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Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The deal is done! Steele Hall has checked a lot of boxes in a hurry. The former class of 2026 shortstop out of Hewitt-Trussville High School (AL) reclassified to graduate a year early, and that he did. On top of his high school graduation, he picked up both a scholarship to play ball for the University of Tennessee as … [Read more...] about Cincinnati Reds sign 1st round pick Steele Hall

Photo by Corey Perrine/Getty Images Go Reds! Go Reds! Today's Lineups REDS METS TJ Friedl - CF Francisco Lindor - SS Matt McLain - 2B Mark Vientos - DH Elly De La Cruz - SS Juan Soto - RF Austin Hays - LF Pete Alonso - 1B Spencer Steer - 1B Brandon Nimmo - LF Noelvi Marte - 3B Ronny Mauricio - 3B Tyler Stephenson - DH Jeff McNeil - 2B Jose … [Read more...] about Game 98: Reds at Mets (7:10 PM ET) – Lodolo vs. Manaea

Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images How will the Reds divvy up their bonus pool? The Cincinnati Reds picked Steele Hall out of Hewitt-Trussville High School (AL) with their first selection in this week’s MLB Draft, and followed that up with an additional 19 picks in their overall draft class. To get that group signed, they’ll have to use some creative … [Read more...] about MLB Draft 2025: Cincinnati Reds signings tracker

Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images Or, rather, ‘who’ they need. A lot has been made of ‘expected’ stats permeating the baseball analytics landscape and how they do yeoman’s work to determing how good a player probably ‘should’ have been. Expected Weighted On-Base Average (xwOBA), for instance, was put together to estimate how much offense you should have expected a batter … [Read more...] about What the Cincinnati Reds need to make a playoff run in 2025

Photo by Maddalena LoRae/Minor League Baseball You tell us! Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cincinnati Reds fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Cincinnati Reds prospect Sal Stewart was drafted out of Westminster Christian … [Read more...] about Should the Reds call up Sal Stewart in this season’s second half?