Red Leg Nation

Sal Stewart had a big year in 2025. One of the Cincinnati Reds top prospects, Stewart began the year in Double-A and after leading the Southern League in average he moved up to Triple-A in the second half where he exploded at the plate and hit .315/.394/.629 in 38 games. That helped lead to a call up to the big leagues in the final month where he would hit .253/.293/.545 with … [Read more...] about Reds infielder Sal Stewart has made big changes this offseason

If you’ve been under a rock for the last 12 hours or so you may have missed the news, but the United States of America invaded Venezuela overnight, bombed a military facility, kidnapped the president of Venezuela and then put him on a ship to bring him to the US to be put on trial for various crimes. They have then said that they (the US) will be running the country until some … [Read more...] about Reds Venezuelan players could be in limbo after US invasion

The Cincinnati Reds got a late Christmas present on Saturday morning as they signed outfielder JJ Bleday. The move was first reported by Robert Murray of Fansided who has the deal as $1,400,000 for one year. Update: Cincinnati has designated reliever Keegan Thompson for assignment in order to make room on the 40-man roster for Bleday. The 4th overall pick back in 2019, JJ … [Read more...] about Cincinnati Reds sign outfielder JJ Bleday for 2026

New projections were released over at Fangraphs and the 2026 Cincinnati Reds have some work to do if they look to return to the playoffs. The BAT projections like the Cincinnati Reds rotation quite a bit and overall the pitching is a solid group. But just like nearly everyone reading the pages here at Redleg Nation, The BAT looks at the offense and turns green. The average … [Read more...] about Latest 2026 Reds projections show they still need offensive help

The Cincinnati Reds have added right-handed reliever Yunior Marte to the organization according to Francys Romero. He reports that the Reds have signed him to a minor league contract. Marte spent 2022-2024 pitching out of the bullpen for the San Francisco Giants and Philadelphia Phillies, but in 2025 he pitched in Japan for Chunichi. In the NPB things can be a little confusing … [Read more...] about Cincinnati Reds add bullpen depth, sign reliever Yunior Marte