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The Cincinnati Reds are good. How do we know they are good? Because all of the following players have been hurt or underperformed for significant chunks of the season, and they still have a winning record: Hunter Greene, Matt McLain, Austin Hays, Spencer Steer, Noelvi Marte, Rhett Lowder, Jake Fraley, Christian Encarnacion-Strand, and probably someone I’m forgetting. So yes. … [Read more...] about It’s time for the Reds to trade the farm for winning today

So, here we sit at the All Star break. The topsy turvy Cincinnati Reds are at 50-47. They find themselves three teams and 7.5 games from their division lead, but just three teams and 3.0 games out of a wild card berth. With 65 games to go, what are the Reds prospects of making the playoffs?  Which Fork In The Road To Take? Truth be told, the Reds road to a Central Division … [Read more...] about Is there a road to the postseason for the Cincinnati Reds?

The 2025 Major League Baseball Draft came to a close on Tuesday evening. Day two of the draft was for rounds 4-20 and the Cincinnati Reds spent a whole lot of their picks on pitchers. In fact, on day two they selected 10 pitchers. That doesn’t include the two pitchers that they selected on the first day. Here’s a quick look at how the entire draft played out for the Cincinnati … [Read more...] about 2025 MLB Draft: Cincinnati Reds take 10 pitchers on day two

Day one of the 2025 Major League Baseball draft is now complete. The first day consisted of the first three rounds, with rounds 4-20 coming tomorrow. The Cincinnati Reds only had three picks on the first day and they used them to pick a high school shortstop, a high school pitcher, and a college pitcher. 1st Round: Steele Hall – Shortstop Steele Hall was the Reds pick in the … [Read more...] about Reds wrap up Day 1 of the 2025 MLB Draft with three picks

The Cincinnati Reds looked like they were about to drop two in a row to the Colorado Rockies, who entered the series an incredible 51 games under .500. But Noelvi Marte and Will Benson played big roles in helping the home team come from behind in the final three innings that culminated in a walk-off win as the Reds evened up the series at one game a … [Read more...] about Late inning heroics help the Reds come from behind in 4-3 win