2015 Reds

Reports: Jay Bruce could be involved in 3-team trade

A day after addressing the very public and widespreadÃ‚Â trade rumors that have surrounded him for the better part of the last year, Reds outfielder Jay Bruce could finally be on the move. In a string of tweet... Read More...

The High Cost of Bad Math

The Arizona Diamondbacks made two major moves this offseason by signing Zack Greinke to the most lucrative contract in baseball history (based on average annual value) and acquiring Shelby Miller from the Brave... Read More...

2015 in review

It's not as good as Steve's "Year in Review" post, but the WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this little ol' website. Here's an excerpt: About 1,000,000 people visit t... Read More...

In Case You Missed 2015: Our Year in Review

If you were busy with something else in 2015 and didnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t have a chance to read the 1,000+ posts about the Cincinnati Reds at Redleg Nation, hereÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s what happened and how we wrote about it. Off-Seas... Read More...

The 10 worst things about the Reds in 2015

#10 - Billy Hamilton's worsening struggles at the plate Billy Hamilton's 2015 batting (.226/.274/.289) was even worse than his dreadful 2014. He had the fourth-lowest OBP in the majors, the second-lowest iso... Read More...

The 10 best things about the Reds in 2015

#10 - The 10-year anniversary of the founding of Redleg Nation Chad Dotson started this website on Feb. 28, 2005. #9 - Reds in first place at the end of week oneÃ‚Â It's almost unimaginable in retrospect, b... Read More...

Blues in the Night: So long, Todd Frazier

So long, Todd Frazier. You're sensational, but you're gone. If you've been even barely conscious over the last couple of weeks, you've noticed that the Reds are working the phones, day by day, trying to trad... Read More...

Reds invite Winker, Ervin, Travieso, and others to major league camp

Camp opens Feb. 18 when pitchers and catchers report. Position players report five days later. Here's the full list of who the Reds invited to big league camp today: Pitchers Tim Adleman, Drew Hayes, Cody Ree... Read More...

3 takeaways from the Todd Frazier trade

My musings on the Todd Frazier trade... The Reds really, really like Jose Peraza, who just may be the next Dee Gordon. The Reds obviously believe in their own scouting of Peraza over the otherwise apparent indu... Read More...

Report: Reds-Nationals have deal to move Phillips

The Reds and Nationals have a deal in place to trade Brandon Phillips to Washington. The Nationals are now working out an agreement with Phillips who has to waive his no trade rights. Reporting by Ken Rosenthal... Read More...

Report: Rose won’t be re-instated

The New York Times has three sources confirming that Rob Manfred, the commissioner of baseball, has decided not to reinstate Pete Rose. https://twitter.com/NYTSports/status/676445219265634305 From the New Yor... Read More...

Jake Cave: Amazing Name, Decent Ballplayer

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...