The Top 5 Reds Opening Days (According to Jeff) | Jeff Gangloff
The top 5 Opening Days according to me, Jeff. From Ken Grifey Jr.'s first game to World Series aspirations, I rank the best from 1 to 5.
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...
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...
A pitch-by-pitch look into exit velocity for Reds’ pitchers
Last week, we dove in to exit velocity for pitchers to see if we could reach any conclusions about what it means. While there was a lot of interesting data, the results didn't yield many definitive conclusions.... Read More...
Does exit velocity matter for pitchers?
Statcast has unleashed a bevy of new, fascinating data for baseball fans to take in that will only get more interesting and helpful in evaluating players as time goes on. Last week, I broke down a relativ... Read More...
Could the Reds make a competitive run in 2017?
With the Reds in the midst of a successful month of June, coming off a split against the Rangers (arguably the best team in the AL) and heading into PeteRose-apalooza weekend, I found myself leaning back in... Read More...
Reds bullpen throws 8.1 no-hitting innings, but Hoover happens in the 15th
It was a crazy night at the old ballpark. The Reds bullpen, the worst in all of baseball, threw 8.1 no-hit innings against the first place Chicago Cubs. The Cubs had THREE different relief pitchers play in left... Read More...
Recap: That old, familiar bullpen feeling
Cole Hamels' major league debut for the Phillies was an afternoon game against the Reds in May 2006. The lineup he faced that day was Freel, Lopez, Griffey, Dunn, Kearns, Encarnacion, Phillips and Valentin. Ham... Read More...
Just how bad has the Reds’ bullpen been?
If you've watched a single second of a Reds game this year, you know just how bad the relief corps has been. Once the baseball is taken from the starter and the outfield gates open, fans are left holding their ... Read More...
Recap: Reds assume the position
Until the ninth inning, the Reds had outhit the Cubs. But it sure didn't seem like they were in the game. Last night the Cubbies scored 16 runs by blasting home run after home run. Tonight, they took a bunch of... Read More...
Stephenson gives glimpse of Reds bright future
What a difference a night makes. Yesterday, Reds hitters saw a grand total of 76 pitches in seven innings against Rockies starter Jordan Lyles. Tonight, the Reds offense chased Rockies starter Jorge De La Rosa ... Read More...