chw42 Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 4 minutes ago, maxjusttyped said: Sub 1 ERA in June last year, too. He wasn't as productive in the 2nd half largely due to a brutal September. I didn't like signing at all when it happened, but realistically he's fine as a 2nd or 3rd tier reliever. Well now he is at the very least your 2nd best reliever. We really need Joe Kelly to not suck this year. That would help alleviate the bullpen situation quite a bit. Also Diekman not being terrible would also be nice. Bummer not even throwing in ST yet seems like a huge red flag. We really need all the bullpen arms who either sucked or didn't pitch much last year to step up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Hunter Strickland pitching for Reds Sheets single Colas PR , Alberto FO, Colas steals 2nd, Burger K , Ramos pops out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Ray Knight highly complimentary towards Avila. Took out two of the better Reds' prospects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 (edited) 26 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said: Pitching Change: Jose Ruiz replaces Reynaldo Lopez. Defensive Sub Defensive Substitution: Billy Hamilton replaces center fielder Romy Gonzalez, batting 9th, playing center field. Defensive Substitution: Bryan Ramos replaces third baseman Zach Remillard, batting 8th, playing third base. Defensive Substitution: Sebastian Rivero replaces catcher Yasmani Grandal, batting 5th, playing catcher. Defensive Substitution: Jake Marisnick replaces left fielder Andrew Benintendi, batting 3rd, playing left field. Defensive Substitution: Jake Burger replaces first baseman Andrew Vaughn, batting 2nd, playing first base. Defensive replacements are correct, but not where they are in the batting order. Edited March 3, 2023 by Bob Sacamano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Lots of first pitch breaking balls. Like any pitcher who can get off speed pitches over consistently... Montgomery got overwhelmed in his at-bat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Reds aren't going to be very good this season but will be quite aggressive on the basepaths. Really need a healthy and productive season from Nick Senzel and continued progression from Hunter Greene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirmin' for Yermin Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 3 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Lots of first pitch breaking balls. Like any pitcher who can get off speed pitches over consistently... Montgomery got overwhelmed in his at-bat. bust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjusttyped Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Avila going 2 innings is interesting. Wouldn't surprise me if he's a multi inning reliever to start the year if he makes the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirmin' for Yermin Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Just now, caulfield12 said: Reds aren't going to be very good this season but will be quite aggressive on the basepaths. Really need a healthy and productive season from Nick Senzel and continued progression from Hunter Greene. People still believe in Senzel? I'll take Burger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjusttyped Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Reds aren't going to be very good this season but will be quite aggressive on the basepaths. Really need a healthy and productive season from Nick Senzel and continued progression from Hunter Greene. That core of position players is brutal but Greene, Lodolo & Aschcraft is a pretty fun trio of young arms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 23 minutes ago, chw42 said: Well now he is at the very least your 2nd best reliever. We really need Joe Kelly to not suck this year. That would help alleviate the bullpen situation quite a bit. Also Diekman not being terrible would also be nice. Bummer not even throwing in ST yet seems like a huge red flag. We really need all the bullpen arms who either sucked or didn't pitch much last year to step up. Lopez and Graveman really have to come through in the back of the pen...it's as simple as that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Reds have three lefty pitchers, all out of TCU. Colas continues to rake against fastballs. 6/13, first XB hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Harold Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxBlanco Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 5 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Lopez and Graveman really have to come through in the back of the pen...it's as simple as that. I think Kelly will have a nice bounce back year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 8 minutes ago, Sleepy Harold said: Very good video by chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4uckOffCommieScum Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 The crack of the bat on Grandal’s bomb was excellent. Definitely what you want to hear when looking for guys capable of murdering baseballs. Hopefully a sign of things to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcq Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Will Oscar replace Jose in the lineup? Tough challenge. Not sure who Nintendo replaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoeLessRob Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 2 hours ago, fathom said: Him having to close is a HUGE downgrade from Hendriks The times I’ve seen him come into high pressure games, he always gave up a run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 3 hours ago, maxjusttyped said: If Yaz does something positive but it's not in a televised game, did it really happen? Soxtalk was in mid-season form watching him make weak contact in the few televised AB's we've seen for him. If Yas goes back to most of his career form - the Sox chances of being a playoff team skyrocket (in my mind). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Just now, Chisoxfn said: If Yas goes back to most of his career form - the Sox chances of being a playoff team skyrocket (in my mind). Still need a lot to go right and that's one of them. They brought in a lot of arms so it should be a dogfight for some relief spots. But seems like they also got some arms that they can stash in Charlotte so if some go bad in season they might actually have some guys to replace them. Of course it's early but I like how the arms look so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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