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A Way Too Early Check-In on the Reds Youngsters | Wesley Jenkins

Four pitchers and an outfielder walk into a bar. The outfielder orders drinks for all of them, setting the table so to speak. The first pitcher knocks his drink over while the second spills his all over his fro... Read More...

Reading Between the Lines

We are nearing the end of the minor league season now and as we all start thinking intensely about next year, I think it's useful to take a look at what has and has not been said about the various young players... Read More...

Welcome to the Big Leagues, Jesse Winker

Jesse Winker, you may have noticed, is finally getting some playing time in the big leagues. Through his first 70-odd plate appearances, he's been more or less a league average hitter. He's also been above aver... Read More...

On the Rushing of Pitchers

Lately, it seems to me that every post discussing the lack of success of many of the Reds' young pitchers is accompanied by some number of comments about the players being "rushed" because of need at the big le... Read More...

The Sorting Is Nearly Complete

As I've sporadically written this column over the course of the season, various players have seen their stock rise and fall. I sat down to write this column and realized that, suddenly, the picture is a lot cle... Read More...

Second Verse, Same as the First

Come back with me, if you will, to a moment in the not-so-distant past. The Reds had a couple of hotshot starters in Louisville and a few more in Pensacola. We were waiting to see who would make the leap to the... Read More...

Things Are Weird

This year was to be the year of sorting. Some would rise. Others would fall. In the end, a balanced team would be born. Uh... Yeah, about that. A funny thing happened on the way to being competitive. This te... Read More...

Results vs. Potential

Back in the misty half-forgotten time of early April when this little column began, the premise was that I would focus on a particular group of guys who were trying to transition across the line from prospect t... Read More...

One Month Down

A month has now gone by and it seems like a good time to go down the line, look at the numbers and handout grades. For the position players, I give the typical slash line. For the pitchers, I decided to list ER... Read More...

Checking in on the Struggling Masses

The Reds haven't exactly played well since our last edition and it seems like a good time to simply run down the line and look at how stock is rising and falling and what might be there to take the place of som... Read More...

Triple-A Check-in

On Tuesday night, I was in the press box with the Bats here in Louisville and I had the chance to talk with Delino DeShields and Jesse Winker. One of the things I've noticed in watching minor league players ... Read More...

How Changes Happen

The Reds have finished a full week of games now and it's safe to say we're all pleasantly surprised.Ã‚Â The longer this keeps up, the more glaring poor performances are going to become and the more likely the R... Read More...