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Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Is this finally the year where they do the things they haven’t done in an entire generation? Despite once again underperforming relative to the hopes and dreams of fans throughout the region in 2024, the Cincinnati Reds did not hit the personnel panic button this offseason. Yes, they canned David Bell and hired a bona fide Hall of Fame … [Read more...] about Five Dumb Predictions for the 2025 Cincinnati Reds

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images They’re here! They’re dumb! The 2025 Major League Baseball season has arrived, with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs having already kicked off the season in Japan last week. Stateside, the rest of the league will pop the top on their 2025 campaigns on Thursday, with the next seven months set to be chock full of … [Read more...] about Five Dumb Predictions for the 2025 MLB season

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images If only the injuries would stop, they’d be thoroughly set behind the plate. Tyler Stephenson stayed healthy for the bulk of the 2023 and 2024 seasons, racking up 1032 PA in that time. Some 782 of those PA came behind the plate as a catcher, with that number ranking 10th among all catchers across those two seasons, Seattle’s Cal … [Read more...] about Reds buy quality catching insurance with Jose Trevino extension

Photo by Kate Woolson/Cincinnati Reds/Getty Images Yet another blow to the Cincinnati lineup! The healthy returns of both Matt McLain and Christian Encarnacion-Strand to the Cincinnati Reds roster paired with the trade of Jonathan India had many of us wondering just where Spencer Steer would end up making throws on the defensive side of the ball in 2025. The free agent … [Read more...] about Spencer Steer to begin 2025 season on injured list

Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images We’ll see how he fits defensively, with the hope that his 2nd half offense from last year proves reliable. Fast Facts Born November 23, 1997 in Kenosha, WI Graduated from Indian Trail High School in Kenosha, WI Is the first and only player ever drafted out of Indian Trail High School in Kenosha, WI Is the first and only player to ever … [Read more...] about Red Report 2025 – Gavin Lux