Jeremy Conley, Author at Redleg Nation

Three Paths For the Reds and Votto

08/26/2016

I was part of a debate the other night with some friends on what Joey VottoÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s future with the Reds should look like. Strong cases were made for each of the three broad visions. The positions say somethin... Read More...

The Reds Record Book

Jeremy Conley

08/12/2016

Watching some of the Olympics this week, IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve been thinking a lot about all-time records. Baseball is no longer part of the Olympics (and IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢m fine with that), but it focuses historical records as ... Read More...

The 2016 Reds Make a Run at History

Jeremy Conley

07/15/2016

Did you realize that the 2016 Reds currently have the worst pitching of any team in the last 40 years? Watching game after mediocre game, IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve become desensitized to how bad the RedsÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ pitching re... Read More...

Billy Hamilton, Tyler Holt, or Somebody Else Altogether

Jeremy Conley

06/06/2016

The Reds are going to face lots of tough decisions over the next year and half or so, and the choices they make will have a big impact on how fun it is to watch the Reds for the next 5 years or more. I wouldnÃ¢... Read More...

All those traded players …

Jeremy Conley

05/17/2016

ItÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s a rough year for Reds fans, thereÃ¢â‚¬â„¢re just no two ways about it. During a recent bullpen kersplosion I indulged in a little escapism by checking in on some of the recently traded ex-Reds, to s... Read More...

The Value of a Good Fastball

Jeremy Conley

04/29/2016

The thing that has always made pitching so fascinating to me is that while everyone is doing basically the same thing, there are so many different ways to do it. How a pitcher throws the ball and the types of p... Read More...

The Winning Formula

Jeremy Conley

04/18/2016

Now that the Reds have begun to re-build, -tool, -load, etc. IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve been wondering if there is a specific target, beyond being good, that they should be aiming for. That is, if you had a blank slate, is th... Read More...

Milwaukee Brewers Preview: Major League Placeholders

Jeremy Conley

03/28/2016

ThereÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s not a whole lot to like about the BrewersÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ rotation in 2016 (ranked 26 of 30 by fangraphs, with a projected 9.7 WAR for the group), but that probably doesnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t matter much to BrewersÃ... Read More...

Milwaukee Brewers Preview: The Race to Rebuild

Jeremy Conley

03/28/2016

From a single-season perspective, reviewing the BrewersÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ offseason for Reds fans is about as far away from baseball relevance as you can get. Both teams are projected to lose 90+ games for the second yea... Read More...

Jake Cave: Amazing Name, Decent Ballplayer

Jeremy Conley

12/10/2015

The Rule 5 draft is always kind exciting to me because of its all-or-nothing nature. Trading for prospects can be anti-climactic if theyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢re far away from the majors, but taking a player in the Rule 5 dra... Read More...

Aroldis Chapman: A Redtrospective

Jeremy Conley

11/03/2015

For several years there it seemed like Aroldis Chapman was the topic of every Reds article and blog post. The Reds were making the playoffs because of their extremely talented players and despite Dusty Baker se... Read More...

Reds Trade Values Revisited

Jeremy Conley

10/10/2015

Now that weÃ‚Â Reds fans once again find ourselves on the outside of the post-season looking in, itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s time to start thinking about how the Reds can get back into contention ASAP. Redleg Nation is going t... Read More...

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