Reds vs. Indians (3/26/2015, 4:05 ET)

[JoshBresser]

1. Billy Hamilton
2. Joey Votto
3. Todd Frazier
4. Brandon Phillips (DH)
5. Devin Mesoraco
6. Brennan Boesch
7. Chris Dominguez
8. Kris Negron
9. Ivan De Jesus

Michael Lorenzen is on the mound. Paul Maholm to follow.

[UPRedsFan]

Interesting bottom 4 for comparison. Pulling for DeJesus

[RED VAN HOT]

Interesting bottom 4 for comparison. Pulling for DeJesus

Me too. I know that a lot of posters favor Dominguez because of his power potential. It is always nice to feel that a pinch hitter has a chance to hit one out. Still, the OBP differential is huge as is the K rate. Moreover, DeJesus is a more versatile defender.

[TRF]

I'm also rooting for DeJesus... we have the same last name.

[_Sir_Charles_]

Frazier with a solo dinger in the 1st.
Rocco with one in the 2nd. Hamilton with a rbi and a 2 bagger. Votto with a single plates 2 more. 5-1 in the second.

[Red Raindog]

Votto fails to walk again --- singles in two instead --go ahead with the selfish Joey jokes

[_Sir_Charles_]

Lorenzen looking somewhat hittable today. Lots of scalded balls. Only 3 hits, but even the foul balls and outs are smoked.

Another one. Line drive blistering shot....Hamilton snags it. Great grab.

[Tom Servo]

The Dominguez/De Jesus battle is interesting. Defense is pretty much a wash, neither has much of a glove, though DeJesus can play some shortstop (at least at the AAA level, anyway). Dominguez has more power, DeJesus has more OBP/makes more contact.

[_Sir_Charles_]

Lorenzen looks like he's starting to settle down. 5-1 Reds heading to the 3rd

[_Sir_Charles_]

The Dominguez/De Jesus battle is interesting. Defense is pretty much a wash, neither has much of a glove, though DeJesus can play some shortstop (at least at the AAA level, anyway). Dominguez has more power, DeJesus has more OBP/makes more contact.

For a bench bat, I want the guy who brings more to the table. That's DeJesus Jr. More versatile and not completely hit or miss with the bat.

[thorn]

Or maybe he's playing Brandon's style of baseball....

[Tom Servo]

That's DeJesus Jr. More versatile and not completely hit or miss with the bat.

Devil's Advocate: Negron mostly fills that niche.

[_Sir_Charles_]

Devil's Advocate: Negron mostly fills that niche.

To be clear, I meant more versatile with the BAT not the glove. Dominguez is a one trick pony. Power. Niether are good defenders IMO but DeJesus Jr. can get on base numerous ways and isn't anywhere close to the automatic out that Dominguez mostly is. If position availability comes into the discussion between Dominguez/DeJesus then they're looking at the wrong thing IMO.

Negron's niche is designated leather. IMO he's a worse hitter than Cozart.

[_Sir_Charles_]

GRD by Bourne. Grounder to third by Kipnis...Frazier nearly throws it away but Votto pulls it in. 1 down.

2 down after a grounder to 2nd from Murphy. Bourne to third. Santana flies out to left.

5-1 Reds it stays. Lorenzen not exactly sharp...but doing well to limit damage.

[_Sir_Charles_]

Dominguez leads off with a oppo single. 2 on now after Negron gets plunked for a second time already. Channeling his inner Biggio.

Pitching change. Mark alphabet in. Rzepczysnki. Please oh PLEASE...never pick up this guy. Spelling that will drive me NUTS.

Hamilton with a single off....ummm...Mark, yeah we'll just call him Mark. Bases jacked with nobody out for Vottomatic. Passed ball plates Dominguez. Both runners move up too

Votto grounds out but plates Negron. Frazier with a tapper to Gomes to end the inning. But we add on...7-1 Reds.