03-29-2022, 01:24 PM
OK, I'm early on March 29th. Season starts April 7th.
Early Spring Training. There are Top Pick Reds Pitchers starting and doing well so far. 2 first round picks and a 2nd round pick are coming on strong. Plus Reds injuries create a need. I like that 2 of the 3 are left handers. I like a pitching rotation with a couple of left handers. You don't want to start right handers every game. Some teams are loaded with good left handed hitters. It was great when Tom Browning burst upon the scene as a top notch lefty. The Nasty Boys were Lefty Charlton in the 7th, Righty Dibble in the 8th, Lefty Myers in the 9th. There have been years the Reds could not get good Left Handed pitching. I like that 2 of the Reds top pitchers coming up fast are Left Handed Starters. That helps to make a good starting 5. Much like the young Bengals of Burrow and Chase, I'm looking at these TOP PICK starting pitchers having good Spring Training and at the age to burst on the scene. Like the Bengals, I think we are looking at The Future of the Reds Pitching Staff, and it does have some real talent rising, such as Hunter Greene. Mahle is a good young pitcher and Castillo should get healthy and help man this staff. I like good young pitchers, ever since The Miracle Mets. World Series MVP Jose Rijo was a good young pitcher. I'll take a good young arm staff over a team full of old Tommy John surgery pitchers all the time. Reds TOP PICK Starters are ready to burst on the scene in a Big Way, just like Burrow to Chase.
On hitting, I hope Reds are open minded with the DH now. They have this Max Schrock batting over .600 and an OBP over .600 in Spring Training and that is with him one of the leaders in at bats and runs scored. So the man gets on base 60 % of the time in Spring Training so far. I hope the Reds keep an open mind. I myself would not bench a guy getting on base 60 % of the time. With the new DH, I would find a spot for such a player. He is also known for getting on base and Reds should be thinking OBP.
Reds do play in a hitters park. Philly is a hitters park, so is Colorado. Some parks like Mets or Dodgers or White Sox are pitchers parks. Reds is a hitters park. So I'm not worried about hitting. In fact, much like the Bengals, the Reds needed a NEW DAY, WHO DEY move. Reds had too many batters with awful batting averages who were Fan Favorites. You can't have a team of guys batting under .250 to .200, I don't care how many homers they hit. It's just too many outs. I liked Suarez homers, but his batting average each years was not good. Now Castillanos and Winker numbers were great and will be missed. However Reds play in a hitters park. Reds have some hitters with the opportunity now to get playing time. Farmer could hit for good average and jack many homers in Reds park. I know Stephenson can flat out hit. The Moose needs to have a comeback year or be gone, but he is a guy that could have a good season playing third base now with Suarez gone. Senzel and Naquin have had times that they looked Super Star and now is their chance to play. It's make it or break it time for the high paid Japanese outfielder who has done little so far. If he doesn't produce, Reds can't afford to pay him this much money in 2023. The DH is interesting because Reds added Moran from Pirates, but they have Aquino and others. So far I like Max Schrock getting on base 60 % of the time as the DH. I don't think these open spots on Reds are carved in stone, and I say play the hot players, and Max Schrock is Reds Hot. Hey, Pete Rose was not suppose to start his rookie year, but the manager gave him a chance, and played the hottest hitter, and that was Pete. Sabo was not suppose to start, but he had a great Spring Reds could not ignore. I just hope the Reds are Open Minded on filling these many openings with they players who GET HOT. Don't make it political. Simply play your hottest hitters. If they do that, Reds should hit. Joe Morgan and Pete Rose said if they had played in Great American Ball Park they would have it 30 homers a year. Yes, they had the power to do that. I don't think Home Runs in Reds Park will be a problem. The trick is getting Reds awful batting averages and OBP numbers up.
