Jason Linden joins me again for another scintillating episode of Redleg Nation Radio. We keep trying to be optimistic, but the Reds continue to beat us down. After losing 12 of 13, we talk about the dumpster fire that is the Reds starting rotation, and analyze whether there is any hope for a turnaround in …
The Luis Castillo Era started in an unexpected way, with the pitcher grounding out to the shortstop. Once on the mound, Luis Castillo struck out the first batter he faced, throwing fastballs of 98, 99 and 100 mph before using his slider to get a swinging strike. Cincinnati Reds 5 • Washington Nationals 6 || Box || PlayLog || Statcast Five innings, …
The radar guns banged 97. The Reds radar gun and the Dodgers radar gun, time and again. The minor league players who were spectators at this spring training game had gathered to watch the new guy, Luis Castillo. It didn’t take long for them to trade knowing grins and giggles. No walks, many strikeouts. Weak …
A question for the off day … Should the Reds aggressively shop Scooter Gennett at the trade deadline?
If you haven’t heard, the Reds are rebuilding and have acquired and drafted an impressive group of young, talented players. That’s important because teams that rebuild typically have insufficient talent throughout the system, which is why they were bad in the first place. The Reds mostly likely hit rock bottom in 2015 and have begun …
Bryan Price announced this morning the Reds are calling up Luis Castillo from AA-Pensacola to pitch in Friday evening’s game in Washington, D.C. against the Nationals. Castillo has been outstanding this season for the Blue Wahoos. 81 strikeouts and just 13 walks in 80 innings pitched. ERA of 2.58. The Reds acquired Castillo in the …
Let’s take a trip back in time. I’m talking about going way, way back to June 8th – some twelve long days ago. If you’ll remember, back on June 8th, the Reds were putting the finishing touches on a four game sweep of the rival St. Louis Cardinals. Sitting at 29-30, just one game under .500 and into the …
A series of roster moves today: The Reds announced on Monday that they have placed on the 10-day disabled list veteran pitcher Bronson Arroyo and shortstop Zack Cozart, summoning prospects Jesse Winker and Ariel Hernandez to Cincinnati in their stead. Arroyo’s trip to the DL is due to shoulder troubles, while Cozart will rest a …
Asher, we hardly knew thee. Welcome back Stuart Turner. Lisalverto Bonilla replaces Jake Buchanan in the revolving door of freshening up the bullpen with AAA-Louisville arms. RHP Jake Buchanan was optioned to the @LouisvilleBats and RHP Asher Wojciechowski was designated for assignment. — Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) June 18, 2017 Implications? Who takes Wojciechowski’s start on …
Before today’s game, the Reds will celebrate the unveiling of Pete Rose’s bronze statue at Crosley Terrace at Great American Ball Park. Even though Rose remains banned from MLB for betting on games, the league has given the Reds permission to recognize the on-field accomplishments of the Cincinnati native and star. Rose was inducted into …
I’ll begin with a confession: I probably watch fewer baseball games than anyone reading this. Don’t get me wrong – during my three decades of fandom, despite never living within four hours of Cincinnati, I’ve attended dozens of Reds games across five different states, plus the District of Columbia. In addition, I’ve visited spring training …
Tonight’s game has a bit more intrigue than might normally be expected for loyal fans of a last-place team which has lost 11 of its last 12 games. After weeks of watching a seemingly endless parade of starting pitchers who have little business on this or any major league team, a wave of change hopefully … Continue reading
The recent NHL expansion draft has had me thinking: the MLB has been pretty static for awhile, we could use a couple of new teams. What if Rob Manfred decided to add another team in Las Vegas too, and perhaps Nashville while we’re at it? Both teams could pluck three players from each current franchise, … Continue reading
It’s a busy week for the Reds down on the farm. There are lots of player promotions to cover. Let’s start with the players recently promoted from the farm up to the Reds. OF Jesse Winker, .317/.399/.411/.810 at AAA, got the call up to the Reds to provide an extra bat for the bench and … Continue reading
Final R H E Cincinnati Reds (30-41) 3 5 0 Tampa Bay Rays (39-36) 8 14 1 W: Ramirez (4-2) L: Adleman (4-4) S: Whitley (2) FanGraphs Win Probability | Box Score The Good –Scott Schebler hit his 20th home run of the season, a solo shot in the fifth inning. Schebler was 2-3 with a … Continue reading
Hope you slept quick because we have a 12:10 matinee coming up as the Reds finish their series versus the Rays. Today’s game sets up as the series rubber match after the Rays withstood a 2 out, 2 run ninth inning rally by the Reds to win 6-5 Tuesday night. In case you missed it; … Continue reading
The short-season leagues began, or will begin this week. The Billings Mustangs began their season on Monday night with a win on a walk-off balk that brought in the go-ahead run. The Arizona League Reds will begin their season on Saturday. Next weeks article will preview their roster. You can see the entire roster for … Continue reading
Final R H E Cincinnati Reds (30-40) 5 13 0 Tampa Bay Rays (38-36) 6 8 0 W: Cobb (6-5) L: Garrett (3-6) S: Colome (20) FanGraphs Win Probability | Box Score The Good –Tucker Barnhart had three hits in four at-bats, including a double and a triple, and an RBI. Devin Mesoraco had two hits, … Continue reading
