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Redleg Nation 2013 Season Preview: The Bench

The Bench 2012 Slash Line*: .235/.286/.347 2013 Projection: .250/.310/.380

2012 WAR: -0.2 2012 WAR/600 PA: -0.1 2013 Best Guess WAR/600 PA: 1.0 Projected Difference: +1.1/600 PA

*The 2012 bench for the purposes of the above calculations was: Chris Heisey, Scott Rolen, Xavier Paul, Miguel Cairo, Wilson Valdez, Mike Costanzo, Henry Rodriguez, Didi Gregorius, Willie [...]

Erardi on last season’s historically bad bench

From Cincinnati.com:

The entire article is a good read, but about last year’s “big two” on the bench (Valdez/Cairo):

Actually, to describe the performances of Valdez and Cairo as ‘‘holes’’ is kind.

Valdez may have had had the worst offensive season in Reds history — and Cairo wasn’t far behind.

For players with a [...]

Reds shopping SS, part ways with Valdez and Bray

FOX reporter Jon Paul Morosi reports the Reds are drawing considerable interest at the winter GM meetings in CA, since many teams are looking for a shortstop. Jocketty confirmed with Morosi that the Reds would be willing to part with either Zack Cozart or Didi Gregorius, the two shortstops on the Reds 40-man roster, [...]

2013 Arbitration Eligible Players

Now that the decision on player options is complete (with Ryan Madson and Ryan Ludwick both declining their mutual options), the next order of business is whether to offer arbitration to eligible players currently under team control or non-tender for the 2013 season.

Tim Dierkes of MLBtraderumors summarized the Reds arbitration eligible players [...]

Contract status and payroll for 2013

Something constructive to take your mind off the NLCS and the Baker extension: The 2013 contract status for the players on the 2012 Reds major league roster and the initial payroll situation.

2013 CONTRACT STATUS

Signed - team control, agreed salary amount (2012 > 2013)

Joey Votto ($9.5 m > $17 m) Brandon [...]

I’m Happy

So the National League Division Series is scheduled to begin this weekend. Did you notice that the Reds qualified for the NLDS? Obviously, we don’t know who they’ll be playing; those dominoes will fall this week.

Time for another one of my rambling posts. I don’t know about you, but the excitement over this [...]

Titanic Struggle Recap: Not as much fun as last night

Let’s recap tonight’s titanic struggle….

FINAL Cincinnati 1 Pittsburgh 2 W: J. Hanrahan (5-1) L: J. Broxton (3-2) BOX SCORE

POSITIVES –Mike Leake pitched six shutout innings. He gave up four hits, walked three, and struck out three. He also doubled at the plate. The kid can hit.

–Ryan Ludwick finally returned, collecting a [...]