Finally, the Reds have signed someone! And it’s a good signing, as far as I’m concerned:
Quiet all offseason, the Reds did not wait long after the holidays to make their first big league contract signing. On Tuesday, they addressed their bullpen by signing veteran reliever Drew Storen to a one-year, $3 million contract.
There are additional bonus incentives worth up to $1.5 million, and Storen will also get a $500,000 assignment bonus if he is traded.
Storen, of course, was a closer during his time with the Washington Nationals, racking up 43 saves back in 2011 and 29 in 2015, when he lost his job to that Papelbon numbskull.