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With Hinds here I'd call up Bleday and send down Myers.
CJ Abrams is too much of a prospect cost for too much risk. JJ Abrams however has had a number of big hits over the year, plays with flare, could add veteran direction in the locker room, and give the Reds a New Hope.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mitri
You would? Myers has hit lefties way better than Hinds. And Bleday has been cooling off a bit in AAAQuote:
Originally Posted by herbdizzle
JJ just hit a 3 run homer yesterday and has a .922 OPS in 14 games. I’d bring him up and send Benson down, not Myers.Quote:
Originally Posted by UPRedsFan
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JJ is 2 for his last 10 and 8 for his last 30. Not quite as hot as Hinds. But yea, I might call him up for Benson as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by LiferJim
Yes. He's a scrub. I'd call up Bleday and platoon him in RF with Steer. Hinds in CF every day. Friedl in LF. I'd keep that same lineup until Memorial Day and reevaluate.Quote:
Originally Posted by UPRedsFan
Benson can stay for now as a bench LH bat. I'd also bench Hayes for Suarez and get Lowe more playing time as well.
In limited time Myers is hitting .300 with a .333 OBP. Thats like an all star on this squad. He’s nothing spectacular, but he also plays good defense. If Bleday gets called up, I’d assume Benson would get sent down. His numbers this year and the last two years would warrant that, IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by herbdizzle
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Reds minor leaguer suffers injury, pitching depth takes another hit
Continue Reading HereQuote:
The Cincinnati Reds have one of the deepest pitching staffs in all of baseball this year, but that depth has been tested early.
On Tuesday, Reds reporter Charlie Goldsmith reported that the Reds opted to place prospect pitcher Julian Aguiar on the 7-day injured list at the Triple-A level.
Aguiar is seen as one of the next men up for the Reds if they suffer more injuries at the big league level.
This year, Aguiar has struggled tremendously through 10 2/3 innings and three starts. He's surrendered 12 hits, 11 earned runs, and four home runs while walking eight hitters in his first professional action since undergoing Tommy John surgery.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb...d=BingNewsVerp
It's like watching the 70s Reds on astro-turf. I am an anxious person, have a hard time relaxing, sitting down, and especially sleeping at night. Watching the Reds has solved that problem. :p
lol. We sound like the same person. My son texted me last night and said, man these guys are boring to watch. I followed that up by saying, don’t worry, they’ll probably get 7 hits tomorrow and scored 3 runs. lol Sleep wellQuote:
Originally Posted by GAC
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It may not be very pretty, but the Reds haven't spent much time in first place over the last 30 years, so I'm enjoying the wins no matter how they happen!
Only 3 MLB teams have won more games than the Reds.
Winning Ugly baby!!!! Winning ugly. Better than losing pretty.
Matt McLain pretty obviously needs to flatten his swing and stop upper cutting the ball trying to hit it out.
Matt has only a 10.9% line drive rate and a 50% fly ball rate. In his best year, 2023, McLain’s average launch angle was 13.8%, but currently is 22.3%. Statcast shows he hits under the ball 37% of the time, whereas in 2023 he hit under the ball much less, 23.6%.
Appears he hasn’t learned much from last year, other than how to walk. I’m betting pitchers will stop walking him so much until he proves he can hit better. He’s been swinging for the fences for far too long now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kc61
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It's why I cringed when I heard he added even more muscle this offseason.Quote:
Originally Posted by LiferJim
No doubt and those 7 spring training home runs probably didn’t help either. That’s clearly what he wants to be, but at 5’-9” and 180 pounds he should probably concentrate on what his body is best suited for. Speed, singles, doubles, with an occasional home run. If the coaches are telling him to launch the ball upward, that’s on them, but if it’s just Matt doing this on his own, he should be told to stop this nonsense.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boss-Hog
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It's obvious we're 10-7 on the backs of our strong pitching. Hard to believe after losing Greene and Lodolo. But as long as our pitching stays strong we got a chance in this division. I really don't believe this offense is this bad, and that it will improve. I still keep telling myself "It's early, and we're only halfway through April".
Yeah, some of us don't speak Italian.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron Madden
Well said GAC. I also think the Pirates offense isn't this good and will likely regress. Brewers are having some injury trouble with their offense and pitching trouble and a 6 game losing streak. Cubs are struggling - their pitching appears suspect, they didn't really replace Tucker, Bregman is struggling, and PCA had the worst chase rate in MLB at last check (even worse than Marte!)Quote:
Originally Posted by GAC
Has anyone heard any injury update(s) on Pagan and Singer today?
