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After what felt like a long spring training, the regular season is about to begin. At 4:10pm ET the Cincinnati Reds will host the San Francisco Giants at Great American Ball Park. With new manager Terry Francona at the helm, the Reds will be looking to begin their season in the right way. Starting Lineups Here are the lineups for Opening Day: San Francisco … [Read more...] about Opening Day 2025: San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds

It has been a bit of a wild ride for the Cincinnati Reds roster over the last 24 hours. Last night during the radio broadcast of the Reds vs Reds Prospects game in Dayton it was revealed that Austin Hays was dealing with a calf injury. That injury is proving to be pivotal to the Reds opening day roster. Mark Sheldon of Reds.com reports that Hays will be heading to the injured … [Read more...] about Reds finalize roster: Steer is in, Hays to the IL, Fairchild DFA’d

Nick Lodolo closed out his spring training with a dominant performance. The Reds offense crushed the Guardians pitchers. Put the two together and the final game this spring out in Arizona saw Cincinnati pick up a 13-2 win over Cleveland. The Highlights The Reds didn’t take much time to grab a lead on Sunday. Nick Lodolo threw a scoreless top of the 1st inning and his offense … [Read more...] about Nick Lodolo dominates, Reds blowout Cleveland in spring finale

So much of the local discourse surrounding the Cincinnati Reds baseball season has been the offense, or lack thereof. But, it’s pitching that beats hard upon the shore of the baseball world. It says here that pitching will decide the fate of the Reds in 2025. Terry Francona may be excited at the prospect of watching Elly De La Cruz create offensive havoc, but my sense is that … [Read more...] about Enjoy De La Cruz, but Reds playoff chances rely on the pitching

The 2025 Cincinnati Reds are a better team, on paper, than they were at the end of 2024. Essentially, they’ll have five players whose presence in the 2024 lineup was little or none: Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Matt McLain, Gavin Lux, Austin Hays and (to begin the year, anyway) Jose Trevino. There’s potential for an offense with more pop, but each of those players has question … [Read more...] about The 2025 Cincinnati Reds are better, but by how much?