After not being involved in much of anything since acquiring Brady Singer from the Kansas City Royals very early on in the offseason, the Cincinnati Reds have been a bit busier over the last 48 hours. Yesterday the club picked up reliever Roansy Contreras on waivers from the Texas Rangers. Today they are signing reliever Bryan Shaw according to Robert Murray of Fansided. Shaw … [Read more...] about Reliever Bryan Shaw signs with the Cincinnati Reds
Reds acquire pitcher Roansy Contreras from Texas
The Cincinnati Reds made a roster acquisition this afternoon, picking up right-handed reliever Roansy Contreras from the Texas Rangers. Contreras was picked up on waivers by the Rangers on October 31st from the Los Angeles Angels, but the Rangers put him back on waivers this past week and now he’s been picked up by the Reds. It’s been a long road for Roansy Contreras to get to … [Read more...] about Reds acquire pitcher Roansy Contreras from Texas
Reds stars Elly De La Cruz, Hunter Greene get 6-figure bonuses
The bank accounts for the two biggest Cincinnati Reds stars got larger this past week. Elly De La Cruz and Hunter Greene each got bonuses of over half-a-million dollars for their performances in the 2024 season. Since the most recent collective bargaining agreement, all 30 teams have chipped in a little under $2,000,000 each to form a $50,000,000 pool of “bonus” money to be … [Read more...] about Reds stars Elly De La Cruz, Hunter Greene get 6-figure bonuses
Reds Notebook: Jeimer Candelario exits winter league with injury
Monday night did not go well for Cincinnati Reds infielder Jeimer Candelario. He had been out to a nice start with the Toros del Este after joining them late in their regular season of the Dominican Winter League. Last night was his fifth game for Candelario, and after getting two days off between each of his first two games he played in he was playing for the third consecutive … [Read more...] about Reds Notebook: Jeimer Candelario exits winter league with injury
How good were Elly De La Cruz and the Reds at stealing in 2024?
The Cincinnati Reds tried to push the envelope a lot in 2024 under manager David Bell. The team had some speed to work with – including the self proclaimed fastest man alive. As a team they were thrown out on the bases a lot, but gained some extra bases with their aggressiveness, too. This morning the folks at MLB added a new set of leaderboards over on the Statcast page with … [Read more...] about How good were Elly De La Cruz and the Reds at stealing in 2024?