Burns will be here soon enough. I just wish that he could swing a competent bat.
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It won't matter when the Reds do call him up. This year or next. Pitching is not the issue. Cincinnati is just pissing in the wind by not acquiring sluggers. The Reds will not pay for hitters during the offseason or take the route teams who can't afford to sign top stars when they can trade prospects for offense. It is something the Reds can address today if they wanted and not have to wait on prospects to get the call.
Agreed. The rotation is potentially elite with Greene already showing Cy Young potential and Lodolo and Burns and Lowder and Abbott as legitimate potential No. 1 to No. 3 starters themselves and also some legit good prospects as well.
If they can't start scoring, we'll have these guys finishing a season with numbers like 8-14, 3.25 ERA. It will be like Soto in '82 or Carlton on a bad Phillies team. It's a joke.
A few mock drafts I have seen showing the Reds taking outfielder Jace LaViolette out of Texas A&M. Others lefthanded pitcher Kade Anderson out of LSU. Cincinnati needs to prioritize offense in this draft with the organization's pitching depth already. Get a hitter from college closer to being ready for MLB rather than another high school shortstop. LaViolette hits for power and has decent speed. 50 home runs through his first two seasons at A&M. Strong arm on defense and versatility to play all 3 outfield positions.
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Alot of bad baseball recently and most of the year.
I thought Francona would take care of some of this but it happens every game whether its defense, moving the runner over, men left on base. Its simple things but we can't do any of them right.
Its very hard to watch currently. They need to find a guy, a leader, who will take charge and right now there is no one.
Krall and the FO did not do Francona any justice by acquring better talent to win games. They can't be shocked by the results after bringing the same cast of characters back outside of Hays, Lux and Trevino who aren't going to carry a team alone. Building a starting rotation is only part of the job.
They said Petty would be used, but they did not today. I suppose the game was closer than they thought and wanted to put their best pitchers in the game. Benson is hot with home runs in 3 straight games.
Benson for me is a must keep if his hitting improves. Covers a lot of ground in the outfield and if/when the hitting becomes consistent, he will be a good one for us.
Jim Day talks like Hunter Greene will make his next start. 4 games in a row with a home run for Benson. For some reason I was high on him the moment the Reds traded for him in 2023 and often said "my man Benson" that year. Made that prediction here had the skillset to be somewhere between a Jason Heyward and Adam Jones. Still has a long way to go to be as good as they were in their prime, but this is the best baseball he has played in his career. His demotion woke him up. Happy to see this and him sticking it to his old team. His work with Eric Davis paying off.
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