Yes, Virginia, The Reds Have to Get an Ace
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.
40 fun, interesting, and sometimes depressing stats from the Reds’ pitching staff in 2018 | Matt Wilkes
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...
Settling the Starting Rotation | Jeff Gangloff
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...
[Podcast] RNR #222: Do the Reds have an ownership problem?
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...
A Matt Harvey Trade Retrospective
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...
What If…? Internal Options For Improving The 2019 Rotation.
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...
On Raisel Iglesias, starting pitcher
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...
Young Pitcher Flaws and the Future of the Rotation | Nick Carrington
Late last season, the Reds starting pitching situation looked promising. They had an abundance of young, talented pitchers ready to resuscitate a rotation that was on life support from a couple years of either ... Read More...
Championship Track: Reality Check
So, last night on Twitter, I made the egregious suggestion that Scooter Gennett was likely not a player to count on over the long term. Correspondingly, my mentions caught fire like dry brush at a fireworks sho... Read More...
Is The Rotation Rounding Into Form? | Jim Walker
Last month I discussed what a starting pitching rotation needs to accomplish to successfully complete its role. The conclusion of the post was that the future of the Reds rotation was in the hands of their youn... Read More...
Updates from Louisville
Last night, I was in attendance for Robert Stephenson's start in Louisville. In the first inning, Stephenson hit Edwin Espinal in the face, breaking his jaw. He also hit the first batter of the second inning an... Read More...
Championship Track: Castellini’s Money and Why We Shouldn’t Worry about It
So, it's been a rough year. Nothing like the year I thought we'd see. At least, not so far. Though, fortunately, the Reds finally have an actual winning streak going right now. But the issues present with this ... Read More...