Author Chad Dotson

Marc Lancaster has this interesting note: Interesting name on the Reds' travel roster for today's game at Legends Field -- first-base prospect Joey Votto. I talked to him for a little while in the clubhouse ... Read More...

Three runs in the ninth carry the Reds to a victory over the Yanks today in Grapefruit League action. A Bobby Estallela double plated Edwin Encarnacion for the go-ahead run. Felipe Lopez had three hits, inclu... Read More...

From MLB.com: The Reds received permission from Major League Baseball on Saturday to use the DH rule in their Grapefruit League home games against the Tigers on March 10 and 14, the Phillies on March 11 and 16... Read More...

In case you didn't notice, Eric Milton made his first start for the Reds yesterday. He gave up 6 hits and 3 runs in just two innings against the Redsox. On a positive note, he only gave up one homerun! Luk... Read More...

Speaking of JD, over at Red Reporter he has a good interview with Todd Coffey, who is fighting for a spot on the Reds staff this spring. Coffey dropped more than 90 pounds after being drafted, and he's an inte... Read More...

You know, Lonnie Wheeler seems like a great guy, and he's got a great job following the Reds. But today's story about Joe Randa is so absurd, I don't even know where to begin. So I'm just going to link it, th... Read More...

Paul Daugherty has the almost unbelievable story of new Reds pitcher Ben Weber. It's all very interesting, but what I'm looking forward to is seeing that funky windup and delivery Weber sports.... Read More...

Aaron Harang and Brandon Claussen each threw two scoreless innings yesterday. That's a good thing, especially since they are among five pitchers vying for the last two spots in the rotation (the other three ar... Read More...

I received my copy of Baseball Prospectus 2005 earlier this week, but I haven't really had a chance to dig into it yet. Until tonight. A couple of things caught my eye immediately. First, take a look at this... Read More...