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Cincinnati Reds Minor League Scouting Notebook
An update on Chad Rogers, Robert Stephenson and two reports on hard throwing relievers.
Closer Look at Closers: Aroldis Chapman and Craig Kimbrel
When people talk about young, hard-throwing closers, the first names in their heads are Aroldis Chapman of the Cincinnati Reds, and Craig Kimbrel of the Atlanta Braves. These two have come in over the last couple of years and taken over as two of baseball’s most dominant closers, with Kimbrel taking away the rookie saves record in 2011 away from Texas Rangers closer-turned...
Reds-Pirates bean war continues
Reds pitcher Mat Latos revealed after Tuesday night's 4-0 loss against Pittsburgh that he had been fined by Major League Baseball for hitting Pirates second baseman Neil Walker on June 2.
It is part of the on-going beaning war that has been going on between the two teams since last season.
Pirates starter Charlie Morton hit Reds centerfielder Shin-Soo Choo with the first...
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America has no faith in Mat Latos tonight
There is a poll question being posed to readers over on ESPN.com that essentially asks which pitcher they believe is more likely to suffer their first loss of the season.
Respondents have the choice to choose between Boston's Clay Bucholz, Arizona's Patrick Corbin, Detroit's Max Scherzer, and Cincinnati's Mat Latos. Surprisingly, nearly half the country expects...
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Reds pitcher shows menacing game face
Reds rookie left-hander Tony Cingrani made his first relief appearance of the season a memorable one on Monday. Cingrani entered the game in the bottom of the eighth inning with one out and the Reds clinging to a narrow 2-1 lead against the Pirates. He then buckled down to record the final two outs of the inning, but not before giving viewers at home a front row seat to the one...
Reds get Cincinnati into the top 25 of Bloomberg’s city list
Businessweek published its list of America’s 50 best cities based on leisure, colleges, economics, and air quality, and Cincinnati made it into the top half. Interestingly, the primary reason for its high ranking seems to be Great American Ball Park.
The view from the cheap seats in left field. I’d recommend the cheap seats in right field, since the scoreboard is visible there...
Leake quietly silencing his critics
CINCINNATI The Reds led the Pirates 2-1 in the seventh inning Monday night, but Pittsburgh was threatening to even the score with a runner on second and one out. Mike Leake took care of pinch-hitter Travis Snider with a swinging strikeout for the second out. He thought he had finished off the inning with a pitch at the knees against Starling Marte.
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Cingrani prepared for any role with Reds
CINCINNATI It isnt just a whisper from the fans, it is more like screaming it from the roof of the 49-story Carew Tower in downtown Cincinnati: Put Tony Cingrani in the rotation, put Tony Cingrani in the rotation.
They do have points of contention.Since the Cincinnati Reds drafted him in the third round of the 2011 draft, Cingrani has made 45 minor-league appearances, 44 as a starter...
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Cincinnati Reds Activate Johnny Cueto, Option Pedro Villarreal
The Cincinnati Reds have activated right-handed starter Johnny Cueto from the 15-day disabled list as he had been recovering from a strained lat injury.
The young Cueto has a low 2.17 ERA this season, but has been suffering from health issues all season long.
To make room for Cueto, Pedro Villarreal was optioned to Triple-A Louisville and returns to their rotation. Villarreal remains...
Cincinnati Reds: Aroldis Chapman won’t go before nine
I am someone who likes to cater to what the people are talking about. I ask around, search the web and see what’s getting people really riled up in the news of baseball, and more recently, in the news of the Cincinnati Reds.
Last week, we saw the Reds almost perfect the four-game sweep against the Cubs. However, in the marathon of a game, the Reds lost in Wrigley in a 6-5, after...
Reds Top Prospect Robert Stephenson to DL with Hamstring Strain
In a 2013 season in which he has baffled hitters in a talent-heavy Midwest League and risen to the status as the top prospect in the Cincinnati Reds organization, Robert Stephenson has been placed on the disabled list with what is being called a strained hamstring, which he recently suffered while running in between starts.Coming into the season, Stephenson was ranked second behind...
Video: Watch Jay Bruce launch walk-off home run
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Jay Bruce entered Friday with four walk-off home runs in his career. The Reds All-Star right fielder had five by the night's end.
Bruce's solo blast in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted Cincinnati past the visiting Brewers, 4-3, and sparked a celebration at home plate. It marked the 11th homer of the season for Bruce and it...
Signing Zach Duke for bullpen insurance
Zach Duke pitching for the Washington Nationals.The Cincinnati Reds signed former Pittsburgh Pirate pitcher Zach Duke today.
Duke is expected to join the AAA Louisville Bats.
As far as the signing goes, I think the key part about it is that Duke is left handed. Currently, the only left-handed relievers in the Reds’ bullpen are Manny Parra and Aroldis Chapman. Chapman is the closer...
Partch is hero in 14-inning game
Putting in a picture of Broxton here because I don’t have one of Partch.Well, the Reds may have been unable to take their thirteenth consecutive win at Wrigley Field today, but how about that Curtis Partch, huh? He wasn’t so much his first time out, but tonight he soaked up four of the fourteen innings in that debacle against the Cubs. Even Mat Latos only pitched six.
And they...
Cincinnati Reds: A family feud in left field
I hopped on a blog website a couple days ago, and one of the first posts I read was “Xavier Paul: Why is he still here?”
Derrick Robinson might be one of the fastest guys on the Reds. His speed has helped turn many single hits, into doubles.
Then, in the third game of the most recent series against the Cubs, he went 2-4 with a run, a double and a homer that brought in three...
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