2013 Cincinnati Reds Thread

[Goober]

Manny Parra is the man. Unfortunately he has always had a terrible infield defense.

 

[Rudi]

Latos signed a 2 year 11.5M deal.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Dusty talking like Hannahan can play SS. That could make Jason Donald expendable.

Looks like Manny Parra is a lock for the roster. Meh. I still say it's the only mistake Walt made this offseason. This team didn't need him. Plus he's a bum.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Lots of speculation that Chapman will start the year in short relief (possibly closing games), then work his way up to long middle relief, then start games as they move towards the second half. They have an innings target, but due to the PR disaster that was the Nats last year, they aren't going to release it publicly and supposedly only Jocketty, Baker, and Price are privy to it. This is closer to what the Braves did last season, which is good, because if you expect to contend you can't do what the Nats did, that was a disaster.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Paul Daugherty ‏@EnquirerDoc 2m
Rumors rampant. Chapman to close. Bad decision on many levels, competitive and financial

 

[Rudi]

Can't be that upset about that loss. It's game 1 of 162 and we asked Hoover to throw more than he ever has in a game. Let's get em Wednesday

 

[Rudi]

So with Ludwick out for awhile, looks like BP goes back to cleanup and Cozart back into the 2hole.

 

[KnightNoles]

So with Ludwick out for awhile, looks like BP goes back to cleanup and Cozart back into the 2hole.

Short list of call ups? And what will it say about Heisey?

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Short list of call ups? And what will it say about Heisey?

Heisey will start.

They only have one other OF on the 40-man, but there is an empty spot on the 40-man as well. Names being tossed around are Donald Lutz, Hendry Rodriguez, etc. They can call up an IF because Frazier can play OF in a pinch. We'll know in a few hours.

 

[Rudi]

Ludwick expected to miss "13-14" weeks at the very least. Derrick Robinson called up to take his place on the roster. Formal Royals farm guy, no major league at bats yet.

Dusty commented and said he doesn't want to move BP around in the lineup so he will be batting cleanup. Tonight's lineup Heisey is hitting 2nd.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Forget that he actually gets on base. Just the fact that Choo gives good AB's every time he comes to the plate is such a massive and drastic change from the slop the Reds have trotted out in that leadoff spot over the last decade. I go back to about 1986 or so with this team, and I can't remember the last acquisition that better filled a need than this guy.

Billy Hamilton has gone from the savior, to a guy who will end up being a downgrade.

 

[Rudi]

4-2 after the Angels and Nationals is fantastic. Especially considering we didn't get much from Votto[1 RBI], and Bruce struggled early as well.

Now lets beat the shit out of STL, fuck the cardinals

 

[Rudi]

Need an arm up now since Cingrani isn't need until Thursday.

 

[Chrisforest]

This is going to be very interesting and i hope i would get to see more and more excitement from here and i am sure about this too.

 

[Rudi]

^what

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Votto through 4/21/12: .269/.418/.385/.803

Votto through 4/18/13: .280/.526/.400/.926


Slumpin' with that .926 OPS

#fans

 

[strahanfan92]

His at bats are fun to watch. Walks after an 0-2 count with ease.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

holy shit, I roll out of bed after a long night to see CORKY MILLER has been recalled from Louisville

 

[Goober]

Votto through 4/21/12: .269/.418/.385/.803

Votto through 4/18/13: .280/.526/.400/.926


Slumpin' with that .926 OPS

#fans

I stared at this for the longest time wondering, "How could Votto's numbers go down so much in three days, didn't he just hit a homerun yesterday?"

:facepalm: