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What did we learn about Reds pitchers in 2016?

09/28/2016

The Reds pitching staff has been largely terribleÃ‚Â in 2016. A whopping 31 pitchers (and Tyler Holt) took the mound for the club, allowing an MLB record 251 home runs (as of Tuesday night) and posting a collec... Read More...

Health permitting, Iglesias and Lorenzen must get a chance to start

Matt Wilkes

09/21/2016

As the 2016 regular season winds down, the Reds will face a litany of questions heading into the offseason. At the top of that list is determining what the starting rotation will look like and whether to use th... Read More...

What does the future hold for Keyvius Sampson?

Matt Wilkes

09/14/2016

The Reds haveÃ‚Â used 30 pitchers this season, and that number could very well reach 32 once recent call-ups Abel De Los Santos and Matt Magill appear in a game. Most of those pitchers won't be around next year... Read More...

Anthony DeSclafani is becoming one of MLB’s most underrated pitchers

Matt Wilkes

09/07/2016

Let's start this week's column off with a comparison of 2016 stats for two pitchers. Any guesses as to who Player B is?Ã‚Â Here's a hint: he's a former Red. That's right, it's none other than Johnny C... Read More...

How good has Brandon Finnegan’s changeup been?

Matt Wilkes

08/31/2016

This season has been a roller coaster for Brandon Finnegan. When I wrote my most recent column about him fourÃ‚Â weeks ago, he was among the worst qualified starters in a number of areas (ERA, FIP, xFIP, K%, BB... Read More...

Cody Reed’s initial struggles might seem familiar to Reds fans

Matt Wilkes

08/24/2016

Homer Bailey and Johnny Cueto are undoubtedly two of the most successful pitchers in recent Reds history. The former has tossed two no-hitters -- one of only 26Ã‚Â pitchers in baseball history to do so -- an... Read More...

The Reds pitching staff is allowing HRs at a record pace

Matt Wilkes

08/10/2016

To put it mildly, it's been a bumpy season for Reds hurlers. At times, the pitchingÃ‚Â staff -- especially the bullpen -- has been unwatchable. Things have gotten considerably better as players have returned fr... Read More...

Can Brandon Finnegan stick in the starting rotation?

Matt Wilkes

08/03/2016

People around baseball have been asking the same question since Brandon Finnegan was drafted by the Kansas City Royals with the 17th overall pick in the 2014 draft: can he beÃ‚Â a major-league starter in the lo... Read More...

Have the Reds found the right role for Raisel Iglesias?

Matt Wilkes

07/27/2016

When it comes to overall value, a starting pitcher is worth far more than a reliever. In 2015, the Indians' Cody Allen had the highest fWAR of any relief pitcher in baseball at 2.6. Among the 77 qualified st... Read More...

A pitch-by-pitch look into exit velocity for Reds’ pitchers

Matt Wilkes

07/20/2016

Last week, we dove in to exit velocity for pitchers to see if we could reach any conclusions about what it means. While there was a lot of interesting data, the results didn't yield many definitive conclusions.... Read More...

Does exit velocity matter for pitchers?

Matt Wilkes

07/13/2016

Statcast has unleashed a bevy of new, fascinating data for baseball fans to take in that will only get more interesting and helpful in evaluating players as time goes on.Ã‚Â Last week, IÃ‚Â broke down a relativ... Read More...

What are spin rates? And which Reds pitchers have good ones?

Matt Wilkes

07/06/2016

In recent years, many new methods to evaluate pitchers have emerged. With stats like FIP, xFIP, and SIERA, we now have the ability to more accurately measure a pitcher's true skill, independent of the defens... Read More...