If O'Neil Cruz has finally turned a corner offensively, he has all the tools to be a dominant force for the next 5+years for the Pirates.
Guessing his entire career is a better representation of Oneil than the last weekQuote:
Originally Posted by TRF
Probably. It does, on occasion, happen though.Quote:
Originally Posted by RedTeamGo!
Does it happen where someone has 1500+ PA over 5 seasons and then in year 6 finally figures it out? Not being snarky, I cant think of anyone off the top of my head that has done thatQuote:
Originally Posted by TRF
Some guys turn it on late. The one I go to is Ryan Ludwick. Could not get a full time job till he was 28, broke out at 29. Now that was not 1500 PAs, but it was about 6 years after his MLB debut. JD Martinez did after almost 1000 PAs. José Bautista was well over that. Justin Turner had about 900+ PAs before breaking out with the Dodgers. And if we are talking meh to superstar, Edwin Encarnación
So full disclosure.. Cruz is probably not breaking out. Almost everything he's doing now is what he's always done. He just happens to be barreling it a bit more. Pirate fans should enjoy it while it lasts.
Will Benson and Dane Myers should have no regular 25 man roster spot on a winning MLB team. They are both scrubs and always have been.Quote:
Originally Posted by LiferJim
Rece Hinds, Hector Rodriguez and JJ Bleday all should be on the roster now.
George Foster had 1049PA from 1969 through 1974, hit 27 HR with a .697 OPS.Quote:
Originally Posted by TRF
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Originally Posted by WrongVerb
Add Bill Robinson after he left the Yankees. Revived with the Phillies after a year in the minors then busted out for 4-5 years with the Pirates.
He had a chance to win the game for the Pirates last night and he struck outQuote:
Originally Posted by RedTeamGo!
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After two holes of play, the REDS are still on pacing towards 91 Wins and 1-under Par, with winning 5 out of every 9 being Par. They've gone 6-3 and 5-4 on the first two holes.
Great stats and thanks for sharing. This is a pretty easy fix unless the player is too stubborn or too ignorant to change it. I'm guessing he's fairly intelligent and knows his tendencies so I wonder why he thinks he needs to swing for the fences. It's proven that this method doesn't work for him.....or for most hitters.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kc61
I agree about Benson, but Myers has a .284 career BA and a .780 OPS against LHP. Only use him in those situations and as a late inning defensive replacement and he is fine on a team that struggles mightily against LHP. I also agree Bleday should be on the team. Hector is only 22 years old, but if he keeps killing the ball in AAA, I hope to see him sometime fairly soon too. Since this is Hectors first year in AAA, I wouldn’t call him up unless there is an everyday spot open, as he needs to play daily at that age.Quote:
Originally Posted by herbdizzle
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Sal Stewart has a SIX RBI night and no one wants to talk about it?
Myers is a 30 year old guy with career replacement level production. He's by definition a scrub. I don't care if hes hit a few singles. It's just another version of Stuart Fairchild, and a worse one than that.Quote:
Originally Posted by LiferJim
The Reds need to quit talking themselves into guys like Myers and Benson.
I mostly agree. I'm OK with Myers at the end of the bench if there is room (but a good team probably shouldn't have room). He's a clear upgrade over guys like Connor Joe and players of that ilk who appear on the Reds roster every year.Quote:
Originally Posted by herbdizzle
When it comes to the Reds OF, I'd go with Friedl who has actually established himself (but may be declining and could morph into a bench player who is non-tendered after the season) and the younger guys - H-Rod, Marte and Hinds. I'd keep Steer around as bench player who provides league average offense as a 'tweener but is a great insurance policy behind the young Outfielders. Add those 5 to 2 Catchers, Stewart, McLain, EDLC and Suarez and you have 11. That means 2 spots for Hayes, Myers, Lowe or somebody else. Personally, I'd keep Lowe and look to add a more versatile glove who can also play MI in addition to all 3 OF spots.
Hinds may wash out by the end of May and Marte may never get past his swing at everything profile. H-Rod might not stick so they have to keep some guys around.
We would, but there are arguments to be had over the 26th man on the roster. Priorities!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ren Deagle
I would like to talk about the fact that he is getting more expensive for the Reds everyday. Teams around the league are locking up young studs like Sal every other week now and there really isn't any news on an extension for Sal even floating around out there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ren Deagle