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Red Reporter Mar 17, 2024
Cincinnati Reds CF TJ Friedl has a wrist fracture

Cincinnati Reds CF TJ Friedl has a wrist fracture

Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via And the team’s depth will be tested yet again... Despite the vast influx of young talent seen on the 2023 Cincinnati Reds, it was TJ Friedl who was truly the breakout star. He led the team in bWAR (3.8), showed he could hit lefties, and cemented himself as the team’s leadoff hitter throughout the season, his combination of speed, defense, and competent power something of a prototype CF. Thing is, while the Reds built in failsafes on their roster all over the infield and at the corner outfield positions, CF was the place...
Red Reporter Mar 16, 2024
Cincinnati Reds Opening Day Roster Prediction, Volume III

Cincinnati Reds Opening Day Roster Prediction, Volume III

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via After a series of big moves and injury updates, here’s our latest projection. As should always be expected in the third and fourth weeks of any camp in Spring Training, a whole hell of a lot of news has impacted our initial (and subsequent) roster projections. Noelvi Marte got smacked with an 80-game suspension for PEDS. Ouch! Jose Barrero got placed on waivers in early March, for whatever reason, a decision that might well have serious ramifications since TJ Friedl has been diagnosed with a sprained wrist. Who’s the CF for...
DodgerBlue.com Mar 16, 2024
Dodgers Minor League Free Agent Justin Wilson Signs With Cincinnati Reds

Dodgers Minor League Free Agent Justin Wilson Signs With Cincinnati Reds

The Cincinnati Reds announced the signing of Justin Wilson to a one-year contract for the 2024 season...
Red Reporter Mar 13, 2024
Frankie Montas toes the rubber as Reds face Giants in Scottsdale

Frankie Montas toes the rubber as Reds face Giants in Scottsdale

Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports And you can watch it, too! (Just kidding...you can’t.) The Cincinnati Reds will continue their quest to actually finish Cactus League play with an above .500 record this afternoon when they face the San Francisco Giants at their Scottsdale complex. Frankie Montas will be on the bump for the Reds, his first such in-game action since being named the team’s starter for their Opening Day contest against the Washington Nationals at Great American Ball Park. Mason Black, who was tabbed the #8 prospect in the San Francisco system by MLB...
Red Reporter Mar 13, 2024
The Griffey name is legendary around these parts, and you can rep it now, too

The Griffey name is legendary around these parts, and you can rep it now, too

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via The latest from our friends at BreakingT... The name Griffey stretched across the back of Cincinnati Reds uniforms for parts of 21 different seasons. Reds jerseys sporting that name swatted nearly 2200 hits, 281 dingers, 1068 ribbies, and swiped 173 bags in over 2100 games for the club, as both Ken, Sr. and Ken, Jr. mashed their way into the club’s Hall of Fame. One a Hall of Famer in Cooperstown, the other a key cog of a pair of World Series titles and an icon of the Big Red Machine. Both father and son repping the same...
Red Reporter Mar 12, 2024
You’ve waited two days for Reds baseball yet still you cannot watch it

You’ve waited two days for Reds baseball yet still you cannot watch it

Photo by Michael Reaves/ The Reds play host to the White Sox under the lights tonight. Two things were distinctly obvious as the Major League Baseball hot stove season began this winter. First, the Cincinnati Reds desperately needed some pitching upgrades. Their starting rotation, while talented, was still incredibly young and inexperienced - with much of that inexperience due to their inability to stay healthy. Second, the Chicago White Sox were entering a rebuild. They finished the 2023 season some 40 games under .500, waived goodbye to longtime SS Tim Anderson, dealt...
Red Reporter Mar 11, 2024
Frankie Montas will start Opening Day for the Reds, and that’s just fine

Frankie Montas will start Opening Day for the Reds, and that’s just fine

Photo by Carmen Mandato/ Manager David Bell made the call on Sunday afternoon. There are no images in the Getty folder of Frankie Montas throwing pitches while wearing a Cincinnati Reds uniform. He seemingly signed just a couple of minutes ago, and while he’s made a pair of starts for the Reds in Cactus League play, apparently there wasn’t an image captured in his 4.2 IP on the mound. Nevertheless, Reds manager David Bell made the call on Sunday that Montas, who signed a contract that will guarantee him $16 million before he and the team get to almost certainly...
Red Reporter Mar 10, 2024
Nick Lodolo, Matt McLain return as Reds take on Guardians in Cactus League action

Nick Lodolo, Matt McLain return as Reds take on Guardians in Cactus League action

