Tom Mitsoff, Author at Redleg Nation

Reds vs. Padres – April 18, 2019

04/18/2019

The Reds begin a four-game weekend series against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park tonight. Since sweeping the Marlins at home last week and boosting some hopes, the Reds have dropped four of five against the Cardinals and Dodgers.

Reds outfield defense has declined according to ‘Outs Above Average’ analytics

Tom Mitsoff

04/08/2019

With the departure of Billy Hamilton, the Cincinnati Reds outfield defense has gone from one of the best in baseball to one of the worst -- at least according to analytics data.

Pirates vs. Reds – March 31, 2019

Tom Mitsoff

03/31/2019

It’s never been a secret that lefthanded starting pitchers are the minority, but in the NL Central, they’re only 13 percent of the starters at the moment.

Pirates vs. Reds – March 30, 2019

Tom Mitsoff

03/30/2019

The Pittsburgh Pirates take on the Cincinnati Reds today. Well, they do if the weather plays nice.

Pirates vs. Reds – March 28, 2019

Tom Mitsoff

03/28/2019

In Cincinnati, Opening Day is an unofficial local holiday, and has been for most of the past 150 years. This year, there is hope that the home team could be competitive or even more for the first time since a Wild-Card game appearance in 2013.

A glimpse of why the Dodgers were willing to trade Yasiel Puig?

Tom Mitsoff

03/27/2019

In a March 17 spring training game, Yasiel Puig of the Reds had two alarming defensive lapses, and one miscommunication, all on balls hit his way.

Reds trade Connor Joe to Giants for righty Jordan Johnson

Tom Mitsoff

03/21/2019

The Reds this evening traded infielder Connor Joe to the San Francisco Giants for righthanded pitcher Jordan Johnson and undisclosed cash considerations.

Reds acquire Sonny Gray from Yankees for Shed Long

Tom Mitsoff

01/21/2019

Pitcher Sonny Gray has been acquired by the Cincinnati Reds from the New York Yankees, who will acquire infield prospect Shed Long.

Girardi removes himself from consideration for Reds manager position

Tom Mitsoff

10/19/2018

Joe Girardi, who was the Reds' top choice for manager according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, has withdrawn himself from consideration for the position. This is according to a tweet from Rosenthal at 5:34 p... Read More...

Scenarios explaining Nick Senzel’s move to second base

Tom Mitsoff

03/22/2018

Should Nick Senzel be developed as a shortstop? Or a third baseman? Or a second baseman? That question has been on the minds of Reds management for weeks. Senzel's best position is third base, but that spot ... Read More...

Don’t look now — Reds have a chance to be players in free agency

Tom Mitsoff

12/28/2017

If you think the Reds are alone in making no off-season player acquisitions of any substance, think again. This has been a very slow hot-stove-league season around the baseball world. In particular, the so-c... Read More...

Reds vs. Giants, May 5, 2017

Tom Mitsoff

05/05/2017

All right, letÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s see a show of hands, Redleg Nation readers Ã¢â‚¬Â¦ how many of you thought that on Cinco de Mayo, the Reds would be sitting at .500 and only two games behind the Cubs? I see a few han... Read More...

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