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Down on the Farm – Opening Day Edition

04/06/2012

Games Played on 04/05/2012 It was Opening Day for the Cincinnati Reds and their four full season minor league affiliates on Thursday. The organization pulled off an Opening Day sweep! Minor League Player of t... Read More...

Projecting 91 Wins

Greg Dafler

04/05/2012

The Reds will win more games than they lose this season. Not a very bold prediction. Nor an unreasonable projection. The Reds are frequently being picked by experts across the nation to win the NL Central thi... Read More...

RN 2012 Preview Wrap-Up

Jason Linden

03/29/2012

Over the last six weeks, I have written thousands of words about the Reds' 2012 season. I have learned a lot and, at times, been surprised. I hope you have, too. But now, Opening Day is exactly a week a way and... Read More...

Cuts – Roster at 31; 28 healthy

Bill Lack

03/29/2012

From John Fay: The Reds trimmed the roster to 31 Wednesday. They re-assigned catchers Corky Miller and Dioner Navarro and outfielder Daryl Jones to the minor league camp. The roster is down to 28 healthy pl... Read More...

Pitching Notes (Including Jeff Francis Opt-out Clause)

Greg Dafler

03/21/2012

Fans are rightfully concerned about rotation depth coming into the 2012 season. The club has needed seven starters to make 10 or more starts each of the past two seasons. Ten different pitchers made at least o... Read More...

They’re Paying A Lot Of Money To Bailey & Chapman

Greg Dafler

03/19/2012

According to ESPN's Jim Bowden yesterday via twitter Dusty Baker just told us they're paying a lot of money to Bailey & Chapman and we'll have to find roles for them even if it's in bullpen Yet Dusty Bake... Read More...

Game results…and other stuff

Bill Lack

03/06/2012

All from the Cincinnati Enquirer: - Reds beat the Indians 12-7 yesterday. Cueto threw 2 solid innings, giving up a lead off triple and one other hit, a run, while striking out 2 and walking none in two innings... Read More...

RN 2012 Preview: Bottom of the Rotation

Jason Linden

03/05/2012

Well, Reds fans, we know the rotation now. Barring injury, it will go Cueto, Latos, Arroyo, Leake, Bailey. Of course, where a pitcher is slotted is relatively meaningless. Except, that is, for what it tells us ... Read More...

A Proposal for the Starting Rotation

Jason Linden

01/27/2012

If there is one question mark on this edition of the Reds, it has to be Bronson Arroyo. Last year, he was miserable, but that came on the heels of consecutive years as very solid major league starting pitcher. ... Read More...

Reds sign SP Jeff Francis to Minor League deal

Steve Mancuso

01/25/2012

The Reds addressed their need for starting pitching depth tonight, as John Heyman reports that the Reds have signed starting pitcher Jeff Francis to a minor league deal.Ã‚Â Zack Links at MLBTR provides some ba... Read More...

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