Photo by Nick Wosika/Icon Sportswire via Some familiar faces in unfamiliar places, too! After successfully navigating a bullpen session last week, it appeared as if Nick Lodolo had finally gotten past the tibia issue that plagued him for the better part of a year. The Cincinnati Reds and their prized lefty are putting that to the test for ‘real’ today as Lodolo will get the start in their Sunday afternoon Cactus League game against the Cleveland Guardians. Should he come out of this appearance feeling as good as he did after the bullpen session, there’s every...
Red Reporter Mar 8, 2024
Noelvi Marte suspended 80 games after positive test for Boldenone

Noelvi Marte suspended 80 games after positive test for Boldenone

Photo by Aaron Doster/ The murky plan for the Cincinnati Reds infield has become much, much clearer. When the Cincinnati Reds signed infielder Jeimer Candelario earlier in the winter despite their already jam-packed infield, the questions about why were nearly endless. Soon, though, we learned that Spencer Steer - an infielder by trade - was likely set for even more time in the outfield, as he’d shown at least a little bit of ability to play there during his 2023 rookie season. Still, it seemed there was just something a little off about how clogged the team’s...
Red Reporter Mar 6, 2024
Split-squad action as Reds host Brewers, take on Padres

Split-squad action as Reds host Brewers, take on Padres

Photo by Carmen Mandato/ A Cactus League extravaganza! You will finally be able to watch Elly De La Cruz do things on a baseball field that only Elly De La Cruz can do on a baseball field again today. The Cincinnati Reds have split-squad games on their schedule today, playing host to the Milwaukee Brewers in Goodyear while also travelling to take on the San Diego Padres in Peoria. Elly’s in the squad for the Padres game in Peoria, and that game is streamable on MLB.com this afternoon. First pitch there is set for 3:10 PM ET, while the game in Goodyear - which is not...

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Red Reporter Mar 4, 2024
Opening Day-esque lineup backs Andrew Abbott as Reds host A’s

Opening Day-esque lineup backs Andrew Abbott as Reds host A’s

Photo by Chris Coduto/MLB Photos via Cactus League action coming to your earholes! Remember how Andrew Abbott has those stretches where he’s absolutely, positively untouchable? He burst onto the scene with the Cincinnati Reds last year, and across his first 6 starts (37.1 IP) he allowed just 5 ER, culminating with a 7.2 IP outing against the potent San Diego Padres in which he allowed just a lone ER while fanning 12. It’s a habit of his, really. He set the team record for most scoreless innings to start his big league career, and that became newsworthy enough that...
Red Reporter Mar 4, 2024
Cincinnati Reds Opening Day Roster Prediction, Volume II

Cincinnati Reds Opening Day Roster Prediction, Volume II

Photo by Aaron Doster/ They’re a few weeks into spring camp. How’s that roster lookin’? It’s been since February 13th since I took a swing at what the Opening Day roster of the Cincinnati Reds would look like, and in that time there have been a number of pertinent developments. Matt McLain is progressing, though we’ve still not seen him in a Cactus League game. Noelvi Marte, meanwhile, has returned to action, while there have been notable setbacks to the likes of Nick Lodolo and Jonathan India - the latter of whom we’re learning had another serious issue...
Red Reporter Mar 3, 2024
Listen to Frankie Montas pitch for the Reds and imagine how good it looked with your superbrains

Listen to Frankie Montas pitch for the Reds and imagine how good it looked with your superbrains

Photo by Aaron Doster/ This game is not televised. It’s partly cloudy in Surprise, Arizona right now. The high temperature for the day is slated to reach 71 degrees mid-afternoon, with a casual 10 mph breeze emanating from the southwest in the forecast. Basically, it’s the perfect kind of day to watch a baseball game, and that’s perfect in its own right because that’s precisely where the Cincinnati Reds are playing today. They’ll be taking on the Kansas City Royals at Surprise Stadium, with first pitch slated for 3:05 PM ET. Frankie Montas will be on the bump...
Red Reporter Mar 2, 2024
Reds injury update: Noelvi Marte debuts today, Nick Lodolo has setback

Reds injury update: Noelvi Marte debuts today, Nick Lodolo has setback

Photo by Carmen Mandato/ The latest from camp in Goodyear. After ripping his way through the Majors in his first stint with the Cincinnati Reds last season, Noelvi Marte made his way to the Dominican Republic for some Winter League ball. But after only 4 games with the Gigantes del Cibao, a serious hamstring injury shut him down, and the injury lingered long enough to delay his start to spring training in Goodyear with the Reds. He’s been ramping up, though, and today he’ll make his Cactus League debut. He’s hitting 5th and playing 3B this afternoon as the Reds...

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