[More Cowbell]

Plus guys, you have to look at it like this. Players who are a little bit better than average now ask for 10-13 million a year. And if you are a Superstar these days, they ask anywhere from 15-25 million a year! 33 million dollars will not go as far as you think it will in this day of baseball!

Exactly what I said earlier, 33.5 mill will not go very far these days. After you take out arbitration raises, you would likely only have enough money to sign one top-shelf FA. I do not believe that a small-market team like the Reds can afford to bank on improving significantly through free agency.