RED MONDAY | Evolving big picture, Santiago Espinal, Nationals preview, Opening Day
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by Steve Mancuso
2d ago
It’s here! Well, almost. Later this week, the games start to count again. Welcome back to Reds Content Plus. The writers here are looking forward to an exciting and interesting season loaded with story lines. You can count on us to offer clear-eyed analysis of how the team is doing and where it’s headed. We’re ..read more
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Evaluating the Jeimer Candelario acquisition
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by Mike Perry
5d ago
After the surprise success of the 2023 season, Reds fans were excited to see how Nick Krall would improve the team to take them to the next level and hopefully a playoff appearance. Most fans, although not all, held the sentiment that the greatest areas of need were starting pitching, bullpen depth and corner outfielders ..read more
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What TJ Friedl’s wrist fracture means
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by Matt Wilkes
1w ago
During the home radio broadcast of the Reds first 2024 spring training game, the club’s veteran announcer and former major league player Jeff Brantley offered his opinion of the team’s roster. He commented that the front office had done a good job building quality depth. Brantley cautioned, however, the one area of weakness was centerfield ..read more
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An early look at the Reds’ Opening Day bullpen
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by Steve Mancuso
3w ago
Over a season, the average major league bullpen covers 600 of its team’s 1450 innings. That simple math alone shows the pivotal role relief pitchers play in victory and defeat. While most public attention focuses on a team’s closer, the collective strength of its 8-pitcher unit determines how much flexibility a manager has to exploit ..read more
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Expectations, Elly De La Cruz and Narrative Busting
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by Steve Mancuso
1M ago
It’s no exaggeration to say Elly De La Cruz performed at an MVP level in his first sixteen games with the Reds. He played on a 162-game pace to hit 30 homers, steal 80 bases, drive in 100 runs and score 180. At that rate, De La Cruz would have finished first or second in ..read more
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About those projections: How the Reds could have a better team and end up with a worse record
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by Steve Mancuso
1M ago
Baseball is back. Well, almost. The report date for Reds pitchers and catchers is a week from today. That’s a Valentine’s Day gift. The team’s full squad is due to report the next Monday. The first spring training game takes place Saturday, February 24 against the Cleveland Guardians. It can’t come soon enough. Reds President ..read more
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An Early Look at the Reds Offense and Rotation
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by Mike Perry
2M ago
It’s incredible how quickly a the emotions of a fanbase can turn around. After a 100 loss season that began with Phil Castellini’s infamous “Where Ya Gonna Go” tirade, the passion from the fans of a historic franchise was at an all time low. One year later, after an influx of young and exciting talent ..read more
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Forever and a day has arrived
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by Steve Mancuso
6M ago
Joey Votto has played seventeen seasons for the Reds. To give you a sense of how long ago he debuted, Joe Nuxhall was still calling Reds games. Votto has been in our lives so long we’ve gotten to know him — at least the parts of his quirky, smart, ever-inquisitive personality he wanted us to ..read more
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Which Reds hitters have the best bat speed?
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by Matt Wilkes
6M ago
With everything from spin rate and arm angle to vertical movement and release point, there’s copious data available to help break down nearly every aspect of a pitcher’s process. That level information isn’t quite there on the hitting side yet — at least not publicly. Sure, we can evaluate a hitter’s results through batted-ball data ..read more
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Weekend Preview: Reds In Wild Card Hunt
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by Kyle Berger
7M ago
The Reds enter the weekend in a three-way tie for the third Wild Card spot, and 2.5 games back of the Cubs for the second Wild Card. With just 14 games remaining, each game is critical to the Reds’ playoff hopes. The Reds will face the Mets in New York for three games this weekend ..read more
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