So just as Bengals Fans saw the Bengals coaches and players shown the door and wondered what the heck is going on here. That change over led to Super Bowl. I see Reds changes with good young players on the rise, some held back longer by no minor leagues in covid 2020 season. The Reds have been stocking up on other teams Top Round draft picks, plus their own. From covid 2020 off season on, the Reds are one of the few teams to go all in on minor league players as some teams have eliminated most of their minor league teams. I feel this is the smart move for small market Cincinnati. Cincinnati MUST have minor league teams. The Reds loaded up on other teams eliminating their minor league teams. Cincinnati and Tampa grabbed up a ton of Minor League talent and it will be the smart move. So just a Bengals rebuilt for The Future, so are The Reds. There is Great Talent on the rise for The Reds. I saw this with The Miracle Mets and the 1990 Reds. The 1990 Reds had been rebuilding in the 1980's with Barry Larkin and Eric Davis and Tom Browning and adding Jose Rijo. Reds GM put a lot of years and looking ahead to build the 1990 Reds, it was no accident. The Reds are building something now, and I'm going to watch it as I watched Bengals rebuild. There is great young talent coming out of the Reds Minors, and they are going to Rock the Baseball World before it is over. Maybe no World Series in 2022, but I think The young Reds are going to be a lot better than people think. The Reds have good young pitching and good young hitting. Youth is The Future of The Reds as it was The Bengals. GO REDS, GO BENGALS.
Now Bengals Fans on here said I was crazy when I said do not fire Coach Taylor, he is putting something good together here. Most said I was wrong. Now I say it about the Reds. For instance the Reds got a teams Top Prospect Player for Winker, their #1 Player coming up per all baseball experts, just as Hunter Greene is now Reds. As Barry Larkin was once. As big city, big money teams folded up many minor league teams in covid 2020 and on, The Reds and Rays have been grabbing up the minor league players these teams let loose. Consider it as if The Bengals just loaded up on other teams #1 and #2 Draft Picks. That is what the Reds and Rays are doing in Baseball. I said give what Bengals are doing time, I see what they are going for. I now say that about The Reds. Grabbing up other teams scrapping their Minor Leagues is bringing Great Talent to Reds and Rays. This is going to pay off for The Reds as they build THE FUTURE. You will see some of the FUTURE in 2022. A lot of good Top Pick Talent is on the rise for The Reds. The Reds are loaded up on #1 and #2 Draft Pick of Reds and other teams who eliminated their minor leagues, and these #1 and #2 draft picks are ready to hit The Majors for The Reds. This will be a good thing. I remember the LA Dodgers bringing up a young new team, and it paid off in Steve Garvey, Ron Cey, Davey Lopes. Those who said it was too much youth were wrong. So watch out for all this talent the Reds added in Youth, the Reds have a ton of Top Picks ready to kick the door in.
Reds 2022 : PLAY BALL
Early Spring Training. There are Top Pick Reds Pitchers starting and doing well so far. 2 first round picks and a 2nd round pick are coming on strong. Plus Reds injuries create a need. I like that 2 of the 3 are left handers. I like a pitching rotation with a couple of left handers. You don't want to start right handers every game. Some teams are loaded with good left handed hitters. It was great when Tom Browning burst upon the scene as a top notch lefty. The Nasty Boys were Lefty Charlton in the 7th, Righty Dibble in the 8th, Lefty Myers in the 9th. There have been years the Reds could not get good Left Handed pitching. I like that 2 of the Reds top pitchers coming up fast are Left Handed Starters. That helps to make a good starting 5. Much like the young Bengals of Burrow and Chase, I'm looking at these TOP PICK starting pitchers having good Spring Training and at the age to burst on the scene. Like the Bengals, I think we are looking at The Future of the Reds Pitching Staff, and it does have some real talent rising, such as Hunter Greene. Mahle is a good young pitcher and Castillo should get healthy and help man this staff. I like good young pitchers, ever since The Miracle Mets. World Series MVP Jose Rijo was a good young pitcher. I'll take a good young arm staff over a team full of old Tommy John surgery pitchers all the time. Reds TOP PICK Starters are ready to burst on the scene in a Big Way, just like Burrow to Chase.
On hitting, I hope Reds are open minded with the DH now. They have this Max Schrock batting over .600 and an OBP over .600 in Spring Training and that is with him one of the leaders in at bats and runs scored. So the man gets on base 60 % of the time in Spring Training so far. I hope the Reds keep an open mind. I myself would not bench a guy getting on base 60 % of the time. With the new DH, I would find a spot for such a player. He is also known for getting on base and Reds should be thinking OBP.
