What a difference a year makes.Twelve months ago, I nearly scrapped my annual spring training pilgrimage to Goodyear. This year, however, I couldn't wait to return to Arizona to witness the new-look Reds in person.
After years of injuries, minor-league retreads, and otherwise subpar pitching, the Cincinnati Reds' staff finally has something every team wants: depth.
The best teams tend to have an ace in their rotation. The Cincinnati Reds currently do not. For them to get where they want, they'll probably need one.
With another 90-loss season in the history books and no discernible improvement from the Reds' pitching staff, the conversation surrounding the Reds for the next five months will center around trade rumors and ... Read More...
The Reds flung a lot of mud at the wall in 2018. They smeared Homer Bailey hoping he’d stick around long enough to justify his long term contract. The Reds tossed a crumbled up, dried out heap of Brandon... Read More...
Jason Linden joined me again this week for a fun episode of Redleg Nation Radio. We began by discussing current news, answered a few Twitter questions, then asked whether ownership was meddling too much in base... Read More...
I’m not criticizing the Reds, at least not the initial move. It’s possible to disagree with something the Reds do and still believe they made a reasonable decision given the circumstances.
But ... Read More...
The consensus among both those who run and follow the Reds seems nearly unanimous. The Reds can be playoff contenders as soon as 2019 if the team can make a significant improvement to the starting pitching rota... Read More...