Yeah, I know I’m a little late on this one, but the Reds locked in Jason LaRue for another two years. Two years, $9.1 million which sounds a little steep, but LaRue’s been one of the more consistent catchers the last few years. While his career -45 Runs Created Above Average (RCAA) isn’t anything to write home about, he’s been in positive territory the last two years (1 in 2004 and 2 in 2005). What’s more impressive is his Runs Created Above Position. In 2005 he was 14 runs created above the average catcher. Last year he was 12.

He’s a pretty average fielder, but I’ll take his bat anyday. Last year, he also set a career high with 41 walks, so hopefully this uptick continues.

So we have our starting catcher. According to some news I read over at Red Reporter, it looks like the next step is to ink Adam Dunn to a long term deal. I’m all for it.

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