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JaxRed (06-09-2019),North (06-09-2019),Ron Madden (06-14-2019)
I go out of town for a few days and all hell breaks loose. Let’s hope they can get back on track today.
Interesting that it's Peraza and not Winker in CF, and that we're facing a righty and Casali is starting.
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Me thinks it’s stupid to give a player a day off after he had half the team’s total bases the day before.
The Reds have lost three in a row and have days off on Monday and Thursday. Tuesday and Wednesday they can take advantage of the DH spot to get guys some rest. Today they should be playing the best they have to try to get a win. Plenty of time for Rest this week.Originally Posted by Ironman92
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https://www.cincinnati.com/story/spo...lb/1394329001/
Rookie center fielder Nick Senzel will likely receive a day off Sunday.
José Peraza started at shortstop in place of Iglesias on Saturday and Josh VanMeter received a start in left field. Puig has a career-low .211 batting average and .256 on-base percentage, but Bell said Saturday’s lineup had more to do with bench players than Puig’s performance.
“We feel like we have to keep Peraza (sharp), he hasn’t played short hardly at all,” Bell said. “We can’t forget about him. He has to stay sharp at that position. VanMeter hasn’t had many opportunities to start. It’s more about getting those two guys an opportunity.”
Peraza played shortstop in the eighth inning Friday and made a throwing error while trying to complete a potential double play. It was only the second time he played shortstop in a game since May 4.
“Coming off the bench is not an easy role,” Bell said of Peraza. “It’s something that he hasn’t done in his career. It’s my job as the manager to make sure those guys stay ready and they get enough playing time to where they are able to come into a day and start a game or come into the middle of a game.
“It’s their responsibility to be ready too, but it’s also my responsibility to make sure they are getting enough playing time to keep them effective.”
Entering Saturday, Senzel had played every inning since his Major League debut on May 3.
“We do have the off days, but sometimes it’s just good to sit and watch a game too,” Bell said. “As tough as it is to take him out of the lineup, it’s important for him to have a day like that.”
Secondary priorities are always good when the season is circling the drain.
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Red Raindog (06-09-2019)
Nola has a BABIP of .343 against him. If the Reds don’t try to swing for the fences every at bat, they will break out of their slump.
Also, the first and sixth innings are bugaboos for Nola.
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“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
Winker in the leadoff spot?
Interesting.
Winker puts another one on the ground, would have been a hit but robbed by Hernandez.
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
Interesting that in "last season, Votto's worst in the big leagues", he still led the NL in OBP.
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Would much prefer Peraza in CF since he has some speed. Winker is slow motion.
It's sort of by default. When Senzel is not in the lineup, they don't really have another traditional leadoff type.
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I tend to agree with you, but in Winker's defense (no pun intended) he played better defense in CF earlier in the year than he has at either corner OF spot.
(*Brought to you by somebody who supposedly has an axe to grind against Winker)
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