Cincinnati Reds

By Brendanukkah But four teams are.  The Phillies and the fomerly-hated Dodgers represent the NL, whereas the Boston New Yankees and the Tampa Devil Rays are the best the AL has to offer. The thread is open.  Talk all you like, but just remember that it's Friday, the Reds were eliminated 13 years ago, and you re...

By Slyde Spotlight player: Aaron Harang is where he is for two reasons.  First, he's still a very good pitcher and signed to a reasonable contract.  Secondly, and more importantly, he is coming off of a down season and it is precisely not the time to trade him.  His value is at the lowest it's been in 3 yea...

By Slyde Corey Patterson's return to the Reds in 2009 already seemed unlikely as this season closed. Now, it's official. Patterson, one of nine Reds headed to free agency, won't be re-signed by the club. I don't think he'll be back," Reds general manager Walt Jocketty said. "We'll turn the page."

By Slyde If you are looking for something to talk about with the Reds, Shawn has put together a list of who from the Reds he thinks will be eligible for the Rule 5 draft this season.  There are no guarantees on the accuracy of the list, but there are some names that may require a second look.

By Slyde 2001 - Dmitri Young 2002 - Aaron Boone 2003 - Jose Guillen 2004 - ? 2005 - Ken Griffey Jr. 2006 - Rich Aurilia 2007 - Brandon Phillips Who will it be in 2008? Poll Who is the 2008 Reds MVP? Brandon Phillips Joey Votto Jerry Hairston Adam Dunn

By Slyde I'm looking forward to watching the Rays play.  I'm disappointed that they are the afternoon game since I have to sit through HIPAA training like I do every year, but I should be able to catch a few innings.  Plus it'll be fun to see Griffey taking in the playoff experience.  I'm of the mindset th...

By Slyde In fact, the Reds actually hit better against lefties (.257/.336/.420)  than righties (.243/.314/.403) this year and 69% of their plate appearances came against right-handers.  At this point, nobody should be off the table at shortstop, catcher or in the outfield just because of their hande...

By Slyde Philadelphia Phillies None Boston Red Sox Sean Casey David RossChicago Cubs Ryan Dempster Minnesota Twins Brendan Harris Ryan Jorgensen Dennys Reyes Eddie GuardadoMilwaukee Brewers Mike Cameron Russell Branyan Todd Coffey Chicago White Sox Paul Konerko Ken Griffey Jr.

By Slyde You know, one of these years a guy like Adam Pettyjohn is going to start the last game of the season in order to help the Reds set up their rotation for the playoffs, kinda like the Cubs are doing with Zambrano today.  Until then, we get to close the season with someone who won't likely be in the or...

By Slyde Cincinnati Reds St. Louis Cardinals Aaron Harang vs Todd Wellemeyer Harang definitely needs to get back to where he had been prior to this year, and I think there is reason to be optimistic about that happening.  His season can really be divided into three parts:

By Rick House Tony Gutierrez/AP (Hamilton), Getty Images (Volquez) Of course, there's always the possibility that Daryl Thompson would have won the Reds' fifth spot and succeeded, but we can't glean anything statistically from one major league start.

By Rick House If things keep up like this much longer, I'm gonna switch the order of this thing: S-Reds hitters, then Chattanooga pitchers, then your daily Jay Bruce/Homer Bailey update. After that see what's up with Frazier, Waring and Jones, and maybe the occasional Shaun Cumberland note. Then I'll s...

By Slyde Frank Thomas may be the most selfish baseball player in the history of selfish baseball players.  I know you are wondering, so I'll tell you that Adam Dunn has 2 sacrifice hits in his career.  EdE has the highest number of PAs for an active Reds player without a sacrifice hit.  Selfish.  Send him...

By JD Arney If Bailey and Volquez are able to realize their potential, then the Reds will have something more than a puncher's chance in the Central. Both the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers are better teams on paper, but the Reds can make some noise. In fact, they're the team best positioned to pull o...

By JD Arney 3B: Chris Sabo? Another tough position where nobody really stands out in the past 20 years. OF: Ken Griffey Jr. The prettiest swing I've ever seen in person. Probably the prettiest swing I'll ever see in person. OF: Eric Davis. Obviously.

By JD Arney Encarnacion hit .309/.360/.488 in the second half of 2007, and I don't think that kind of line is outside the realm of possibility for him in 2008. He's still only 25 years old, and while it's just a gut feeling, I think he's finally getting used to playing at the major league level.