Hernandez agrees to $3M, 1-year deal with Reds

Nov 16, 4:23 pm EST

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CINCINNATI (AP)—Catcher Ramon Hernandez(notes) agreed Monday to a $3 million, one-year contract with the Reds after Cincinnati declined his $8 million option.

The deal includes a $3.25 million option for 2011 that would become guaranteed if Hernandez plays in 120 games next season. If he plays in fewer, the Reds do not have the ability to exercise the option.

Hernandez played in only 81 games last season because of a knee injury that required surgery in July. He hit .258 with 13 doubles, five homers and 37 RBIs. He also started at first base 18 times when Joey Votto(notes) was sidelined.

Cincinnati obtained Hernandez in a trade that sent Ryan Freel(notes) to Baltimore after the 2008 season.

He made $8.5 million last season, the final guaranteed year on his $27.5 million, four-year deal with Baltimore. His 2010 option had carried a $1 million buyout.

Updated Nov 16, 4:23 pm EST
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  1. Todd
    21. Posted by Todd Fri Nov 20 8:52am EST

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    How about this number .328—C Ramon Hernandez's average with runners in scoring position, which allowed him to drive in more than three times as many runs as backup Ryan Ha@#$%n (37 to 11) in only 36 more at-bats.
  2. Brian
    20. Posted by Brian Thu Nov 19 9:41pm EST

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    hey richard head! i don't know what team you like but they probably suck just like your mother taught you to do.by the way,your mother is a Reds fan now after i gave her my big red machine and blasted her face with cum.
  3. Todd
    19. Posted by Todd Thu Nov 19 8:19am EST

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    Doesn't Richard mean DICK!!!!!
  4. Richard
    17. Posted by Richard Wed Nov 18 1:12pm EST

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    Todd,
    @#$% the limp red machine, all you can say is that same old bandwagon @#$%! get a new line everyone says the same @#$% when their team gets bent over faster than your mother at a family reunion!
  5. Richard
    16. Posted by Richard Wed Nov 18 1:06pm EST

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    Reds suck ass! Reds fans suck ass............smells like @#$% in here check your@#$%s
  6. Desirae G
    15. Posted by Desirae G Wed Nov 18 10:12am EST

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    like I said, Todd, who cares?
  7. Eddie
    14. Posted by Eddie Wed Nov 18 2:49am EST

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    ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh garage where are you?you were wrong hahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  8. Brian
    13. Posted by Brian Tue Nov 17 6:55pm EST

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    it's great that the reds signed back Hernandez,before he got hurt he had a monster bat and wasn't bad behind the plate.As for you people talking smack about the Reds ,they don't have a 200 million dollar payroll so suck it @#$%es.
  9. Lind
    12. Posted by Lind Tue Nov 17 5:41pm EST

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    Reds were the first pro baseball team not the Yankees, put that in your pipe and smoke it!!!!!
  10. Mark S
    11. Posted by Mark S Tue Nov 17 3:45pm EST

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    So when will we see the Reds become an NL Central contender?
  11. Todd
    10. Posted by Todd Tue Nov 17 2:58pm EST

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    Who cares? Red's fans that grew watching THE BIG RED MACHINE because their Dad took them to 20 games a year. If you don't care, don't comment, just jump on the latest bandwagon Desirae G!
  12. Desirae G
    9. Posted by Desirae G Tue Nov 17 12:58pm EST

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    It's cincinnati, who cares?
  13. Todd
    8. Posted by Todd Tue Nov 17 9:08am EST

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    Timothy B, They have open try outs, of course you need TALENT to play in the majors, not just a computer.
  14. Todd
    7. Posted by Todd Tue Nov 17 9:07am EST

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    Timothy B, They have open try outs, of course you need TALENT to play in the majors, not just a computer.
  15. Todd
    6. Posted by Todd Tue Nov 17 8:56am EST

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    Hernandez, before the knee injury, was the Reds MVP, he took over first base when your glory boy Voto went AWOL because his head wasn't right. He also works well with all of our latin pitchers. If you look at the record with him and without him you would realize. They went from above .500 and second to the basement. O.K. let your ignorance show and @#$% about that.
  16. Timothy B
    5. Posted by Timothy B Mon Nov 16 8:26pm EST

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    Tough break for a guy to get a $5 million dollar decrease in pay, and still get awarded a contract for $3 million dollars after calling in sick 50% of the year! I'm in the wrong business!
  17. Richard L
    4. Posted by Richard L Mon Nov 16 8:17pm EST

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    To buy out Hernandez costs $1 million. To re-sign him for one year at $3 million, the effective cost is only $2 million for this catcher. Coming from a 4 year contract at $27.5 million, guaranteed at $8.5 million last season, there is no doubt that Hernandez is not what he used to be. Often times, he is just not as effective as Ha@#$%n in all aspects of the catching game but should be still good as a back-up.
  18. Timothy B
    3. Posted by Timothy B Mon Nov 16 8:17pm EST

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    Tough break for a guy to get a $5 million dollar decrease in pay, and still get awarded a contract for $3 million dollars after calling in sick 50% of the year! I'm in the wrong business!
  19. Ray
    2. Posted by Ray Mon Nov 16 7:24pm EST

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    bengie!
  20. Dave the Logger
    1. Posted by Dave the Logger Mon Nov 16 6:40pm EST

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    I like it, given the FA options at catcher. Varitek would have cost this much and unlikely he'd leave Boston, which he didn't. Barajas, Snyder and the Eldest Molina are no better than Ramon, for 1 year at least. And Snyder we'd have had to trade for.
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