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Reds Content Plus is a site for passionate fans of the Cincinnati Reds. Our staff of independent writers covers the performance of Reds players and the strategies of the Reds manager and front office. Whether it's a sacrifice bunt, intentional walk, stolen base, bullpen use, pinch-hitting or pulling the starting pitcher, we'll dig into the numbers.
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4M ago
Welp, here we go again, Reds fans. Our favorite club, pleading poverty and uncertainty, appears headed for another season of financial retrenchment. The upcoming offseason will seem all-too familiar. To pinch pennies, ownership will pare back payroll and force the front office to curb shop. The hope of improving the team by paying full market ..read more
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6M ago
The baseball world was mouth agape processing the hair-raising conclusion of the Mets-Brewers series when the story broke last night that /… checks notes … / Terry / … double-checks … / Francona would become the next manager of the Cincinnati Reds. The surprising news was received well throughout Reds Nation, with good reason. Over ..read more
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10M ago
The Reds (23-30) finally broke the month-long series losing streak with an impressive three-game sweep of the Dodgers to take the season series 4-3. They hope to keep that momentum at Great American Ballpark and climb out of the NL Central basement against the St. Louis Cardinals. Monday (4:10 PM): Nick Lodolo v. Lance Lynn Tuesday ..read more
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10M ago
Best Memorial Day wishes as we honor those who have died in service to the United States. And welcome to Red Monday a place for clear-eyed analysis of how the Cincinnati Reds are doing and where they are headed. Last Week | Proof of Life The week and 9-game homestand started with three against the ..read more
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10M ago
The Cincinnati Reds swept the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers and their $300-million payroll with a 4-1 win this Memorial Day weekend. A word about this photo, which we use to celebrate important Reds sweeps. I took it on a different Sunday, a typical hot, humid Cincinnati September night more than ten years ago. The game ..read more
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10M ago
One of the goals of the Statcast Stumper is to provide some appreciation for all of the amazing data and metrics that are publicly available to us fans. Even though it dwarfs in comparison to what major league teams are using every single day, we continue to gain access to new data points that help ..read more
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11M ago
Welcome to Red Monday a place for clear-eyed analysis of how the Reds are doing and where they are headed. Last Week | West Side Gory The Reds traveled from San Francisco to Phoenix to take on the Diamondbacks club that had swept them in Great American Ball Park the previous week. Monday After ..read more
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11M ago
For many years, there’s been copious amounts of public data available for MLB pitchers, from their spin rates to specific arm angles and precise pitch movements. Statcast has tracked batted-ball data for hitters since 2015, but we’ve had no details on their swings — until now. This week, Baseball Savant published its bat tracking leaderboard ..read more
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11M ago
The Reds (18-25) continued a seven-series losing streak by losing to the Diamondbacks yesterday 2-1, dropping two of three in Phoenix. They now sit in last place in the NL Central. Thursday (10:10 PM): Brent Suter v. Tyler Glasnow Friday (10:10 PM): Frankie Montas v. James Paxton Saturday (9:10 PM): Graham Ashcraft v. Walker Buehler ..read more
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11M ago
Exit velocity (EV) is one of the most often talked about Statcast metrics. It’s one of the most simple to understand, since it is merely an average of how hard a hitter hits the ball. However, it’s also flawed to an extent, especially in smaller sample sizes. While the stabilization point of exit velocity for ..read more