You’ve read the headline and no, it’s not clickbait. It’s something that someone who was paid to watch baseball for a living said. Don’t shoot the messenger. But that’s a real quote about Johnny Bench. Yes, the same Johnny Bench who revolutionized modern catching, is in the Hall of Fame, and generally considered to be the greatest catcher of all time. There’s a select group of … [Read more...] about Reds Notebook: Bench changed catching, but not for the best?
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Connor Phillips named Arizona Fall League Pitcher of the Week
Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images They capitalized Pitcher of the Week, not me. At no point in his professional career has Connor Phillips been more needed by the Cincinnati Reds than he is right now. The fireballing righty and his wipeout slider came to the Reds from the Seattle Mariners organization as the player to be named later in the deal that sent … [Read more...] about Connor Phillips named Arizona Fall League Pitcher of the Week
Cincinnati Reds shut out of Gold Glove finalists
The Cincinnati Reds were one of the worst defensive teams in Major League Baseball in 2024. If you are reading this article, it’s probably something that you are already aware of. Fangraphs defensive value had the Reds as the 26th best defensive team in the league – ahead of just the Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Angels, Oakland Athletics, and Chicago White Sox. Rawlings … [Read more...] about Cincinnati Reds shut out of Gold Glove finalists