Earlier in the offseason the Dominican Republic began announcing players that would be on their World Baseball Classic team. Among those players announced was Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz. That announcement was later retracted/deleted from social media. Earlier in the offseason than that it was announced that he would participate in a home run derby in Miami as a … [Read more...] about Reds superstar Elly De La Cruz to skip the World Baseball Classic
Reds trade Gavin Lux for reliever Brock Burke in a 3-team deal
The Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Angels, and Tampa Bay Rays have completed a 3-team trade according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. Cincinnati is sending infielder Gavin Lux to Tampa Bay and acquiring left-handed reliever Brock Burke from the Angels. Josh Lowe is heading to the Angels and Chris Clark is on his way to join the Rays organization. Brock Burke gives the Reds even more … [Read more...] about Reds trade Gavin Lux for reliever Brock Burke in a 3-team deal
Reds pitcher Chase Burns projects as one of the best in MLB
The Cincinnati Reds rotation is easily the best group on their team. In fact, in 2025 the Reds pitching staff as a whole led Major League Baseball in ERA+ (which is ERA after adjustments made for the ballparks everyone pitched in throughout the year, scaled to 100 being league average). Essentially, that means that the Reds pitching staff prevented runs better than any team in … [Read more...] about Reds pitcher Chase Burns projects as one of the best in MLB
Reds invite nine minor leaguers to big league spring training
Spring training is still about a month from getting started, with pitchers, catchers, and players who will be playing in the World Baseball Classic all reporting to Goodyear on February 9th and position players showing up on the 14th. While we know that all players on the 40-man roster will be in big league camp, the Cincinnati Reds announced an additional nine players from the … [Read more...] about Reds invite nine minor leaguers to big league spring training
Reds Longest Home Runs of 2025: #1 – Elly De La Cruz
After dominating the bottom of the list, Elly De La Cruz saw some teammates join him on the list in the top half. But the Cincinnati Reds shortstop is back for the 6th time and on top of the list for the entire 2025 season. If we learned anything from Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux a few decades ago it is that everyone loves the long ball. Perhaps that wasn’t quite the takeaway … [Read more...] about Reds Longest Home Runs of 2025: #1 – Elly De La Cruz