We came to acquire Tim Redding in the off-season because the Nats decided not to offer him arbitration, it wasn't that the Nats didn't consider him a decent option but they weren't willing to spend what he would cost in arbitration.Redding signed a one year for 2.25MM but that doesn't mean he's automatically a free agent at the end of the season, Redding has two more years of arbitration and only has to be offer arby to be kept under control.At the time of the signing Redding was being pursued by several teams and it took a major league contract to acquire him. I thought it was a good signing, especially with his numbers against the NL east, but I have been disappointed since then.Redding came to camp recovering from off-season surgery and out of shape, which resulted in a second injury from over compensating. When he finally returned to the team he was awful, before the All star break he had a record of 1-3 with a 7.18 ERA in 51 innings. After being moved to the...
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