To Keep or Trade Matt Kemp: That Is the Question
With a large contract and no clear path to playing time in the Cincinnati Reds' outfield, will Matt Kemp get traded again?
40 fun, interesting, and sometimes depressing stats from the Reds’ pitching staff in 2018 | Matt Wilkes
With another 90-loss season in the history books and no discernible improvement from the Reds' pitching staff, the conversation surrounding the Reds for the next five months will center around trade rumors and ... Read More...
At-Bat with Matt: Reds Outfield Production Hits Rock Bottom
Last week’s news that the four-man outfield rotation was over, or at the very least on hold, probably did not come as a surprise to anyone, given how poor the overall performance has been. It makes sense... Read More...
Joey Votto and the April Blues | Matt Habel
Death, taxes, and Joey Votto looking mortal during April. It is an odd thing to guarantee but here we are, the fourth year in a row that Votto looks more like Skip Schumaker than one of the greatest hitters of ... Read More...
It’s not me, it’s you: Reds Spring Training Questions
The Reds pitchers and catchers report to Goodyear, AZ for spring training on Valentine's Day this year, and for once, there's a fair amount of overlap between the questions long-term couples face every year aro... Read More...
All of a Sudden, I Trust the Front Office
As Dick Williams has taken on more and more power in the Reds' front office over the last year, I have found myself suddenly agreeing with more and more of the decisions that Reds have made regarding player... Read More...
Let’s Talk about Contracts
Here in Reds land, it seems there is an eternal debate about whether or not certain players are "worth" their contracts and about whether or not the Reds should give so much of their payroll to a few players an... Read More...
Down Goes Bautista: What if the Reds picked a fight?
Baseball players have never quite had the reputation of “athletes.†Sure, everyone knows baseball is a sport and superhumans like Bo Jackson and Mike Trout play it, but when Bartolo Colon can jack a... Read More...
Left for dead: Sorting out left field for the Reds
In his first year as general manager for the Reds, Walt Jocketty traded Adam Dunn to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Remember the Dallas Buck Era? Dunn had become a fixture in Great American Ball Park's left field.
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Tuesday afternoon Reds news
• Starting pitcher John Lamb had disc surgery in December that will put him behind schedule, possibly mid-April.
https://twitter.com/m_sheldon/status/697139511227260929
Lamb was part of the Johnny Cueto... Read More...
Roster turnover
Twelve players who were on the Reds 25-man Opening Day 2015 roster are no longer with the organization:
C: Brayan Peña
IF: Kristopher Negron, Chris Dominguez
OF: Brennan Boesch, Marlon Byrd, Skip Sch... Read More...
Trojan Horses, wise decisions and best wishes
Musings from Midway, Kentucky on a rainy Friday morning:
Dick Williams, Trojan Horse?ÂÂ
Wouldn't it be delicious irony if the Reds end up modernizing their baseball operation through the jagged path of nepo... Read More...