Buster Olney says Reds looking for outfield help!!

[Crosley68]

Mark Reynolds would drive the natives insane. Especially Marty.

[Sea Ray]

You obviously didn't read my post correctly. The Reds are fifth in the MAJORS, NOT THE NL. Well above NL-average. See how it works?

Not 5th in the NL?

[Falls City Beer]

They're sixth in the NL, eighth in the majors today. Like a fat person rolling down the stairs in slow-motion.

This staff is just poor enough. Better, but clearly not ready for prime time.

[Highlifeman21]

They're sixth in the NL, eighth in the majors today. Like a fat person rolling down the stairs in slow-motion.

This staff is just poor enough. Better, but clearly not ready for prime time.

And the problem seems to be that there's nothing waiting in the wings to make them ready for prime time.

I thought Harang could and would be our true staff ace, but unfortunately he's not.

I still haven't made up my mind about Cueto and Volquez, since they're the only other in-house options we have that have a remote chance to be a true staff ace.

[OnBaseMachine]

They're sixth in the NL, eighth in the majors today. Like a fat person rolling down the stairs in slow-motion.

This staff is just poor enough. Better, but clearly not ready for prime time.

One bad game and now the pitching staff is bad. Where were these posts after Arroyo held the Astros to one run? Or after Cueto held the Brewers to three runs? Even the best pitching staffs in the game have their share of bad games throughout the season.

[OnBaseMachine]

I thought Harang could and would be our true staff ace, but unfortunately he's not.

Harang entered last night with a 3.36 ERA, which was good enough for 13th in the NL. He had a bad night, it happens. He's back to his normal self, which is 200+ innings of above average baseball and being one of the more underrated pitchers in baseball, especially in the eyes of his own fanbase.

[LoganBuck]

Josh Willingham has posted a 1.018 OPS for May, while earning more playing time. It is going to take more than Matt Maloney to get him now.

[CTA513]

The Reds need to pry Mark Reynolds away from Arizona. It might be a little tougher with Tracy hurt, but they have Whitesell too. I'd send them Drew Stubbs and some kind of useful arm for him.

Reynolds is an error machine and is on his way to another 200 K season.

I would rather see what Stubbs can do before trading him for someone like Reynolds.

[RollyInRaleigh]

One bad game and now the pitching staff is bad. Where were these posts after Arroyo held the Astros to one run? Or after Cueto held the Brewers to three runs? Even the best pitching staffs in the game have their share of bad games throughout the season.

Best starting pitching that the Reds have had in years and some people continue to rail against the staff. Amazing. I'm with you, OBM.

[KoryMac5]

Harang entered last night with a 3.36 ERA, which was good enough for 13th in the NL. He had a bad night, it happens. He's back to his normal self, which is 200+ innings of above average baseball and being one of the more underrated pitchers in baseball, especially in the eyes of his own fanbase.

Harang's stuff looked pretty average tonight and for the most part he has looked pretty average all year. I would imagine that 3.36 ERA will be rising pretty steadily for the rest of the year especially with the league batting .290off of him.

[KoryMac5]

Best starting pitching that the Reds have had in years and some people continue to rail against the staff. Amazing. I'm with you, OBM.

That says more about how bad the staff has been over the last few years than it does the posters.

[OnBaseMachine]

Harang's stuff looked pretty average tonight and for the most part he has looked pretty average all year. I would imagine that 3.36 ERA will be rising pretty steadily for the rest of the year especially with the league batting .290off of him.

I disagree with that. I think Harang's stuff has looked just fine. It looks the same to me as it did two years ago. He currently has a 15 BB/61 K ratio, so he's obviously doing something right.

[Falls City Beer]

That says more about how bad the staff has been over the last few years than it does the posters.

Yep.

[deltachi8]

That says more about how bad the staff has been over the last few years than it does the posters.

Yes. Improved is one thing, good is another, and "ready for prime time" is a third. I would say the Reds staff is between choices 1 and 2 now...

[Degenerate39]

They're sixth in the NL, eighth in the majors today. Like a fat person rolling down the stairs in slow-motion.

This staff is just poor enough. Better, but clearly not ready for prime time.

Man I'm glad I wasn't around here in 2001. When the pitching staff was actually bad. I can't imagine what was said about that staff