05-06-2019, 09:56 PM
(05-06-2019, 02:55 AM)kevin Wrote: There is no excuse today for Iglesias. Early in week Bell had over pitched him. That wasn't the case today, he was rested. I'm starting to see and it's not just this year. Iglesias gives up a lot of homers each year for a 9th inning closer, probably more than any closer in baseball or close to it. It is his big weakness.
2 players Reds count on stink as Reds are in Last Place. Votto and reliever Iglesias. Look at Votto's batting average. Look at Iglesias ERA as a closer. That's all you have to look at to see why Reds again in Last Place. For all their trades, for all their manager and coaching changes, in spite of players like Dietrich and SS-Iglesias being nice surprise additions, in spite of pitching much better this year, they still have Votto who seems to be more Last Place than First Place.
Bell took Dietrich out of game Friday after hitting 2 homers. Dietrich hit a homer Saturday. Bell took Dietrich out of game Sunday after hitting 4th homer in 3 days. Bell and Reds are Determined NOT to play Dietrich. Reds are all about getting these futures players up from the minors. Bell is over managing. The Reds make no sense and they deserve Last Place. To have a player as hot as Dietrich is and keep pulling him to get in other players is just stupid. Meanwhile the great Votto plays all the time and really stinks and he stunk it up all 2018 also.
So right now their big hitter and their big closer stink. It's Votto that needs taken out of games, not Dietrich. Iglesias needs to be moved down from closer. Put somebody else in there as the closer for a while.
The Reds have players that could win now. Bell keeps taking out the wrong players. I am not excited about all the minor league players called up. It's not September. I'm tired of hearing about years down the road from Reds. This team has been in Last Place the last 4 or 5 years and Enough is Enough. I'm tired of all the Futures players they groom every year for years down the road. Dietrich is hitting NOW. We have pitchers doing good NOW. Reds need to put up some wins NOW, not 5 years from now.
If they insist on playing Votto, then Peraza or Senzel need to sit. The outfield should be Puig, Dietrich, Winker at this time, or if you play Senzel then Dietrich at second base. Instead Bell and the Reds are confused. They get rid of Kemp, but instead of it making room to play the hot bats, they bring up these Triple A players. There is no room from Senzel's buddy they called up from minors. What is he, another outfielder ? That's the last thing they need.
The very fact that they keep finding ways not to play Dietrich is why Reds are a Last Place team, AGAIN.
BOO. Reds lost games this week they could have won, should have won. BOO.
So Dietrich hits home runs, Bell takes him out of the games. They bring up Reed who gives them 3 good relief innings and Reds were in dire need of a long reliever anyway, but the day after Reed does good, down goes Reed and up comes Van Meter. NO WONDER REDS IN LAST PLACE. NO WONDER.....BOO
Senzel has to play everyday in my book, his future is Now. I just hope that this small ballpark doesn’t get him out of his disciplined game. Votto has to start because the Reds jumped the gun with his contract and they owe him the moon. If he sucks, he will sit more often. Peraza is the guy that needs to sit. He can only reach base via the hit and he’s not hitting. His defense is adequate but nothing great. Dietrich has earned more playing time and Iglesias looks like an everyday shortstop to me. Puig doesn’t impress me. He has flashes but looks like a very inconsistent player. I’ve been more impressed with Farmer as a future Red than I am with Puig. Wood may not pitch this year and it seems unlikely that if a guy has a bad back for a year and a half that he could ever handle the starter load again. This team isn’t far off with the personnel, this manager has miles to go though.
