2011 Reds

Looking at the Reds 2010-2012 Offense by Position

The Cincinnati Reds begin the second half of the season ranked 8th in the National League with 4.21 runs per game, which is right at the league average of 4.22 runs per game. Adjusting for ballpark, the Reds ar... Read More...

Rotation Slot Definitions for 2011

With the Reds stated pursuit of starting pitching for the top of the rotation this off season and the recent acquisition of Mat Latos, there has been lots of discussion in regard to the slotting of pitchers in ... Read More...

Jonah Keri Likes the Reds Off-Season

It's not just us. Grantland's Jonah Keri has nothing but praise for Walt Jocketty's off-season moves - particularly the Ryan Madson signing. The lead: Here's what we knew about the pitching market heading in... Read More...

#OccupyTheBullpen

In a sport where the slog of a 162 game season invites endless scrutiny, narratives are like Starbucks storesÃ¢â‚¬â€theyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢re on every corner of the blogosphere.Ã‚Â The current raging narrative within Re... Read More...

Redleg Nation Radio #64: So long, 2011. Welcome, 2012

Chad and Bill wrap up 2011 by looking at the recent events that may have put the Reds back into the driver's seat in the NL Central. Plus, a discussion of Barry Larkin and his candidacy for the Hall of Fame. It... Read More...

Why, Mark Sheldon? Why?

Did you really have to do this to us, Mark? Was it really necessary to make us re-live the 2011 season? :)... Read More...

Who doesn’t love Joey Votto?

I saw that our friend C. Trent tweeted a link to this article; it's worth publishing here. It's yet another example of why the Nation should love Joey Votto (and hope that we can keep him in a Cincinnati unifor... Read More...

Offseason decisions

Somehow I missed this the other day, but friend of the Nation Joel Luckhaupt has a good piece over at The Hardball Times about the decisions Cincinnati will have to make this offseason: The 2011 Reds were adeq... Read More...

Reds Awards

from the Dayton Dragons: Dayton Dragons 2011 shortstop Billy Hamilton has been selected as the recipient of the Sheldon "Chief" Bender Award as the Cincinnati Reds Minor League Player of the Year. The award ... Read More...

So long, Ramon Hernandez

Ramon Hernandez is now a former Red. Clutch Man Monie has signed a two-year deal with Colorado. That ends a pretty good three-year tenure for Hernandez behind the plate in Cincinnati. I'm not surprised Ramon ... Read More...

Brandon Phillips Wins Silver Slugger, Sweeps NL 2nd Base Awards

Some more congratulations are in order for a certain Mr. Phillips: From The Enquirer: Brandon Phillips added two nice lines to his resume just as he and the Reds are negotiating a contract extension. He won hi... Read More...

Brandon Phillips and Joey Votto win Gold Gloves

From the Enquier: Red first baseman Joey Votto and second baseman Brandon Phillips won Gold Glove awards, which were announced late Tuesday night. It was PhillipsÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ third Gold Glove in four years. It... Read More...