The one (other) thing the Cincinnati Reds aren’t doing this offseason

The gross spend of the Cincinnati Reds in free agency at the big league level this winter has constituted, in total, the addition of pitcher Edgar Garcia on a league-minimum deal and the split-contract doled out to Kyle Farmer merely hours after he was technically non-tendered.

That’s it. That’s the joke dot meme.

Just one year removed from breaking from their years-long tradition of avoiding big spending on free agents like the plague, the Reds have taken almost a 100% step back in that arena. On top of that, the additions they have made beyond the free agent market have similarly been low-budget, with peripheral trades and leverage of 40-man roster spots facilitating the additions of a…