Willy Adames has long been mentioned in trade rumors, with the Dodgers one club known to have had past interest in the star shortstop. It is fair to guess that any number of teams at least checked in with the Brewers about Adames’ availability, and the New York Post’s Jon Heyman (via X) writes that the Braves and Giants also had Adames as a “target” in the past. As Adames is … [Read more...] about NL Notes: Adames, Braves, Giants, Francona, Yamamoto
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Terry Francona: Excited and fired up to work with the Reds players
The Cincinnati Reds held their introductory press conference today with Terry Francona, naming him as the new manager of the club. Francona was joined by Bob and Phil Castellini, president of baseball operations Nick Krall, and general manager Brad Meador. The entire press conference can be viewed in full above. But we wanted to point out a few things that he said during his … [Read more...] about Terry Francona: Excited and fired up to work with the Reds players
‘It just felt right’: Francona has high energy, expectations for Reds
New skipper healthy, eager to start work as club looks to rebound from tough '24 season … [Read more...] about ‘It just felt right’: Francona has high energy, expectations for Reds
Pete Rose – The Hit King Remembered
Nate was joined by Bill Lack and Branch Brown to discuss the passing of Pete Rose. Together they represent three very different generations of Reds fans, and thus, Pete Rose fans. Love him or hate him, and both feelings are justified, Rose embraced the city of Cincinnati like none other. The story of the Cincinnati Reds is incomplete without him. After the Pete Rose talk the … [Read more...] about Pete Rose – The Hit King Remembered