The Short Version: Reds waste Scooter Gennett’s fourth grand slam of the season — and perfect relief work by the home team — and allow the Red Sox to come back for a 5-4 win. Final R H E Boston Red Sox (89-64) 5 6 0 Cincinnati Reds (66-88) 4 9 1 W: Porcello (11-17) …
The Reds expect their rotation to improve in 2018 and how could they not. This season, the Reds gave 46 combined starts to Lisalverto Bonilla, Bronson Arroyo, Tim Adelman, and Asher Wojciechowski. Next year, they expect to pitch only guys who may have a future as starters with the team. A couple of weeks ago, …
From Zach Buchanan: “The Cincinnati Reds and catcher Tucker Barnhart have agreed to a four-year extension with a fifth-year option, the team announced Friday morning. The deal guarantees Barnhart $16 million, according to a source. He’ll receive a $1.75 million signing bonus, and will receive the following salaries throughout the course of the deal: 2018: $4 …
Bill Lack returns to Redleg Nation Radio this week, and we enjoyed yet another rousing discussion of Cincinnati Reds baseball. This week, we have a countdown of the current Reds players — you won’t believe who is ranked #41! — and we finish with a look at the biggest questions facing the Reds as they …
[This post was written by Warren Leeman who comments under the name Shchi Cossack. Thanks, Warren!] During the second half of 2012, Joey Votto had surgery to repair a torn knee meniscus. Later that season, Votto had a second surgery to remove floating debris from the same knee. When Votto came back for 2013, his …
After back-to-back 90+ loss seasons, improvement was all anyone was reasonably hoping for heading into 2017. As we enter into the final stretch of the season, there has not been much holistic improvement in terms of win-loss record. Individually, some players have shown progress and development while others have not. Amid the crosshairs of expectations …
Linus was surprised by what his friend had just told him. “You would trade your own dog just to win a few games?” he said. Charlie Brown’s eyes grew wide. “Win!” he said. “Have you ever noticed what a beautiful word that is?” [From Make a Trade, Charlie Brown by Charles M. Schultz, for …
I just moved. Moving is exhausting. Amidst the unpacking, I stopped periodically to stare at baseball things. One of the baseball things that caught my attention was this piece over at FanGraphs that looks at how teams generate their wins by breaking the players on each team into three groups: The Top 5 The Next …
Baseball season is almost over, and, as has been the case for a few years, the question for Reds fans is: Will next year be any better? Yes. It will. In fact, I genuinely believe the Reds will be vastly improved next year. They may even contend for a wildcard spot. I’ll make this case …
The Statcast system – Doppler radar and high-definition optical cameras – is installed in every major league park. Since 2015, Major League Baseball has tracked movement in a baseball game at 30 frames per second. On any pitch, Statcast records more than 600 measurements, which over a season is four billion data points. This deluge of …
We had some glimmers of hope in recent weeks that things may be looking up, thanks to home sweeps of the Brewers and Pirates. But the Cardinals stopped by and reminded us that the Reds are still not ready to compete with the better teams. (Maybe if Luis Castillo and Tyler Mahle were still in … Continue reading
First, I must apologize. Last week, I had the flu and thus no Rain Delay was Regularly Scheduled. Your weekly intake of lame jokes and annoyingly specific pop culture references was stripped right from your hands, and let’s be honest, most of you were probably happy to see it go. But now it’s back! Quiet … Continue reading
This series went as expected when one team can’t afford to lose and the other can. Or when one team is better than the other. The Reds missed a chance to win the season series against the Cardinals, which would have been the first time since 2011. Cincinnati Reds 5 • St. Louis Cardinals 8 || Box || Play Log || Statcast … Continue reading
It all comes down to this. The Cincinnati Reds (66-86) and St. Louis Cardinals (79-72) have played 18 games in 2017. Both teams have won nine games. If the Reds can win at Great American Ball Park tonight, the Reds will have won a season series against the Cardinals for the first time since 2011. … Continue reading
The Race for the Top Draft Slots In the race for the top draft picks next season, the Reds have slipped back to the 6th slot. There are four other teams within 2.5 G of the Reds in the draft pick standings. Race for the number one pick: 1 San Francisco Giants 60 -93 .392 … Continue reading
Final R H E St. Louis Cardinals (79-72) 9 11 0 Cincinnati Reds (66-86) 2 6 0 W: Luke Weaver (7-1) L: Rookie Davis (1-3) FanGraphs Win Probability | Box Score | Game Thread | Statcast On Tuesday, rookie Jackson Stephens hit a wall when facing the St. Louis Cardinals lineup for the second time. It was déjà vu on Wednesday night. … Continue reading
The Cincinnati Reds (66-85) will try to bounce back from last night’s 8-7 extra inning loss to the St. Louis Cardinals (78-72) in the second game of this three-game series tonight at Great American Ball Park. First pitch is at 7:10 ET. The Reds missed a golden opportunity to crawl with a half game of … Continue reading
