Alfredo Simon Archives - Page 3 of 15

The Reds pitching staff is allowing HRs at a record pace

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...

Sorting the Rotation’s Identity Crisis

Wesley Jenkins

08/05/2016

May 18, 2016: Raisel Iglesias, Anthony DeSclafani, and Homer Bailey are all on the disabled list; Jumbo Diaz and Keyvius Sampson areÃ‚Â recalled to the big league club; J.J. Hoover is in Louisville; Steve Delab... Read More...

Another front office gut punch

Steve Mancuso

07/25/2016

I read the news today, oh boy. The Yankees trade of Aroldis Chapman to the Chicago Cubs lays bare the serial and disastrous mishandling by the Cincinnati Reds of a prime asset. The failure of the Reds to execu... 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...

The first half is over. Let’s move on.

Chad Dotson

07/16/2016

The second half of the 2016 season began yesterday, and it couldn't have gotten here quickly enough, right? I'm sure you're all excited to see how the last 73 games of the season play out for the ol' Redlegs. ... 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...

A Requiem for Jay Bruce

Steve Mancuso

07/07/2016

Let's start with his failures. Jay BruceÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s career with the Reds has been full of them. For example, Bruce has never choked a woman. HeÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s failed to be arrested for non-payment of child support, a... Read More...

Titanic Struggle Recap: Alfredo Simon keeps on keepin’ on

Chad Dotson

06/16/2016

Final -- 13 innings R H E Cincinnati Reds (26-40) 8 11 2 Atlanta Braves (19-46) 9 19 3 W: Ogando (2-1) L: Simon (2-7) FanGraphs Win Probability | Box Score The Good ... Read More...

Recap: Reds pitching implodes

Steve Mancuso

06/08/2016

I had a good ticket for tonight's game. The weather was perfect. The Cardinals were in town. The Reds are playing about as well as can be expected right now. They had a chance to win the series. I didn't go ... Read More...

Recap: Someone, probably Milwaukee, won

Steve Mancuso

05/28/2016

Due to an improbable confluence of events ranging from marriage to softball super regionals to coaching kids teams to traveling, we came up short today for someone to write a timely recap who was able to watch ... Read More...

Recap: Milwaukee Bests Reds

Steve Mancuso

05/27/2016

The Reds have lost eleven in a row. They are 3-18 in road games. The pitching staff is flat out terrible. When they aren't walking batters (11.2%, highest in MLB) Reds pitchers are grooving it down the middle.... Read More...

The Most Disappointing Thing

Nick Carrington

05/27/2016

In 2012, the Reds had six pitchers make starts all season and the sixth starter, Todd Redmond, pitched only once. Four of those hurlers pitched over 200 innings, and the strength of the Reds rotation led them t... Read More...

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