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From Ã¢â‚¬Å“OCÃ¢â‚¬Â to Bronson: a history of Reds pitching trades

11/10/2017

Everyone knows it. Me, Chad, The Nation, everybody. The Reds need to obtain a veteran starting pitcher who can reliably show up on the mound every fifth day, give them (dare I say?) 180 innings of work an... Read More...

Bronson Arroyo’s Greatest Hits

Chad Dotson

09/25/2017

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Back in late June, Reds right-hander Bronson Arroyo effectively announced his retirement at season's end: https://twitter.com/FOXSportsOH/status/879446998092439552 Over the weekend, of course, the Reds cele... Read More...

So long Bronson Arroyo. See you at the Reds Hall of Fame

Chad Dotson

02/10/2014

It was pretty much inevitable in the crazy economics of baseball that Bronson Arroyo wasnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t going to retire as a Cincinnati Red. When he recently signed a two-year contract with Arizona, that became ... Read More...

NLDS Titanic Struggle Recap: Bronson Arroyo pitches the Reds to a 2-0 lead

Chad Dotson

10/08/2012

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Let's recap tonight's titanic struggle.... National League Division Series, Game Two FINAL Cincinnati 9 San Francisco 0 W: B. Arroyo (1-0) L: M. Bumgarner (0-1) BOX SCORE Reds lead series, 2-0 PO... Read More...

Is Juan Francisco in Dusty Baker’s doghouse?

Chad Dotson

03/06/2012

I've always been of a mind that Juan Francisco was pretty heavily overrated by the Reds organization. I love his power, but Francisco has always seemed like Wily Mo Pena Lite. The Reds organization has seemed ... Read More...

Wanna hear something hard to believe?

Bill Lack

01/23/2012

Wily Mo Pena turned 30 today. Happy birthday, big fella. I would have guessed he was older...just something that I found surprising. Talk about a guy whose agent didn't do him any favors on his first contrac... Read More...

Titanic Struggle Recap

Chad Dotson

09/12/2011

Let's recap tonight's titanic struggle.... FINAL Chicago (NL) 12 Cincinnati 8 W: R. Lopez (5-6) L: D. Willis (0-6) BOX SCORE POSITIVES --Brandon Phillips hit two homers, walked once, scored three and drove in... Read More...

Mock Expansion Draft

Chris Garber

06/28/2011

A few weeks ago, the good folks over at The Platoon Advantage had a fantastic idea: A mock expansion draft, based on the premise that MLB should expand to 32 teams in the near future. They asked the other ESP... Read More...

A Blast from the past…

Bill Lack

06/17/2011

Saw this article today about ex-Red Wily Mo Pena: he's in the Arizona Diamondbacks' system. He's batted .356 with 21 homers and 62 RBIs for the team's Triple-A affiliate, the Reno Aces, this year and the Bos... Read More...

On Juan Francisco

Chad Dotson

04/25/2011

I saw this comment that Bill made earlier, linking this piece from Fayman's blog. Let me know what you think: The long-term plan at third remains Juan Francisco. Ã¢â‚¬Å“HeÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s 23, lots of pop,Ã¢â‚¬Â Ba... Read More...

Peter Gammons on the Reds

Bill Lack

03/25/2011

Like him or hate him, but you'll enjoy what this article says (other than where he calls Travis Wood, Tim): "The Reds may be the single biggest favorite in any division going into the season," said one GM. Pau... Read More...

This Day in Reds History: Reds Deal Taubensee and Stynes

stevepriceredlegnation

11/16/2010

November 16, 2000: In cost cutting moves, the Reds deal away popular semi-regulars catcher Eddie Taubensee and IF-OF Chris Stynes. The 1999 and 2000 Reds were some of General Manager Jim Bowden's busiest tr... Read More...

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