The Reds are Better than the Perception
The Cincinnati Reds are better in 2019 than they have been in years past. This season is proving to be a step in the right direction - playoffs or not.
Is it Time to Turn Our Focus to 2018?
Let's take a trip back in time. I'm talking about going way, way back to June 8th - some twelve long days ago. If you'll remember, back on June 8th, the Reds were putting the finishing touches on a fou... Read More...
The Rotation in One Month
The Reds appear to have a contending offense, defense, and bullpen, and yet, they remain under .500. Their struggles can be easily traced to an underwhelming starting rotation. Reds pitchers who have started mo... Read More...
Three Up, Three Down: April 26, 2017
The Reds have wrapped up their worst week of 2017, going 2-5 since we spoke last Tuesday. The club has been up against some pretty big odds, facing off against the defending World Series champion Chicago Cubs, ... Read More...
Goodyear journal 3/26 – final installment
The Reds played at home against Seattle with the same roster as the one that played the A's yesterday, plus Devin Mesoraco catching and batting third. Still no pitch speed shown on the Goodyear Ballpark scor... Read More...
‘One hole’ in Arismendy Alcantara’s game
In July 2014, Arismendy Alcantara was considered one of the top minor league prospects in all of baseball. Baseball Prospectus had him ranked the 18th best prospect in all of the minors at that time, when he wa... Read More...
Goodyear journal 3/20
The Reds played the Kansas City Royals today at Surprise Stadium in Surprise, AZ. The Royals share the ballpark with the Texas Rangers. Surprise is a Phoenix exurb about 30 minutes north of Goodyear. Surprise S... Read More...
Most Successful Pitches by Reds Pitchers in 2016
The Reds pitching staff has had a tough time this season. They currently sport the fourth worst ERA (4.89) and are dead last in both xFIP (4.79) and pitcher WAR (-0.9). They also just set a Major League reco... Read More...
Reds recap is full of oblique references
In the bottom of the 3rd inning, Billy Hamilton checked his swing and grabbed his left rib cage. After a protracted discussion involving the Reds trainer, Bryan Price, Zack Cozart and Joey Votto, Hamilton left ... Read More...
The Most Disappointing Thing
In 2012, the Reds had six pitchers make starts all season and the sixth starter, Todd Redmond, pitched only once. Four of those hurlers pitched over 200 innings, and the strength of the Reds rotation led them t... Read More...
The Farm as viewed from the Old Recliner
The past week tested the mettle of Reds fans with the setbacks and injuries to key contributors. As always, such events also create opportunities and this week was no exception. Tim Adleman received a promo... Read More...
Tuesday lineup, news and reading
The Reds travel to Scottsdale to play the San Francisco Giants tonight (9 p.m. ET). The game will be broadcast on the national MLB cable network as well as MLB.tv, the online stream, and WLW-700. Use this post ... Read More...