Last Gasps

Chris Garber
If they stick around long enough, baseball general managers tend to get reputations. Jim "Ralph" Bowden would chase a five tool prospect for years. Wayne Krivsky never met a two-year contract extension he... Read More...
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Dusty Baker and falling in love

Steve Mancuso
Reds manager Dusty Baker's testy answer to a question yesterday about playing time for Todd Frazier and Scott Rolen has been reported by John Fay and Mark Sheldon. At the end of his remarks, Baker said this: â... Read More...
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Reds Acquire SS/IF Wilson Valdez

Steve Mancuso
The Reds have traded LH pitcher Jeremy Horst to the Philadelphia Phillies for SS/Utility infielder, Wilson Valdez.  Mark Sheldon provides the essentials on Valdez at the plate: Valdez spent the last two seas... Read More...
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Younger and Better

Steve Mancuso
A new strategy for the Reds is percolating.  Let's go with my friend Mike's suggestion and call it "Younger and Better."  The premise is the Reds have several strong players at AAA who may be able to cont... Read More...
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X-Factor: Paul Janish

Chad Dotson
Orlando Cabrera (2010) Alex Gonzalez (2009, 2007) Jeff Keppinger (2008) Felipe Lopez (2006) Rich Aurilia (2005) Between 1974 and 2004, the Cincinnati Reds were fortunate to be able to pencil in the names of Da... Read More...
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On Billy Hamilton

Chad Dotson
For the last couple of months, Reds farmhand Billy Hamilton has been getting a lot of love from the various prospect rankings. Yesterday, John Fay has professed his undying love for the young shortstop: Iâ€... Read More...
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Who Knew?

Chad Dotson
In the middle of a post about a bunch of other things, Poz had a short exploration about on-base streaks. We all remember Joey Votto's streak of consecutive games reaching base last season; it's among the ten-l... Read More...
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Can the Reds Offense Repeat?

Tom Diesman
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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Chemistry Class

Chad Dotson
I hated Chemistry class in high school. Just hated it and couldn't wait until it was over. When I got to The University, I was forced to take a certain number of classes in math/science; I loaded up on math and... Read More...