By Thaq Diesel

There have been no improvements in the pitching to speak of.  The Reds have tinkered with the infield thus far but otherwise nothing.  Either Cincinnati thinks they’ve got minor league prospects ready to jump up (I’m not seeing it if there are), they’re sitting around waiting to sign a major free agent (can’t think of whom) or they’re not going to do anything.

One factor – teams are overpaying for players this year, due to market forces and supposedly more money in the general spending pot.   I about had an aneurysm when I saw what the Reds paid Weathers, but then some of the mediocre starters signed by other teams this offseason for eye-poppping numbers seem to make Weathers a relative bargain.  Even Milton’s bloated contract is starting to become average as the market adjusts itself.  Tough to say whether the team should sit idle or overspend.  I keep thinking a blockbuster move is in the wings. 

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