Stormy Weathers

Appropriately, on a day like today the Reds agreed to a contract with David Weathers. He gets $3.5 mil. That's $.5 mil more than the Reds offered in arbitration, but $1 mil less than he asked for. There is a club option for '10, with a $400K buyout, meaning Stormy is guaranteed $3.9 mil, closer to his number than the Reds', but a nice club option for the team.