle Posted February 10, 2007 Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 how could we even cheer for a guy that doesn't wanna be here ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest A-Men-HouseofPain Posted February 10, 2007 Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 [quote name='Rumble in the Jungle' post='439474' date='Feb 9 2007, 08:41 PM']how could we even cheer for a guy that doesn't wanna be here ?[/quote] he signed so he has put his faith here the next 4 years. i had a problem with his comments before, but for the next 4 years he is a good man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumble In the Jungle Posted February 10, 2007 Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 [quote name='A-Men-HouseofPain' post='439507' date='Feb 9 2007, 10:53 PM']he signed so he has put his faith here the next 4 years. i had a problem with his comments before, but for the next 4 years he is a good man.[/quote] i guess your right about that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Posted February 10, 2007 Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 Harand and Arroyo? its a step in the right direction when is Miltons contract up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest A-Men-HouseofPain Posted February 10, 2007 Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 [quote name='Storm' post='439546' date='Feb 10 2007, 08:32 AM']Harand and Arroyo? its a step in the right direction [b]when is Miltons contract up?[/b][/quote] last season is this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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