1987 was Eric Davis' best season. His combination of power, speed and defense produced 7.9 WAR at age 25. That's the highest single-season total for any Reds position player since. He mashed 37 homers, stole 50... Read More...
The time between now and the July 31 trade deadline may prove as consequential as any two weeks of the Reds multi-year rebuilding process. The team is close to being a contender. That seemed unimaginable in Apr... Read More...
The Reds infield will be well represented at the All-Star Game, with Scooter Gennett, Eugenio Suarez and Joey Votto selected for the second team. Gennett and Suarez will make their first appearance as All-Stars... Read More...
Seth Shaner is an occasional contributor to Redleg Nation. His last piece was about the Reds' outfield rotation.
There I was, waiting for my gas tank to fill up on a scorching July day in Ohio, when I came a... Read More...
No aspect of baseball through its history has changed more than pitching. Underhand to overhand. Soft toss to max velocity. Adding a mound and rubber. The introduction of players who were pitching specialists. ... Read More...
Billy Hamilton stole second off Yadi Molina on the first pitch.ÂÂ
Hamilton had entered the game in the 7th inning to pinch run for Ryan Ludwick. Todd Frazier drove in Hamilton for the game’s only scor... Read More...
It's hard to overstate the importance of the next 11 months for the Cincinnati Reds, leading up to Opening Day 2019. The rebuilding process has reached crescendo. It now requires big, calculated expenditures of... Read More...
Bullpen usage is on the rise around baseball. Relievers threw 16,469 2/3 innings last season, setting the MLB record for the second year in a row. (Phillies manager Gabe Kapler seems determined for his team to ... Read More...
Yes, I appreciate the irony of an optimistic post about the Reds built around a metaphor of brightening skies while the Opening Day game is rained out. But let's persist and use the overcast and now unoccupied ... Read More...
I’m sure that at least once in human history, Christmas has fallen on a Monday, but not within my immediate memory. Because I would remember the absolute Mass placement hysteria every single Catholic is ... Read More...