Reds June 2023 thread

[cinci4life]

(06-20-2023, 11:17 PM)kevin Wrote: REDS in First Place just won 10 straight games for first time in 10 years and are the hottest team in baseball.  I'll add a good sized crowd tonight in GABP.  I'll add Reds just won Rockies series, going for the sweep tomorrow afternoon.

Diaz is showing signs of fatigue as he struggled to get save 20.  As announcers said, he has pitched a lot lately.  Maybe do not pitch him tomorrow and a day off Thursday would give Diaz a much needed 2 games off.  He could put up 40 saves like Clase of Cleveland last year, but you don't want to burn him out with July, August, September and maybe October still to go. Someone else is going to have to take some save opportunities, or Diaz will be out of gas or injured.  You really don't want Diaz to have more than 40 saves if Reds in First Place are now thinking Diaz in October Play-Offs.

Diaz just threw almost 30 pitches tonight. Safe to say he's not pitching tomorrow and with Abbott starting it probably won't be necessary anyway.