The Art of Deception: A Primer on Perceived Pitch Velocity
A breakdown of perceived velocity, a Statcast metric that measures how fast the ball appears to the hitter after it's released by the pitcher.
Smooth-as-silk Stuart Fairchild a solid prospect for the Reds
I was able to catch the Dayton Dragons on their far western swing in the Midwest League when they took on the Burlington Bees last week. This Dayton team -- the Reds Class-A affiliate -- has talent, but they're... Read More...
Sal Romano’s elusive third pitch | Matt Wilkes
Sal Romano has the fastball velocity. He has a nice breaking ball to work with, as well. Neither of them are elite pitches, but they give the right-hander a solid foundation to work from. Two-pitch starting pit... Read More...
A Reds Fan’s Guide to the 2017 MLB Post-season
The 2017 MLB post-season is upon us and, alas, our beloved Cincinnati Reds did not qualify for any hot playoff action this year. Yesterday, our staff here at Redleg Nation made our playoff predictions, and you ... Read More...
The Cingrani Butterfly Effect
With the Reds looking up from the bottom of the NL Central standings, fans have spent much of the 2017 season speculating not about the postseason, but about which players would be dealt at the trade deadline. ... Read More...
BREAKING: Tony Cingrani traded to the Dodgers for Scott Van Slyke, Hendrik Clementina
Just as it began to appear that the trade deadline would pass without the Reds making a deal, we get the news that Tony Cingrani has been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers:
https://twitter.com/ZachENQ/status/8... Read More...
TGIF: Trades, soft hits, the future
Here's a little Friday grab bag for your reading pleasure.
Not Gonna Happen
With Monday's July 31 trade deadline looming, circumstances are conspiring against Dick Williams and the Reds front office. It looks i... Read More...
The beat down goes on
The Reds lost the opening game of their four-city road trip to first-place Cleveland. The loss means a split in the 4-game inter-Ohio series, leaving the Ohio Cup in northern Ohio. Although last year Cleveland ... Read More...
Regularly Scheduled Rain Delay: Where do you stand on the rebuild?
I've been watching too much soccer lately, partly because the Reds are awful and partly because it's a nice way to kill time, but mostly because the U.S. men's team is one of the most unintentionally exciti... Read More...
20-61
The Reds have been outscored 61-20 in the 7-game home stand. They've given up 19 home runs. Tomorrow, they welcome Mr. Giancarlo Stanton and the Miami Marlins to GABP for a 3-game series. Hiding women and child... Read More...
Recap: Reds lose. Rinse. Repeat.
Final
R
H
E
Arizona Diamondbacks (54-39)
11
12
0
Cincinnati Reds (39-54)
2
6
0
W: Ray (9-4) L: Romano (1-2)
FanGraphs Win Probability | Box Score
The Good
--Are yo... Read More...
Zero point zero
The last three days have been rough to watch.
I'm sure they haven't been pleasant for the team, manager, coaches and front office. But let's focus on silver linings.
Did you know the Cincinnati Reds are squar... Read More...