Down on the Farm
Games Played on 6/26/2013
Minor League Player of the Day: Billy Hamilton went 2-for-4 with a walk, hitting his 5th homerun of the season and stealing his 49th base. Hamilton scored twice and had two RBI, inclu... Read More...
Stirrin’ the pot a little on Tuesday morning
Ran across this article over at Yahoo! Sports; Doug Poe, a Yahoo contributor doesn't see much to rave about in the trade that brought Scott Rolen to the Reds:
During his three full years with Cincinnati, Edwin... Read More...
Hope for Homer
For those who feel it's taken Homer Bailey a long time to get to where many, including myself, think he's going to go...
Someone asked Bill James on his website about Tom Glavine's slow major league start in r... Read More...
“I Don’t Know”
John Fay, who's doing yeoman's work lately (especially for a guy with no competition), asked Walt Jocketty to explain the Reds plan.
Jocketty's answer was beyond poor.  The guy sounds like he's never even c... Read More...
Scott Rolen Trade Roundup
Let's round up the analysis of Walt Jocketty's big deadline trade....
--Baseball Prospectus, in a post they titled "The Worst Deadline Deal":
his was not good business for the Cincinnati ballclub. Rolenâ€â... Read More...
RN Trade Evaluation: Encarnacion, Rolen, and Hairston
I drew the short straw, and get to evaluate the Reds deadline deals.  After the trades, and last night's game, I barely have the strength.  I'm also leaving on vacation in a few hours, so I'm going to rel... Read More...
Down On The Farm
Games played 07/10/09
AAA
Louisville 5 - Columbus 4
Chris Heisey went 2 for 4 with a HR and a SB. Craig Tatum went 2 for 4 with a 2B. Drew Sutton doubled. Drew Stubbs stole his 33rd base.
Matt Maloney ge... Read More...
Down On The Farm
Games played 07/08/09
AAA
Louisville 4 - Toledo 2
Chris Heisey went 3 for 4 with a 2B. Darnell McDonald went 2 for 5 with a 3B. Drew Stubbs went 2 for 5 with a 2B. Kevin Barker went 2 for 4 with a 2B.
Be... Read More...
A few quick items for discussion
A few items for a Monday morning....
--Bronson Arroyo is thinking about having carpal tunnel surgery in the off-season, as it's still bothering him. Many of you may remember that I had that exact surgery last ... Read More...
The season begins anew….
Does anyone else feel like the season is beginning anew with Joey Votto coming back tonight?
Here's a roundup up some items from around the internets:
--Votto is going to meet with the media for the first tim... Read More...
Down On The Farm
Games played 06/18/09
AAA
Louisville 3 - Norfolk 1
Danny Richar went 2 for 4 with a HR and a 2B. Dan Dorn doubled and is now hitting .333/.375/.578/.953 in June after putting up OPS of .543 in April and .68... Read More...
Minor League Notes
--The Reds have signed nine of their recent draft picks, including 2nd rounder Billy Hamilton and 3rd rounder Donnie Joseph.
I'm really surprised -- and pleased -- that Hamilton signed so quickly. You may reca... Read More...