I said this very thing 2 weeks ago about Steer. It is about finding ways to put forth the best players in the lineup everyday.
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India is now 0 for his last 22 and our idiot manager continues to bat him leadoff. He needs to sit for quite awhile. Move Steer in and play Fairchild more, I guess thats your only option. But India is really, really bad.
Reds are hamstrung in that Steer, CES and EDLC are the only real ML talent they have(Marte/McCain figure in but they aren't available) then are further hamstrung by Bell's bizarre batting lineups that spread those three out thereby making it easy to pitch around them. Long year.
Good call on who the better team was.
You really don't want to argue baseball w/ me....you will lose. Every time.
You're right, I was wrong. A single April series makes them the better team with that logic since we got swept. If Cincinnati had won only 6 games all year going into Seattle and swept this series, I'm sure it would have been spun the other way around. Guess those Reds were better than the World Series Champion Texas Rangers since Cincinnati swept the Ranger last year, right?? Go root for the Dodgers or some other team. Your schtick is tiresome. Clearly not a Reds fan, just a damn troll. Real fans don't seize every moment to put the team down and gloat about it. At least objective and rational fans find positives when they are there, criticize when warranted. The only time you come around is when they lose, no where to be found after winning in Philadelphia. I will be here every day, win or lose. I bet it burns your ass that EDLC is tied for the 6th most runs scored in all of MLB.
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Friedl's absence as a catalyst at the top of the order is really killing this team too. Even if he regresses from the solid 2023 season, I don't think it would have been a drastic drop. Who would have thought at the beginning of the season with all of that infield depth that they would be short quality infielders on April 17th. Martini should be starting everyday whether it is in the outfield or DH. Can free up Steer to move him around. Mike Ford was hot during spring training and has a few years of ML experience that he should be DHing instead of forcing these unproductive hitters in the lineup out of necessity.
Expecting Freidl to return to more normal(for him) numbers on his return but he definitely brings more to the table than India who has been a monumental flop.
I see you go quiet when EDLC goes on a tear. What the hell did that kid due to you to deserve you knocking him with literally EVERY SINGLE POST you make in this forum. He leads the team in Home runs, Runs Scored, Batting Average, Stolen Bases and slugging. Hes second in OPS and hits. So he made a base running error and it's "SEND HIM BACK TO THE MINORS!!" What your take on Will Benson. don't ever see you griping about him. He has the same number of K's as EDLC in fewer AB's.
Your constant attacks on EDLC look foolish because the good he's done has FAR outweighed the youthful mistakes he's made.
For the next little bit I'd probably lead off Fairchild. Then EDLC 2, Steer 3, CES 4 probably Fraley 5. Look at LAD...they bat Betts, Ohtani, Freeman back to back to back. Spreading out your 3 best hitter the way Bell is doing it is stupid, makes it easier to pitch to guys. Plus your getting one less AB to a couple of guys. With this lineup CES is likely to bat with a base runner or two on, would likely see more fast balls.
I think it's a little more important to have Steer behind CES as it enhances the likelihood CES sees better pitches; CES solves a whole bunch of problems when he gets dialed in because in the early going he really was hitting the ball hard into outs.
Friedl being out and McClain being out is just killing this lineup; that's your everyday leadoff and number two hitter in the lineup and they both are catalysts in very different ways and stabilize the middle of the park defensively.
Friedl being out and McClain being out is just killing this lineup; that's your everyday leadoff and number two hitter in the lineup and they both are catalysts in very different ways and stabilize the middle of the park defensively.
Reds trade for infielder Livan Soto from Baltimore, optioned to Louisville.
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Reds acquire infielder Livan Soto from Baltimore - Redleg Nation
The Cincinnati Reds have acquired infielder Livan Soto from the Baltimore Orioles and optioned him to Triple-A.
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I know CES was a late scratch Tuesday with an illness and hasnt played since. Same with Candaleria, which I hope never plays again. He is Mike Moustaukas part 2. Overpaid and useless.
Homer and 3 SB and @cole854 still thinks he should be in the minors.
