2019-20 Reds Off Season Rumors,News and Discussions Part Three

Galvis took a number of ground balls at practice yesterday. To the untrained eye, he looks to be ready to return.

I'm a big DD fan and am rooting for him but I think JVM is playing his way onto this team. Blandino has been really good too. Sortable Reds spring training stats below.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/2020.shtml

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Please don’t put the annoying Hit by Pitch Guy on the team

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Yes because getting on base is awful.

Baseball Top 100 players by ESPN

88. Bauer
67. Suarez
55. Castillo

No Gray, Castellanos or Moose...

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Baseball Top 100 players by ESPN

88. Bauer
67. Suarez
55. Castillo

No Gray, Castellanos or Moose...

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This will improve after the Reds win the Central, the NL pennant, and the World Series in 2020.

It'll get even better the next season when they win it all again.

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I'm a big DD fan and am rooting for him but I think JVM is playing his way onto this team. Blandino has been really good too. Sortable Reds spring training stats below.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/2020.shtml

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If I were Reds, vying for contention, I’d be careful before making roster decision based on ST stats. By definition it’s a small sample; batters (pitchers) sometimes face minor league pitching (hitting); and, well, the games don’t count.

Early ST some said Rule 5 Payton was playing his way onto the roster. Maybe, but his OPS is now .656. Things change fast with tiny spring samples.

This is a very tricky business. Beware the stars of September and February-March.



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If I were Reds, vying for contention, I’d be careful before making roster decision based on ST stats. By definition it’s a small sample; batters (pitchers) sometimes face minor league pitching (hitting); and, well, the games don’t count.

Early ST some said Rule 5 Payton was playing his way onto the roster. Maybe, but his OPS is now .656. Things change fast with tiny spring samples.

This is a very tricky business. Beware the stars of September and February-March.



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What about stars of August who stunk in September/February/March?

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Mark Sheldon
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First #reds spring cuts made: Re-assigned to minor league camp: Antone, Carpenter, Hendrix, Lodolo, Santillan, Smith, Okey, India, Trahan, Fairchild and Powell.

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What about stars of August who stunk in September/February/March?

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At least in August hitter(s) face MLB pitching. No roster expansion until September. Not like ST with minor league pitching.

If you’re referring to Aquino there’s a glut of Reds’ OFers that may keep him at AAA. But I don’t discount his August performance. And after such a hot streak it’s not unusual for pitchers to adjust and the hitter to cool off.

Starting to have to Wonder, will there even be a season. If so, what will it look like?

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At least in August hitter(s) face MLB pitching. No roster expansion until September. Not like ST with minor league pitching.

If you’re referring to Aquino there’s a glut of Reds’ OFers that may keep him at AAA. But I don’t discount his August performance. And after such a hot streak it’s not unusual for pitchers to adjust and the hitter to cool off.

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It was in reference to Aquino. I was just curious of your thoughts since he hit the major league pitching but then failed to take advantage of the inferior pitching in September and the spring

MLB.com lists out 20 Cy Young candidates:

#18 is our own Luis Castillo: If this was the Cy Young of “one pitch that I really love to watch,” then Castillo’s changeup would probably get my vote. I mean, just look at it! It’s beautiful. He also throws 97 and struck out 226 hitters last year and the Reds could be good this year. If they are, so is he.

https://www.mlb.com/news/predicting-...g-winners-2020

Game today has been rained out.

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The Rays and Reds have worked out the final details of a pair of offseason trades between the two clubs.

Right-hander Jose De Leon to Cincinnati and First baseman/outfielder Brian O’Grady to Tampa Bay.

Both trades saw the players exchanged for either cash considerations or a player to be named later, MLB confirms that the two teams have agreed to accept money to complete the transactions.

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