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The Reds announced Saturday that they've come to terms with third baseman Scott Rolen on a two-year extension that will keep him in Cincinnati through the 2012 season. The deal reportedly reworks his current deal and pays Rolen a total of $23 million over the next three seasons, but it's most important feature is that it knocks his 2010 payroll down from $11 million to $6 million with the other $5 million becoming bonus money. That's important because the word all offseason has been that the Reds need to dump some salary to make payroll for the next season. With little interest in Aaron Harang and his albatross of a contract, there were some fears that they would have to deal someone like Brandon Phillips. With this deal moving some money around, they'll likely be spared from having to deal someone of Phillips' stature (I'm sure Walt Jocketty would still love to have Harang off his books, though).
Rolen came to Cincinnati at last year's trade deadline, then almost immediately went on the disabled list with a concussion. He was back in time for their hot finish in September, even if he only had a .401 slugging percentage in his 40 games with the Reds.
The contract doesn't pay Rolen a ton of money after 2010 (it's $6.5 million a year in both 2011 and 2012), but it's still notable that the Reds just signed a guy to an extension through the year that he'll turn 37. And that since 2004, Rolen has played in as many as 140 games just twice and not more than 142. Rolen's still a good hitter when he's healthy, but his health is far from a sure thing.
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