Miguel Cairo is retiring after a 17-year career, but he’s staying with the Reds and moving into the front office as a special assistant to general manager Walt Jocketty.
That makes sense, because Cairo was seemingly beloved by every manager and general manager he ever played for, which is how you play 17 seasons in the majors while hitting .264 with a .675 OPS despite not having the range to even play shortstop.
Cairo had two of his best seasons for the Reds in 2010 and 2011, topping a .725 OPS in back-to-back years for the only time, but he hit just .187 last season at age 38.
Considering his limitations as a player 17 seasons, 4,392 plate appearances, and $10 million in earnings was a helluva career for Cairo.
