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Can the Reds Offense Repeat?

The Reds led the NL last season with a .774 OPS and 790 runs scored. Given that, a young talented starting rotation, a deep bullpen, and several top level prospects on the cusp of the majors, they appear to be... Read More...
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On The Bench

John Fay has this article on the lack of experience Cincinnati is likely to have on the bench this season: The drawback is the Reds are going to have to use young players as backups. That can impede their deve... Read More...
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So Long, Laynce Nix

We may have seen the last of Laynce Nix in a Cincinnati uniform: Outfielder Laynce Nix refused an outright assignment by the Reds after clearing waivers and became a free agent on Tuesday. Nix batted .291 wit... Read More...
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Jay Bruce, Player of the Week

Jay Bruce was named the NL Player of the Week for the last week of the season.   I haven't checked, but I'm willing to bet this is the first time a guy won POTW in a week when he also struck out four times i... Read More...
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Pine Time

Rob beat us to the punch, but I've been meaning to write up something highlighting the contributions of this year's bench* to the success of the 2010 Reds: The real key for the Reds, though? Their bench. Aside... Read More...
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Overachievers and Proud of It

Despite recent events, the Reds are going to win the NL Central.  Rather than talk about that slow, inexorable backward stumble into October, I thought we could use the time to look at how we got here.  H... Read More...
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Roster News — UPDATED

Last night was brutal, in ways other than the final score. First of all, Laynce Nix and Jim Edmonds both pulled up lame. It appears that Nix (sprained ankle) will be available to pinch-hit tonight, and should b... Read More...