In just about one month, it will have been a full six years since the Cincinnati Reds and Ryan Ludwick agreed to a 2 year, $15 million contract that included a $2 million option buyout for a third year. Ludwick, you’ll remember, was fresh off a solid 25 dinger campaign in that brilliant 2012 season, and the Reds wanted to keep the 34 year old former St. Louis Cardinals slugger around to help anchor their offense.
Of course, Ludwick immediately proceeded to shred his shoulder, called out Reds fans for not being as good as Cardinals fans, posted a combined -1.