Todd Frazier in Depth
Todd Frazier has had a lot in common with the Reds this year. When he was good, they were in the hunt. When he cooled off, the season came crashing down.
As he stands right now, Frazier's 2014 numbers are no... Read More...
Jay Bruce in Depth
Jay Bruce has had a disappointing season. After what felt like a 2013 in which he took a few steps forward, 2014 has seen him taking at least as many back. Indeed, if you had bet on Bruce being in the same slug... Read More...
Devin Mesoraco in Depth
Since Nick wrote about Mesoraco and his place in Reds history a few days ago, I thought now was a perfect time to break down his game piece by piece.
Nick pretty well covered the basic numbers, so I won't go... Read More...
Zack Cozart in Depth
Having gotten tired of trying to write about the entire, sputtering offense and having reached a point in the season where we can have some idea of what players are doing, I've decided to take the next several ... Read More...
How Offense Killed the Season
The thing about writing a weekly column about how a team that can't hit hits is that even when you've been gone for two weeks, you material doesn't really change. It's a lot of poop.
Twenty-nine offensive pl... Read More...
Swing and a Miss
"Pinch hitting for Jason Linden... Chris Garber. Garber"
What a week to get to write about the Reds offense. In their first five games after the All-Star break, the Reds have "hit" .186/.238/.342. FiveÂÂ... Read More...
The Reds offense at the All-Star break
Let's take a look at the Reds offense at the All-Star break in 2014 compared to 2013. Table 1 compares the two teams on basic offensive numbers.
Table 1
The bottom line of Runs scored shows nearly... Read More...
Filling in for Votto
Something impossible is happening. The Reds are contending despite getting basically nothing from Joey Votto. This, as you all know, has happened thanks to triumveral emergence of Todd Frazier, Devin Mesoraco, ... Read More...
Contrarianism
I like to be contrary. I can't help it. When the Reds were down, I generally wrote a bunch about what was going right or what figured to turn around soon. Now that the Reds are up, it's time (for me) to look... Read More...
Half Way to What?
Very shortly, the Reds will reach the halfway point in the season. As you are no doubt aware, they just peaked (or peeked) over .500 for the first time all year. They've been playing great lately and have been ... Read More...
Todd Frazier… MVP (?)
Todd Frazier, you may have noted, is having himself a year. He is, in fact, having so much of a year that he is on pace to generate more than six wins above replacement. He is near the top of the league in nume... Read More...
The Votto Effect
Something magical just happened. Joey Votto just came back into our lives. Everything changes now.
This isn't a column about where Joey Votto should hit or about whether his power is or isn't there. In fact,... Read More...