Roster Demolition & Construction

The Editors
An argument can be made that heading into 2014, Cincinnati’s roster was solid enough to return playoff baseball to Great American Ballpark. It just so happened that an incomprehensible ten out of Cin... Read More...

3 Steps Preparing for 2015

The Editors
I’m throwing in the towel on 2014. There are two schools of thought right now as to how the Reds should face the future: as a team that still has a chance to win this year, or as a team that does ... Read More...

How Offense Killed the Season

Jason Linden
The thing about writing a weekly column about how a team that can't hit hits is that even when you've been gone for two weeks, you material doesn't really change. It's a lot of poop. Twenty-nine offensive pl... Read More...

The Soft Bigotry of High Expectations

Richard Fitch
“If I have ventured wrongly, very well, life corrects me with a penalty. But if I haven't ventured at all, who can help me then?”    —Kierkegaard The philosopher in all of us is cry... Read More...

Half Way to What?

Jason Linden
Very shortly, the Reds will reach the halfway point in the season. As you are no doubt aware, they just peaked (or peeked) over .500 for the first time all year. They've been playing great lately and have been ... Read More...

The Curious Case of Chris Heisey

Nick Kirby
In 2009, Chris Heisey was named the Reds minor league player of the year after hitting .314/.379/.521 with 22 HR between AA and AAA (posted a 180 wRC+ at AA, 115 wRC+ at AAA). Heisey was called up to the Red... Read More...