Reds June 2024 thread

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(06-15-2024, 11:23 AM)bengalfan74 Wrote: Friedl: has been a big part of the Reds turn around here in June, so glad he's back.

It's hard to not root for a player with his approach to the game. When it comes to re-signing players in a few years . . . he's one they should target.

Quote:Elly: so hoping this series is the beginning of him getting out of his funk.

A few adjustments and he could be rolling again.

Quote:Candyman: WOW! has he did a 180 at the plate. And I was ready to can him

Yep. A little 'open mouth-insert foot' on this end. I mistook his lack of emotion as not caring. "I got my paycheck. F-You." but I see that I was wrong. He's just not very animated. Now hitting .251

Quote:Steer: seems to be back in a slump, hoping he can get out of it soon.

He seems to be the most capable of getting through a slump. His swing doesn't change much. And plays decent defense for being thrown all over the field. A poor mans Kris Bryant.

Quote:Fraley: seems to be steady but still lacking power.

Fraley reminds me of recent Red Kevin Newman. You can definitely see that he belongs in the big leagues, but you're still keeping an eye out for his replacement.

Quote:Stephenson: has stayed fairly steady and I'm good with his production being a catcher.

His receiving has improved a lot, but still needs some work. His arm has also improved. Glad to see that he's going more to the opposite field again. He's one of the best in the league at that when he puts his mind to it.

Quote:Herd a bees: Man I so hope he can learn to hit ML pitching because he's a top notch fielder.

Me too, but I'm currently not too concerned with his style of swinging. In an era of guys trying to outdo each other in exit velocity, I don't mind an old school slap hitter. He reminds me a lot of old Brave and Dodger leadoff hitter Brett Butler, who took a lot of awkward swings. I'd rather have a team full of Luis Arraez style singles hitters than a team full of Pete Alonso style home run hitters.

Quote:India: kinda is what he is

Yeah, he's another player that plateaued the minute he made the big league team. He has been an important part of keeping this team together this year. My respect for him as a player has grown over the last few months.

Quote:Benson: I've kinda lost hope for him

He may need a change of scenery(TRANSLATION: better coaches), but to be honest, there's not many places where he'll get MLB playing time. Currently, he's 3rd on the team in HRs with 8, one ahead of Steer.

I'm a Stu Fairchild fan and not just because of his defense. I want Friedl to be the leadoff hitter in every game that he plays, vs a righty or a lefty, but if he's off that day, I want Fairchild leading off. Everybody strikes out, but he rarely looks overmatched at the plate.

Martini has had a handful of great moments as a Red, so we kind of think of him as a HR hitter or a slugger. . . but he's a .205 hitter with 4 HRs in 112 at bats . . . Fairchild is currently a .233 hitter with 4 HRs n 116 at bats and no one really thinks of him as a slugger.

Espinal is OK. It's hard to fault him for not tearing it up when almost the entire team is meh on offense.

Maile is not really hitting as bad as we think. Yeah, a .189 average will usually draw some concern . . . but he's a career .210 hitter. One or two productive games and he's right back on track.




Now . . . about that manager . . .