Bob Castellini Archives - Redleg Nation

An attempt to estimate Reds’ financial status for player payroll

12/06/2020

Leaving the 2021 team salary level exactly where it currently is (without any additions) would, in theory, bring the team back to break-even in player payroll expense over the past two seasons after a significant loss in 2020.

The Cincinnati Reds Missing Man: Alex Wood

Jim Walker

03/29/2019

New left-handed pitcher Alex Wood is missing from the opening day 25-man roster for the Cincinnati Reds.

Five reasons to be optimistic about the 2019 Cincinnati Reds

Chad Dotson

03/28/2019

Chad Dotson discusses five reasons you should forget your nagging doubts and be fully optimistic about the 2019 Cincinnati Reds.

On Reds broadcaster Marty Brennaman, the soundtrack to our lives

Chad Dotson

01/21/2019

Marty Brennaman just announced his retirement after more than four decades. For most Reds fans, he's been the soundtrack to their entire lives.

Ownership, wealth and Reds payroll | Steve Mancuso

Steve Mancuso

12/05/2018

The Cincinnati Reds ownership group has turned a $270M purchase in 2006 into a purchase that is now worth over one billion dollars.

Bell Hire: David Bell’s press conference

Steve Mancuso

10/22/2018

From David Bell's introductory press conference and a few one-on-one interviews afterward shown on FSO: The local media (FSO) and ownership have their narrative about a local boy coming home. Bell's introdu... Read More...

Not Great, Bob

Richard Fitch

10/22/2018

According to the Chinese zodiac, this was the Year of the Dog. If you spent much time at Great American Ball Park, you know it was just a dog of a year. Every contest seemed a bark in the park, with too many ga... Read More...

Is the Reds manager search devolving into factions? | Steve Mancuso

Steve Mancuso

10/12/2018

Joel Sherman of the New York Post is a reporter who Walt Jocketty and Bob Castellini will have in their old paper rolodexes. Either would be comfortable whipping open a flip phone and giving Sherman an off the ... Read More...

Cincinnati’s Mini-Steinbrenner? | Chad Dotson

Chad Dotson

09/10/2018

You'll remember, a few weeks ago, I asked whether Reds ownership was meddling in baseball operations. The short answer: yes. Well, since that piece was published, we keep getting more evidence of Bob Castell... Read More...

[Game Recap] Rigglementum, catch it

Steve Mancuso

09/06/2018

The Reds are 1-3 against Padres this year, one of the few major league teams that has a worse record than they do (at least for now). The Reds have lost four in a row and are 11-22 since the trade deadline. Ci... Read More...

[Recap] Scooter Gennett is pretty good. The Cincinnati Reds are not.

Chad Dotson

09/04/2018

The Short Version: The Reds lost. Again. Whatever. Final R H E Cincinnati Reds (59-80) 3 6 0 Pittsburgh Pirates (68-71) 7 12 1 W: Musgrove (6-8) L: Reed (0-2) FanGraphs W... Read More...

You’ll Find the Cardinal Way in the Owner’s Box | Steve Mancuso

Steve Mancuso

09/03/2018

Saturday, John Fay published an important columnÃ‚Â about Jim RigglemanÃ‚Â for the Cincinnati Enquirer. I'm going to bracket off what might be the most discouraging part: Fay's reporting on a meeting that Re... Read More...

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