Photo by Rob Tringali/Getty Images Baseball is in the air! The Baseball Gods are no dummies. They saw the NFL schedule. They know you’ve closed that book. As a winter storm batters the entirety of the northeast and I stare at several feet of hard-pack snow on the Rocky Mountains outside my window, it’s hard not to think about warmer weather, longer days, and the … [Read more...] about Cincinnati Reds pitchers and catchers report today!
Cincinnati’s two-year deal with Jonathan India shows their commitment to cost certainty
Photo by Joe Puetz/Getty Images The 2021 NL Rookie of the year is on the books through 2025. We don’t know if Jonathan India will be a 2B for much, if any of the 2024 Cincinnati Reds season. We don’t know if he’ll play 1B. We don’t know if he’ll play LF. We know he’ll probably DH, but only if the hamstring and foot injuries that have plagued him the last two seasons … [Read more...] about Cincinnati’s two-year deal with Jonathan India shows their commitment to cost certainty
Community Prospect Rankings – 2024 vs. 2023
Photo by Aaron Doster/Getty Images A look back at the turnover within the Cincinnati Reds farm. We ran the 2023 Community Prospect Rankings all the way up to spot #25, whereas this year we called it quits after just #20. That’s mostly due to my 8-month old daughter teething and treating sleep as the bane of her existence these days, and for that I apologize. That’s not … [Read more...] about Community Prospect Rankings – 2024 vs. 2023
2024 Community Prospect Rankings: Jacob Hurtubise is the #20 prospect in the Reds system!
Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images Will he make his big league debut in 2024? Jacob Hurtubise smashed his way through most every projection for him during the 2023 season, finally adding some punch to a game that had long been lauded for its speed and defense. He’ll turn 27 years old this year and has just 137 career PA at the AAA level, but there’s always … [Read more...] about 2024 Community Prospect Rankings: Jacob Hurtubise is the #20 prospect in the Reds system!
The projections for the 2024 MLB season don’t seem to love the Cincinnati Reds
Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images Wonder why that is? The upstart 2023 Cincinnati Reds won 82 games and stretched their thin playoff hopes all the way to the final weekend of the season. They leaned on a gaggle of rookies - most all of whom shined at least a little, all of whom are back again for 2024. They signed Frankie Montas, once a burgeoning top of … [Read more...] about The projections for the 2024 MLB season don’t seem to love the Cincinnati Reds