Reds July 2025 Thread

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

Gotta send this kid back to the minors before his development gets ruined.

He only has 2 pitches and can't even reliably throw them for strikes. Guys chase outside, but if they don't it's a walkfest.

[cinci4life]

(Yesterday, 09:06 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Gotta send this kid back to the minors before his development gets ruined.

He only has 2 pitches and can't even reliably throw them for strikes. Guys chase outside, but if they don't it's a walkfest.

Got to be here until Greene/Spiers come back. Don't have much of a choice.

[Goalpost]

At the beginning of the year i wouldnt have guessed this, but....the Reds are a middle of the pack stolen base team ranking 14th in steals in MLB.

[Forever Spinning Vinyl]

Santillan throws too many sliders out of the zone because he's afraid of getting hit.

Abbott doesn't have this problem because he expects to get hit, that's because one breaking pitch is a few MPH different than the last one. That's the difference between a pitcher and a thrower. Santillan is still in that "I'll just blow it by you" mentality when he doesn't really have 'put away' stuff. He should be going at 90-95% effort most of the time then crank it up when you need it.

[Forever Spinning Vinyl]

(Yesterday, 09:55 PM)Goalpost Wrote: At the beginning of the year i wouldnt have guessed this, but....the Reds are a middle of the pack stolen base team ranking 14th in steals in MLB.

Good. I felt that they were running themselves out of too many innings last year.

I'd like to see more hit and run plays but this lineup isn't very reliable.

[Forever Spinning Vinyl]

Great at bat from Espinal . . . bunt for a base hit by Friedl?

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

3 IBB in one game for EDLC is absolutely slapping Hays in the face.

....and Hays just takes it and Golden Sombreros.

[*rfaulk34*]

FBS

SAMFers

[Goalpost]

Horrendous night for Hays.

[Forever Spinning Vinyl]

(Yesterday, 10:40 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: 3 IBB in one game for EDLC is absolutely slapping Hays in the face.

....and Hays just takes it and Golden Sombreros.

Reds hitters left 20 on base . . . Hays had 9.

29 combined strikeouts.
Rockies hitters 16 
Reds hitters 13

[Nicomo Cosca]

Same, kid. Same.

[cinci4life]

(Yesterday, 11:55 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote:

Same, kid. Same.

Saw that after the 3rd IBB to EDLC. Pretty much felt the same way about it at that point.

[*bengalfan74*]

(Yesterday, 11:00 PM)Forever Spinning Vinyl Wrote: Reds hitters left 20 on base . . . Hays had 9.

29 combined strikeouts.
Rockies hitters 16 
Reds hitters 13

0-11 with runners in scoring position, I hate to say it but it's about time to start looking on to next season. This team just doesn't have "it".

[*ochocincos*]

(Yesterday, 09:22 PM)cinci4life Wrote: Got to be here until Greene/Spiers come back. Don't have much of a choice.

They could...make a trade?
While another SP can help them this year (move Martinez to the BP when Greene is back), they could try to get a pitcher who they can have under control next year, possibly year after for their "window" before some of these core guys begin hitting FA or entering final year under Arb.

[*ochocincos*]

(10 hours ago)bengalfan74 Wrote: 0-11 with runners in scoring position, I hate to say it but it's about time to start looking on to next season. This team just doesn't have "it".

It's real tough losing to the clear worst team in the MLB who only had 21 wins prior to yesterday when the next closest team had 10 more.
While everyone expects the Reds to win the series against the team that bad, I think we all really expected them to sweep this series.

I'll give it another month or so before I consider not watching the team anymore, as that's when the NFL preseason gets going, but it's frustrating when we as fans feel like the team could accomplish so much if the team would throw $20-40 more mill into the team but they won't/can't, greatly relying on the success of their young homegrown talent year after year.

Rumor from this week though is Manfred is actually pushing for a salary cap.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6484590/2025/07/09/mlbpa-bruce-meyer-rob-manfred-salary-cap/
That could really help level the playing field for the smaller/cheaper market teams.

[CJD]

Like I've said many times now.

This is the most .500 team that has ever existed.

They'll go on runs to get you excited, and they'll go on runs that make you think they're hopeless.

But the end destination is virtually inevitable.

[Timanky12]

(6 hours ago)CJD Wrote: Like I've said many times now.

This is the most .500 team that has ever existed.

They'll go on runs to get you excited, and they'll go on runs that make you think they're hopeless.

But the end destination is virtually inevitable.

The players on this team, don’t make a team.

 Take any player and place him on any other team, and he would probably play better. None of these players are leaders, they are all followers. Take too many average players with no leadership, who are all playing for themselves instead of the team, and you have the Reds in a nut shell. 

95 games down with 69 games to go. To win the wild card, I believe you will need 90 wins.

The reds would have to go 42-25, a.626 win percentage, that’s not happening. Time to sell, find a new GM and prepare for next year.

[Goalpost]

Fraley activated. CES optioned to Louisville