The World Series is now over, so that means free agency has officially begun. The Reds wasted no time making a bunch of moves this evening. Here they are:
— The Reds declined Skip Schumaker’s $2.5 million option for 2016. The Reds will have to pay Skip $500k as a buyout. Skip finishes in his two year stint with the Reds having hit .238/.297/.322. Schumaker’s -2.4 Wins Above Replacement (fWAR) is tied for the 6th worst career mark in Reds history among position players. The five players with lower career fWAR with the Reds all played before 1951 with the exception of Todd Benzinger (-2.