I want to say yes, but the pricetag seems too high.

1.  $20M will get you about 4 months of ARod next year.  How do you pay for the rest?
2.  Rogers has already said he's either pitching for the Tigers or retiring.  Since he'll be 44, let him.
3.  Jeff Weaver????  I thought you wanted to improve the team.

the Reds would be much better served by picking up Dunn's option and try and trade Griffey.  There is nobody on that list that would come close to winning you as many games as Adam Dunn will, with the exception of A-Rod.  No way he comes to Cincy.  Even if you do exercise Dunn's option and don't trade Griffey, you could still have around 8-10 Mil to play with.  I'd like to see a closer and a starter, but it will be hard to find ones worth the money.

Not that he will be signed for 20 million, but since he was an option on the poll, there is no way you don't take him.

This free agent class is incredibly poor. Maybe take a flyer on Paul Byrd, if Cleveland doesn't pick up his option, but it will.

Jason Jennings can't be as bad as he is this season can he? Maybe try to acquire Josh Towers or something? Just thinking out loud. Not a lot there.

If I had any say in that 20 million to spend.  Spend about 1 million on Julio Franco because 1st base needs a veteran presence (wasn't he there for the spanish American war?).  Then take the 19 million and send it to me.

Or they could just go and use it to keep Big Donkey (great game last night error and missed tagging 2nd) and spend the 7 million to get a releiver or two since they are easy to find.

for 3B Scott Moore and RP Rocky Cherry. The human rain delay returns to the Windy City.

I feel kinda sad for us Reds fans, reduced to weighing the merits of Paul Byrd vs. Jeff Suppan.  Since the last labor agreement was signed, baseball revenues have almost tripled, and yet the payroll has only increased at around the rate of inflation.  Why?  Where is this big commitment from ownership?  Let's sidestep the free agents for a moment and ask why we didn't go 'all in' on some of the Boras clients in the draft.  If building thru the draft is the goal, they're even doing that on the cheap.  I just want some evidence that baseball decisions come before financial ones.  They owe us that much.  Otherwise, we'll just be one of those teams who tries to catch lightning in a bottle every 5 years.  

decisions from the financial ones. They are all part of the process. The Reds are 1st. and foremost a business proposition.

"They owe us that much.  Otherwise, we'll just be one of those teams who tries to catch lightning in a bottle every 5 years." As much as I wish it were so, 'they' don't owe us anything. If you don't like the product well enough, don't go to the games, find another hobby for your fun money.
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I for one hope that Dunn stays for along time. If not, then I have to decide if that's enough to drive me away from the Reds. Or will I continue to follow because of my overall passion for MLB and the Red?

I'm a little bit surprised that A-Rod is the overwhelming favorite in the poll (as of 21 votes), given our glaring deficiencies in other areas. I'd keep Dunn before shelling out for Rodriguez, who will probably go for double the money.

I'd like to see Cordero here, and Linebrink. Two Brewers. What contracts do they get? Remember, David Weathers got a lot of money, so did Stanton --who was sought after by several teams after last year's solid outing. Not a lot of good pitching out there. But a Bray, Majewski, Burton, Weathers, Coutlangas, Cordero and Linebrink bullpen is formidable...and only one old guy! With some depth at AAA: McBeth (I'm not sold yet), Gosling, etc.

Would you sign Kerry Wood to a minor league contract and convert him into a setup man?  

White Sox interested in Eckstein.

I bet you are, Ozzie and Ken, I bet you are.