Rebuild Binder

Bronson (Arroyo) Come Back

Bronson Arroyo is probably your mother's favorite baseball player. He has those long luscious locks that swish just so when he follows through. His leg kick defies convention just enough while still vaguel... Read More...

Log jam in the infield

The first definition of log jam in the dictionary is pretty straightforward: "a situation in which a large number of logs floating down a river become tangled with each other so that further movement is not ... Read More...

Old Mother Jocketty’s cupboard

Dave Cameron at FanGraphs just concluded a series of posts ranking the top 50 baseball players in terms of value above their contract. Not the fifty best players. The fifty players who have the most long-ter... Read More...

What If The Plan Isn’t Working?

Ever since we started this most recent rebuild, the Reds have told us to BE CALM and DON’T WORRY, because (and repeat this with me now) “There is a plan.” This plan allegedly includes graphs and charts an... Read More...

Fire Bryan Price? Meh.

The rebuilding process, charts and graphs or not, was almost certain to cause unrest. But the Reds recent free fall has dialed up the decibel level on calls to fire manager Bryan Price. The Atlanta Braves sacke... Read More...

Bruce Extension Part 2: Payroll

This is an exercise, not a forecast or a prescription. It follows my post from Friday that raised the idea that the Reds consider extending Jay Bruce for three years at $43 million. A common and understan... Read More...