re: Ryan Madson's new deal $10 million/1 year.

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Here's a mind melting stat. Although Madson converted a better percentage of his saves, CoCo actually had a better WHIP last year. So as a Reds fan consistently on the edge of my seat worried about closing a game out, I'm a little worried here.

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Cordero's WHIP last year was 1.02. That is absolutely fantastic, especially when you consider that the previous three years he gave them 1.44, 1.33, 1.41. Madson's 1.15 is more than respectable.

For comparison's sake, John Axford's was 1.14 and Heath Bell's was 1.15. Neftali Feliz was at 1.16.


Also throw in the fact that Cordero has been losing mph off his fastball, and this is definitely the smarter move for the Reds.