Cincinnati Reds
Can José Barrero Turn it Around in 2023?
The Cincinnati Reds’ future has become increasingly bright over the past few years, with key trades of Starting Pitchers for a new generation of prospects leading the way. However, many fans and analysts seem to forget the Reds’ former top prospect, at least according to Baseball America José Barrero. He even ranked ahead of the […]
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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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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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The Reds Should Trade Infielders for Outfielders
In December, Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic reported that a rival executive of the Reds stated that they were aggressively pursuing prospect-for-prospect trades with many teams. The Reds have an abundance of middle infield prospects and infielders in their organization. Most of these players can only play shortstop or 3rd, with 2nd locked up by […]
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How Christian Encarnacion-Strand Fits Into the 2023 Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are at an interesting crossroads regarding their roster construction for the 2023 season. Ranked as the 4th best system by MLB Pipeline, the Reds have a unique combination of both high-floor and high-ceiling prospects, as well as tons of depth, that makes their system strong. A litany of prospects are slated to […]
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