And for those who never saw Carlton, here's a montage of him wiping out hitters, mostly with his slider. If you're looking at that and thinking Lodolo's breaking ball looks strikingly similar, yep.Originally Posted by Old school 1983
And for those who never saw Carlton, here's a montage of him wiping out hitters, mostly with his slider. If you're looking at that and thinking Lodolo's breaking ball looks strikingly similar, yep.
I'm not a system player. I am a system.
757690 (09-26-2022),cumberlandreds (09-26-2022),Old school 1983 (09-26-2022),Ron Madden (09-26-2022)
With a better personality
Assembly Hall (09-28-2022),M2 (09-26-2022),SomeCallMeTim (09-26-2022)
How do we know? He never talked to me media.
Reds Fan Since 1971
westofyou (09-26-2022)
Added talent to the overall system. It's unbalanced as hell, but it's vastly improved. With no reasonable chance to compete and win in the playoffs in 2023, even with Castillo and Mahle, this is the direction that was needed to be taken.
"One problem with people who have no vices is that they're pretty sure to have some annoying virtues."
Carlton was either going to be a HOF pitcher, the Unabomber, or both.
I'm not a system player. I am a system.
Chip R (09-28-2022),Old school 1983 (09-26-2022),Revering4Blue (09-26-2022),westofyou (09-26-2022)
No mention here yet about Connor Overton. He was the first Reds pitcher to pitch 6 innings and make a quality start this season. His injury was a major disappointment but I look forward to him being a solid part if the rotation next year. If he’s still with the Reds.
29 year old rookie who had 27 solid innings. Nice for him to get some time in the sun, but I don't think it means anything for the Reds moving forward. Guys who are minor leaguers at his age are minor leaguers for a reason. I don't expect anything from him moving forward. In fact, I would not keep him on the 40 man roster over the winter. This 27 inning sample pales in comparison to his entire career to this point. Don't be fooled by small samples. The Reds did that with Art Warren this year and it bit them hard. Overton, Law, B. Farmer, Gibaut, Fernando Cruz - none of those late 20s/early 30s guys who've never established themselves as major leaguers should be kept on the 40 man roster. Fools gold!
All my posts are my opinion - just like yours are. If I forget to state it and you're too dense to see the obvious, look here!
A good list all around, but #1 is basically the key item. If even two of these guys show they're for real and stay healthy, that's a good sign. All 3 is huge. On the other hand, if 0 or 1 of them pan out, it is difficult to see the Reds being a playoff team in the next 3 seasons or so.
Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
REDREAD (09-29-2022)
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@Reds
This rookie starter trio
https://twitter.com/Reds/status/1575...752064/photo/1
Old school 1983 (10-02-2022),SomeCallMeTim (10-01-2022)
Joel Luckhaupt
@jluckhaupt
2022 Reds rookie pitchers, IP & ERA by month
April - 76.1 IP, 5.90 ERA
May - 79.1 IP, 4.88 ERA
June - 85.0 IP, 5.82 ERA
July - 100.1 IP, 3.59 ERA
August - 98.0 IP, 4.41 ERA
September - 101.2 IP, 3.01 ERA
October - 8.2 IP, 1.04 ERA
Michael W. @mweinst594
Replying to @jluckhaupt
Can you provide the list of all of the pitchers who qualified as “rookie pitchers” for purposes of this list?
Joel Luckhaupt @jluckhaupt
Hunter Greene, Nick Lodolo, Graham Ashcraft, Alexis Diaz, Reiver Sanmartin, Dauri Moreta, Connor Overton, Fernando Cruz, T.J. Zeuch, Jared Solomon, Alejo Lopez, Daniel Duarte
Last edited by Ron Madden; 10-03-2022 at 04:24 PM.
Banshee (10-03-2022),cumberlandreds (10-03-2022),Old school 1983 (10-03-2022)
Bob Castellini is one year older than he was in 2021.
Where we gonna go?
REDREAD (10-04-2022),Wonderful Monds (10-03-2022)
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