Bob Castellini
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Oct 16, 2026
Seth ShanerHOST
Even if, even if, even if Craw is right, and I- again, I think Craw was the leak on that, that story.
Seth ShanerHOST
Even if Craw was right and Castellini didn't let certain things happen, the things that did happen weren't, did not turn out to be great, great deals for the Reds.
Chris GarberHOST
Yeah.
Seth ShanerHOST
Well, you're right, too.
Seth ShanerHOST
Let's go back to that, what, the statement you made a little bit ago about the, the Castellinis being all too happy with, with Craw and staff.
Seth ShanerHOST
Um, where does that put you as a fan right now as far as, like, even if you don't have a work stoppage, which we'll have to deal with obviously, but the, the hope that they can sign somebody or trade for somebody good that'll be beneficial.
Seth ShanerHOST
It's, I, I'm, I'm at a loss right now.
7 MINS LATER
Seth ShanerHOST
I mean, whatever it is, it is.
C. Trent RosecransHOST
Um, but yeah, it is, it is not conducive ... to the type of baseball.
C. Trent RosecransHOST
And, um, you know, uh, a couple weeks ago we talked to Phil Castellini, and he said they've looked into all this, and for many reasons, it, it doesn't seem to be feasible to, to change the playing conditions or, um-
Mason EstepHOST
They're not going to
C. Trent RosecransHOST
... you know.
C. Trent RosecransHOST
Well, no, it's true.
Mason EstepHOST
It is true.
Mason EstepHOST
And, and he's a part of a, a 20-person group, and they, the Castellinis own, what, is it like 15%? Um, something-
C. Trent RosecransHOST
We've, we've been having trouble-- Like, I've never really gotten the exact number.
Mason EstepHOST
... wealth as the other, as the other owners, and the impact of having no, you know, attendance sales, ticket sales, and, and stadium sales these times.
C. Trent RosecransHOST
And, well, and also I, I think that Bob Castellini, like, I know for a fact he sold several businesses during that time.
Mason EstepHOST
Maybe.
C. Trent RosecransHOST
Like 2020 hit a lot of people and it changed things and-
10 MINS LATER
C. Trent RosecransHOST
Um, I don't know if any of those conversations happened.
C. Trent RosecransHOST
But I also know that if you would've said that before the season, Joey Votto would've said, "No, I'm going to play, and I'm going to play well, and my goal is for me to play at a level where you don't make that decision early." That's Joey Votto.
C. Trent RosecransHOST
And so, in, in deference, again, I don't know whether those discussions happened or not, but knowing Joey Votto, knowing Nick Krall, knowing Bob Castellini, knowing Brad Meador, knowing the whole organization, uh, David Bell at the time as the manager, I just...
C. Trent RosecransHOST
I don't think that discussion like that would be had because I don't think it would've...
Matt AbbatacolaHOST
[laughs]
Dan BernsteinHOST
Not, not, not, I'm not letting, uh, Bob Castellini off the hook here.
Matt AbbatacolaHOST
[laughs]
Dan BernsteinHOST
I, uh, but, but-
Seth ShanerHOST
Hey, Pat McGooch, good to see you tonight.
Seth ShanerHOST
Um, what if, what if the fans not, not so much get to the Castellinis, 'cause that doesn't seem like that's gonna happen.
Seth ShanerHOST
What if the fans lean so hard on the Castellinis that the rest of the ownership kinda throws their hands up and has had enough?
Ben BrownHOST
enough?Yeah, I, yeah.
Ben BrownHOST
I mean, I, I, that's a possibility.
Seth ShanerHOST
So there's that.
Seth ShanerHOST
It, it's, I don't...
Seth ShanerHOST
I think teams want to win, I think owners want to win, but there's too many owners out there like the Castellinis that wanna-
Mason EstepHOST
How many times did we talk about a six-man rotation possibly? And then boom, there was something that happened where it just wasn't even on the table.
Mason EstepHOST
So it came out that Bob Castellini was with an article out by C. Trent with Rosenthal and The Athletic, which was awesome.
Mason EstepHOST
And it talked about how Bob Castellini – has blocked some of the activity that the front office would like to make to mimic the success of smaller market teams like the Tampa Bay Rays, like the Milwaukee Brewers, which apparently is what Bob Castellini was asking for, but wasn't willing to make the moves.
Mason EstepHOST
That may not be so flashy.
Mason EstepHOST
They may not be so exciting on paper as signing a slugger who's hit almost 50 home runs a couple times, but just might lead to more wins.
Mason EstepHOST
How many times did we talk about a six-man rotation possibly? Um, and then boom, you know, there was something that happened where it just wasn't even on the table.
Mason EstepHOST
So it came out that Bob Castellini was, uh, with a, with an article out by C. Trent with, uh, Rosenthal and The Athletic, which was awesome, and it talked about how Bob Castellini, um, has blocked some, some of the activity that the, the front office would like to make to mimic the success of smaller market teams like the Tampa Bay Rays, like the Milwaukee Brewers, which apparently is what Bob Castellini was asking for, but wasn't willing to make the moves that may not be so flashy, they may not be so exciting on paper as signing a slugger who's hit almost 50 home runs a couple times, but just might lead to more wins.
Mason EstepHOST
The Reds signed Eugenio Suarez, and he did hit 26 home runs this season.
Mason EstepHOST
Uh, he hit 212 and had a 307 on base percentage.
Steven OffenbakerHOST
Here's the thing.
Steven OffenbakerHOST
We've talked about this with the Castellini ownership group.
Steven OffenbakerHOST
I still believe this is true.
Steven OffenbakerHOST
While we can't prove it because we'll never see the finances, I believe, way down deep, that the Castellanis have made their money before the first pitch is ever thrown on opening day.
Seth ShanerHOST
They had, uh, kind of a deal where they got her out of the way, and Carl Lindner, um, local, uh, wealthy man and family that he, he had the ownership for a little bit.
Seth ShanerHOST
And in 2006, Bob Castellini came in as principal owner.
Seth ShanerHOST
Um, he, he is not the majority owner.
Seth ShanerHOST
He's the principal owner.
Jim CoyleHOST
Mm-hmm.
Jim CoyleHOST
Well, I don't think a lot of people do, although the Castellini family says, "Oh yeah, we're committed, we're committed." Committed to what? [laughs] Uh, I mean, the stats are the stats, man.
Jim CoyleHOST
You don't make the playoffs.
Jim CoyleHOST
You, you just finished last, so you've got one of the most-
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