Reds to Sign Edgar Renteria

• osu45804

  

  http://cincinnati.com/blogs/sports/2011/01/06/report-reds-sign-shortstop-renteria/
  
  1-Year deal & could be worth $3M with an incentive package
• stroups

  

  I like it
• wildcats20

  

  Reds have not said anything about the signing yet, but Edgar told ESPNdeportes that he had signed the deal.
• ernest_t_bass

  

  Sweet action.
• gerb131

  

  Works for me. He should be a solid contributer.
• jordo212000

  

  He played well for the Giants toward the end of the year. I wonder how much gas is left in the tank though? I'm guessing this will allow Janish to get a good bit of PT
• Ironman92

  

  He's pretty motivated to show the Giants how much they didn't appreciate him. Give him or Janish the starts....whatever....Edgar knows his baseball. Could be a pesky/clutch guy off the bench late in game as well.
  
  Not too many players have 2 World Series clinching hits.
• mhs95_06

  Ironman92;628609 wrote:He's pretty motivated to show the Giants how much they didn't appreciate him. Give him or Janish the starts....whatever....Edgar knows his baseball. Could be a pesky/clutch guy off the bench late in game as well.
  
  Not too many players have 2 World Series clinching hits.

  
  Late inning hitting off the bench is the key thing in my mind.
• darbypitcher22

  

  see how much he really plays. he's getting up there in age
• killdeer

  

  meh.
• jordo212000

  

  killdeer;629353 wrote:meh.

  
  my thoughts as well. Although this probably means the Reds are set with Janish being the main guy. Renteria will probably get a lot of PT, but he's not going to be able play everyday.
  
  I got all excited when 97.1 the Fan gave a teaser that said the Reds made a "big time deal"
• Ironman92

  

  yeah, he's getting up there in age....but just 3 months ago he was the best player in WS
• mhs95_06

  I don't like the idea that Edgar has the impression that he is THE Reds 'full-time' shortstop. What did the Reds tell him for him to get that impression?
• SportsAndLady

  

  Ya he seemed pretty cocky...probably pissed Janish off so bad lol
• charliehustle14

  Reds signed Fred Lewis to a one year deal
  
  I think I really like this deal. A guy who can run, hit leadoff if need be, and play all 3 OF spots. 31 doubles last year with Toronto is a pretty big deal, IMO.
  
  http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=capress-bbn_reds_renteria-5614433&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=br_reds
• SportsAndLady

  

  I liked the signing as well...career .271 hitter and hes only 30.
• charliehustle14

  Plus he's always sporting bad ass Oakley sunglasses.
• jordo212000

  

  Fred Lewis is a nice pickup
• SportsAndLady

  

  Even though this great news deserves its own thread, i'll just place it here.
  
  Sean Casey will be doing commentary on 15 Reds games this year
• wildcats20

  

  SportsAndLady;635694 wrote:Even though this great news deserves its own thread, i'll just place it here.
  
  Sean Casey will be doing commentary on 15 Reds games this year

  
  I saw a tweet that said that the other day. This is some of the best news of the offseason.
• Ironman92

  

  I pray to God it's not with Chris Welsh or George Grande.
• swamisez

  

  Didn't we do this a few years ago? Oh wait that was Alex Gonzalez, not Renteria. We will see.
  They must really wonder about Janish defensively. What does Jock know that we don't?
• Laley23

  

  Really like the Lewis pick up for the Redlegs. As for Edgar, guy has a knack for making it to the playoffs and making something big happen while there. Hes a lot like Big Shot Rob (Horry).
• Red Saul

  

  A nice leadoff hitter with some speed who should do some good things playing at Great American.
• jordo212000

  

  Laley23;636596 wrote: As for Edgar, guy has a knack for making it to the playoffs

  
  The move reminded me of the Orlando Cabrera move from last season