Reds do play in a hitters park. Philly is a hitters park, so is Colorado. Some parks like Mets or Dodgers or White Sox are pitchers parks. Reds is a hitters park. So I'm not worried about hitting. In fact, much like the Bengals, the Reds needed a NEW DAY, WHO DEY move. Reds had too many batters with awful batting averages who were Fan Favorites. You can't have a team of guys batting under .250 to .200, I don't care how many homers they hit. It's just too many outs. I liked Suarez homers, but his batting average each years was not good. Now Castillanos and Winker numbers were great and will be missed. However Reds play in a hitters park. Reds have some hitters with the opportunity now to get playing time. Farmer could hit for good average and jack many homers in Reds park. I know Stephenson can flat out hit. The Moose needs to have a comeback year or be gone, but he is a guy that could have a good season playing third base now with Suarez gone. Senzel and Naquin have had times that they looked Super Star and now is their chance to play. It's make it or break it time for the high paid Japanese outfielder who has done little so far. If he doesn't produce, Reds can't afford to pay him this much money in 2023. The DH is interesting because Reds added Moran from Pirates, but they have Aquino and others. So far I like Max Schrock getting on base 60 % of the time as the DH. I don't think these open spots on Reds are carved in stone, and I say play the hot players, and Max Schrock is Reds Hot. Hey, Pete Rose was not suppose to start his rookie year, but the manager gave him a chance, and played the hottest hitter, and that was Pete. Sabo was not suppose to start, but he had a great Spring Reds could not ignore. I just hope the Reds are Open Minded on filling these many openings with they players who GET HOT. Don't make it political. Simply play your hottest hitters. If they do that, Reds should hit. Joe Morgan and Pete Rose said if they had played in Great American Ball Park they would have it 30 homers a year. Yes, they had the power to do that. I don't think Home Runs in Reds Park will be a problem. The trick is getting Reds awful batting averages and OBP numbers up.
So just as Bengals Fans saw the Bengals coaches and players shown the door and wondered what the heck is going on here. That change over led to Super Bowl. I see Reds changes with good young players on the rise, some held back longer by no minor leagues in covid 2020 season. The Reds have been stocking up on other teams Top Round draft picks, plus their own. From covid 2020 off season on, the Reds are one of the few teams to go all in on minor league players as some teams have eliminated most of their minor league teams. I feel this is the smart move for small market Cincinnati. Cincinnati MUST have minor league teams. The Reds loaded up on other teams eliminating their minor league teams. Cincinnati and Tampa grabbed up a ton of Minor League talent and it will be the smart move. So just a Bengals rebuilt for The Future, so are The Reds. There is Great Talent on the rise for The Reds. I saw this with The Miracle Mets and the 1990 Reds. The 1990 Reds had been rebuilding in the 1980's with Barry Larkin and Eric Davis and Tom Browning and adding Jose Rijo. Reds GM put a lot of years and looking ahead to build the 1990 Reds, it was no accident. The Reds are building something now, and I'm going to watch it as I watched Bengals rebuild. There is great young talent coming out of the Reds Minors, and they are going to Rock the Baseball World before it is over. Maybe no World Series in 2022, but I think The young Reds are going to be a lot better than people think. The Reds have good young pitching and good young hitting. Youth is The Future of The Reds as it was The Bengals. GO REDS, GO BENGALS.
Now Bengals Fans on here said I was crazy when I said do not fire Coach Taylor, he is putting something good together here. Most said I was wrong. Now I say it about the Reds. For instance the Reds got a teams Top Prospect Player for Winker, their #1 Player coming up per all baseball experts, just as Hunter Greene is now Reds. As Barry Larkin was once. As big city, big money teams folded up many minor league teams in covid 2020 and on, The Reds and Rays have been grabbing up the minor league players these teams let loose. Consider it as if The Bengals just loaded up on other teams #1 and #2 Draft Picks. That is what the Reds and Rays are doing in Baseball. I said give what Bengals are doing time, I see what they are going for. I now say that about The Reds. Grabbing up other teams scrapping their Minor Leagues is bringing Great Talent to Reds and Rays. This is going to pay off for The Reds as they build THE FUTURE. You will see some of the FUTURE in 2022. A lot of good Top Pick Talent is on the rise for The Reds. The Reds are loaded up on #1 and #2 Draft Pick of Reds and other teams who eliminated their minor leagues, and these #1 and #2 draft picks are ready to hit The Majors for The Reds. This will be a good thing. I remember the LA Dodgers bringing up a young new team, and it paid off in Steve Garvey, Ron Cey, Davey Lopes. Those who said it was too much youth were wrong. So watch out for all this talent the Reds added in Youth, the Reds have a ton of Top Picks ready to kick the door in.
Reds 2022 : PLAY BALL
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