Are the Reds really seeing a new Robert Stephenson?
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Robert Stephenson is off to a strong start in 2019. What changes has he made on the mound and will they last?
Five reasons to be optimistic about the 2019 Cincinnati Reds
Chad Dotson discusses five reasons you should forget your nagging doubts and be fully optimistic about the 2019 Cincinnati Reds.
The Reds front office must finish the rebuild | Steve Mancuso
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...
Mailing tickets
During a two-week stretch last April the Reds and Cubs played seven times. If you bracket off a 13-5 Cincinnati win, the Cubs slaughtered the Reds 55-7. Not a typo. Not the Ohio State-Rutgers football score. Th... Read More...
Today is the deadline to protect players for the Rule 5 draft
Lots of interesting decisions are going to be made today with respect to the composition of Cincinnati's 40-man roster:
The deadline to protect players on the 40-man roster is Friday. Those eligible for the Ru... Read More...
More roster moves for the Cincinnati Reds
I told you yesterday, after a series of moves by the Cincinnati Reds, that there would be more to come. Today we learn the following:
https://twitter.com/Reds/status/792067767486799872
Nothing here is sur... Read More...
What did we learn about Reds pitchers in 2016?
The Reds pitching staff has been largely terrible in 2016. A whopping 31 pitchers (and Tyler Holt) took the mound for the club, allowing an MLB record 251 home runs (as of Tuesday night) and posting a collec... Read More...
On Cincinnati’s abysmal pitching staff
Yes, we have known for a long time that Cincinnati's pitching has been brutal this year. Yes, this staff broke the record for most home runs allowed in a single season. Yes, they've been almost impossible to wa... Read More...
Six weeks of bridled optimism
On Sunday July 10, Miami reliever Dustin McGowan retired Ramon Cabrera on a routine groundout, closing out a ho-hum 7-3 win and a series sweep for the Marlins. The Reds record stood at 32-57, a dismal 25 games ... Read More...
Fun with bullpen narratives
Narrative #1: The Reds have the worst bullpen in history.
For the first three months of the season, this was impossible to contest, whether you used old metrics or new fangled ones. Just a few weeks into the se... Read More...
The first half is over. Let’s move on.
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.
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Titanic Struggle Recap: Reds narrowly lose the Ohio Cup
Final
R
H
E
Cleveland Indians (21-17)
7
10
1
Cincinnati Reds (15-26)
2
5
2
W: Tomlin (6-0) L: Cotham (0-3)
FanGraphs Win Probability | Box Score
The Good
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