Bullpen
Two Rookie Relievers Who Could Make the Reds Bullpen out of Spring Training
The 2023 Spring Training will be the most exciting for Reds Fans since 2019. With top prospects, Elly De La Cruz, Noelvi Marte, Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Andrew Abbott, Matt McLain, Brandon Williamson, and many others are in key competition for roles on this next year’s team. But today I want to highlight some underappreciated relief pitchers […]
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Blue Jays Sign Former Yankee Bullpen Arm to 2-Year $8,500,000 Deal
The Toronto Blue Jays and free-agent relief pitcher Chad Green have agreed to a two-year deal. The contract between the two sides is worth $8,500,000 over two seasons, with options for the 2025 and the 2026 seasons. Last season Chad Green underwent Tommy John surgery in June; the right-hander was a key part of the […]
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5 Bold Predictions for the Detroit Tigers in 2023
The Detroit Tigers were disappointing last season, and the off-season was dull, but the one good thing is that things can’t get much worse. It is tough to predict how many wins the Tigers will have because of so much uncertainty, but there is always hope. With many young players on the roster, Al Avila […]
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Ian Gibaut: From Waiver Claim to Stud
A Case Study in Reds Bullpen Performances Over the past few years, the Cincinnati Reds Bullpen has been a revolving door of waiver claims, fringe quadruple-a pitchers and has seen their better arms plagued by injuries. Tejay Antone, likely their best reliever in 2021, posted a dominant 11.23 K/9 and a 3.26 FIP to compliment […]
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Jason Adam can continue to be key for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2023 – here’s why
In 2022, right handed reliever Jason Adam emerged, seemingly out of nowhere, as one of the most dominant pitchers in Major League Baseball. He’d toiled away for four seasons at three different ballclubs, bouncing up and down between Triple-A and the show. When he was first signed, it was foreseen as being a signing to […]
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Brewers ’23 Pitching Preview
The NL central was nothing if not competitive last year, and the Reds’ and the Cub’s should make the NL Central one of baseball’s most interesting division races of 2023. And despite the Brewers’ FO not spending in the winter leading to the ‘22 season, the Brewers finished second in the division, with a more […]
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3 Things the Detroit Tigers Need to Do to Be Successful in 2023
As we all know, last year for the Detroit Tigers did not go as planned. We brought in key free agents and acquisitions like Javier Báez, Eduardo Rodríquez, and Tucker Barnhart to help, but unfortunately, it didn’t work out either. Although it may have been a disappointing season for the fans and the organization as […]
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