Reds May 2023 Games Thread

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(05-13-2023, 05:07 PM)cinci4life Wrote: Reds pull out a win 6-5 on an unexpected bullpen day as Lodolo was scratched and sent back to Cincy to have testing done on sore ankles/calves. Diaz just threw 40 pitches over 1 2/3 innings after Legumina got hurt. Weaver is going to have to put in some innings tomorrow. No way Diaz pitches tomorrow.

Interesting stat from today's game. Jake Fraley, who had 4 RBIs in this game, has 28 RBIs for the season. Last season, he had 28 RBIs in 68 games. He has played 35 games so far this season.

In his two seasons with the Reds, his slash line has been .259/.349/.456/.805 with an OPS+ of 115 (Before today's game, so it's likely slightly higher now).

He is currently tied for 15th in the majors in RBIs.

This guy was such a diamond in the rough. It's crazy that we got a middle of the line up hitter as, basically, an add on to the Suarez/Winker trade (Williamson was generally considered the "main get" of that trade, I believe). And he still has his entire 3 year arbitration period with the team!

The trade wasn't even that bad for the Mariners either. Suarez has been slow starting this year, but last year he gave them 150 games of 128 OPS+ play and is under team control for fairly cheap through 2025 with a club option. Winker was a bit more up and down, but still posted average OPS+ (102) and was a piece in the Kolten Wong trade. Granted, that trade hasn't gone great for Seattle so far, but it hasn't been going well for Milwaukee either haha.