CINCINNATI, OHIO - JUNE 24: Shogo Akiyama #4 of the Cincinnati Reds lines out in the eighth inning. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
No one should blame Shogo Akiyama for his lack of playing time, but the Cincinnati Reds are paying a hefty price to watch their outfielder sit on the bench. Akiyama has started just nine games this season. If that trend continues, Shogo is on-pace to take home about $170,000 per game in which he’s in the starting lineup.
Akiyama has started just two games this month; once on June 20th in San Diego and his latest start came just last week against the Minnesota Twins.