REDS APRIL GAMES THREAD

[kevin]

(04-23-2022, 09:04 AM)TecmoBengals Wrote: It is early in the season and I understand a player's stats look a lot different early on compared to a full-162 games, but I'm already done with reading about Greene's 100 MPH pitches and unhittable slider. He has an ERA of over 5.00. He's currently not special and he's hittable.

Agreed.  At 22 years old, he may be up too early.  Greene AND Lodolo may need to be sent back to The Minors for more work 0n their pitches.  I would hate for the Reds to ruin two #1 Pick Pitchers by forcing them to pitch too early in THE BIGS.  Especially if The Reds are going to Lose with or without them this year.  Many a good young pitchers have been ruined by bringing them up too early, and getting their brains beat in, and they lose all confidence, and they fall into bad pitching habits. The Reds brought up a bunch of Top Pick Young Pitchers early not that many years ago, and they got clobbered and Reds ruined all of them, even though Reds said they might as well move up early.  That wasn't under Bell or Dusty, that was under a manager who was just awful. The point is, Reds have ruined young pitchers in the past by rushing them up too early.  It's starting to look like both Reds #1 Picks Greene and Lodolo need more time in The Minors to develop the right way.