Elly De La KKKKKruz, amirite? Team leader in HRs, SBs & runs scored. 2nd in BA and RBIs.
Stuart Fairchild doesn't get mentioned but he has quietly had a decent start to the season. 2 hits, RBI double and a RBI single tonight.
Bullpen to carry the load in this one. Montas exits the game in the 1st after getting hit by a liner
I would like to see Elly in the 2 hole and everyone else slid down, but other than that, what am I missing?? India is sick, and sucks anyway. Fraley hits like .010 vs lefties. Benson is absolutely God awful this year, needs time off after the dispshit manager batted him 2nd yesterday.
I am far from a Bell fan, think he's awful. Im just not sure what he is supposed to do with what he has available. The one thing that drives me crazy is having Elly that far down in the lineup. He would see even more pitches in the 2 hole with Steer behind him, and Ill never understand a manager that separates their best hitters. No other manager does that. Hes an idiot.
Why Bell insists on spacing out Steer, EDLC, CES is beyond me. That's the only true ML hitters the Reds have. To space them out is crazy plus you bat a guy 6th or below and you're probably costing them an AB per game. Idea should be to get your best hitters more ABs, not less. Steer, EDLC, CES should be penciled in 2, 3, 4 every game with others fitted in around them. Look at LAD...Betts, Ohtani, Freeman 1, 2, 3.
Agree completely. Every team does it except our dipshit. Elly batting 6th is like Juan Soto in the 6 hole for the Yanks. Its infuriating.
OT, but MLB needs a lot more pitchers like Ranger Suarez and a lot less like Hunter Greene, although HG did make it through 7 innings tonight, first time since September that he completed seven innings, maybe he will develop into a top starter someday.
But, it is a joy to watch a guy like Suarez pitch, 7 innings in about 80 pitches, nearly all of which were low 90s, or slower, below the knees, a lot like Greg Maddux used to pitch.
But, it is a joy to watch a guy like Suarez pitch, 7 innings in about 80 pitches, nearly all of which were low 90s, or slower, below the knees, a lot like Greg Maddux used to pitch.
Greene did save the bullpen tonight so that was a plus. I have been critical of him and not going deep into games was one reason why so this was nice to see despite the 4 runs on the board. Not a very good offensive lineup with people out sick, all of the injuries mounting up and players struggling but this was not going to be an easy game with Suarez now on a 25-inning scoreless streak.
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Hunter Greene may have the most velocity on the team but hardly the best stuff on the pitching staff. On average this year, he relies on a 4-seam fastball 50% of the time, a slider about 40% of his pitches and a splitter and curveball that he doesn't trust to go to very often. Tonight, he relied even heavier on the four-seamer for over 61% of his pitches.
Frankie Montas & Nick Martinez have a deeper repertoire to reach into. Montas with a four-seamer, splitter, sinker, cutter and a slider. Martinez with a cutter, changeup, four-seamer, sinker, curveball and a slider.
Last night's start was critical for Greene because he absolutely had to eat innings up and everybody in the franchise knew it; so he went heavy on the fastball from the outset to get ahead of hitters. He stayed out of the big inning which has dogged him and he scattered hits for the most part.
The Reds are in a really critical stretch through May where they are playing some of the best in MLB and it's outside of the Central; theoretically they should lose ground on the Brewers. Losing Montas for three starts is tough. Having Lodolo back is important and it will interesting to see what Abbott gives them tonight; they need 6-7 strong from him tonight every bit as much as they did last night from Greene. But he needs run support and whatever is going through the Reds Clubhouse is hurting them with the everyday lineup. Any lineup that includes Espinal is one that is basically playing with 8 at bats.
The Reds are in a really critical stretch through May where they are playing some of the best in MLB and it's outside of the Central; theoretically they should lose ground on the Brewers. Losing Montas for three starts is tough. Having Lodolo back is important and it will interesting to see what Abbott gives them tonight; they need 6-7 strong from him tonight every bit as much as they did last night from Greene. But he needs run support and whatever is going through the Reds Clubhouse is hurting them with the everyday lineup. Any lineup that includes Espinal is one that is basically playing with 8 at bats.
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