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zigbee2021 REDS thread
The Reds schedule is set up nicely for a hot start. Pittsburgh, Arizona, San Fran, Cleveland-all winnable series. StL is setting up for a hard fall/rebuild, imo.
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4-5-21 Reds vs Pirates 6:40pm
Reds
1. Tyler Naquin (L) LF
2. Nick Castellanos ® RF
3. Joey Votto (L) 1B
4. Eugenio Suarez ® SS
5. Mike Moustakas (L) 3B
6. Nick Senzel ® CF
7. Jonathan India ® 2B
8. Tucker Barnhart (L) C
9. Jose De Leon ® P

Go Reds
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(04-05-2021, 10:55 AM)Moreheadbuck Wrote: 4-5-21 Reds vs Pirates 6:40pm
Reds
1. Tyler Naquin (L) LF
2. Nick Castellanos ® RF
3. Joey Votto (L) 1B
4. Eugenio Suarez ® SS
5. Mike Moustakas (L) 3B
6. Nick Senzel ® CF
7. Jonathan India ® 2B
8. Tucker Barnhart (L) C
9. Jose De Leon ® P

Go Reds
I hope Winker ain't got the COVID
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Cleveland is not a winnable series for you. Y'all gonna get smoked.

No longer GroupThink 'woke'.  but it was fun while it lasted.
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(04-05-2021, 11:46 AM)Alabuckeye Wrote: Cleveland is not a winnable series for you. Y'all gonna get smoked.
Sure man.

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(04-05-2021, 11:31 AM)zigbee Wrote:
(04-05-2021, 10:55 AM)Moreheadbuck Wrote: 4-5-21 Reds vs Pirates 6:40pm
Reds
1. Tyler Naquin (L) LF
2. Nick Castellanos ® RF
3. Joey Votto (L) 1B
4. Eugenio Suarez ® SS
5. Mike Moustakas (L) 3B
6. Nick Senzel ® CF
7. Jonathan India ® 2B
8. Tucker Barnhart (L) C
9. Jose De Leon ® P

Go Reds
I hope Winker ain't got the COVID
Hopefully its just to get this kid some playing time.

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(04-05-2021, 01:07 PM)davebucknut Wrote:
(04-05-2021, 11:31 AM)zigbee Wrote:
(04-05-2021, 10:55 AM)Moreheadbuck Wrote: 4-5-21 Reds vs Pirates 6:40pm
Reds
1. Tyler Naquin (L) LF
2. Nick Castellanos ® RF
3. Joey Votto (L) 1B
4. Eugenio Suarez ® SS
5. Mike Moustakas (L) 3B
6. Nick Senzel ® CF
7. Jonathan India ® 2B
8. Tucker Barnhart (L) C
9. Jose De Leon ® P

Go Reds
I hope Winker ain't got the COVID
Hopefully its just to get this kid some playing time.

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He is sick right now but I'm not sure what the deal is.   This is his second day out.  Reds MLB website is atrocious with provide contemporary up to the hour or even DAY news on the team.  Simply blows.
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Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos has received a two-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for his aggressive actions and for instigating a benches-clearing incident in the bottom of the fourth inning of Saturday afternoonâ€s game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Michael Hill, Major League Baseballâ€s Senior Vice President for On-Field Operations, made the announcement.

The suspension of Castellanos had been scheduled to begin tonight, when the Reds are to host the Pittsburgh Pirates. However, Castellanos has elected to appeal. Thus, the discipline will be held in abeyance until the process is complete.

In addition, the players who received undisclosed fines for their roles in the on-field incident are Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado, pitcher Jordan Hicks and catcher Yadier Molina, and Reds infielder Eugenio Suárez and outfielder Jesse Winker.
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(04-05-2021, 01:10 PM)zigbee Wrote: Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos has received a two-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for his aggressive actions and for instigating a benches-clearing incident in the bottom of the fourth inning of Saturday afternoonâ€s game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Michael Hill, Major League Baseballâ€s Senior Vice President for On-Field Operations, made the announcement.

The suspension of Castellanos had been scheduled to begin tonight, when the Reds are to host the Pittsburgh Pirates. However, Castellanos has elected to appeal. Thus, the discipline will be held in abeyance until the process is complete.

In addition, the players who received undisclosed fines for their roles in the on-field incident are Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado, pitcher Jordan Hicks and catcher Yadier Molina, and Reds infielder Eugenio Suárez and outfielder Jesse Winker.
Wow thats horse *****! Good lord all he did was show a little bit of emotion and fire, God forbid that!

Our society is marshmallow level soft.

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(04-05-2021, 01:10 PM)zigbee Wrote: Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos has received a two-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for his aggressive actions and for instigating a benches-clearing incident in the bottom of the fourth inning of Saturday afternoonâ€s game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Michael Hill, Major League Baseballâ€s Senior Vice President for On-Field Operations, made the announcement.

The suspension of Castellanos had been scheduled to begin tonight, when the Reds are to host the Pittsburgh Pirates. However, Castellanos has elected to appeal. Thus, the discipline will be held in abeyance until the process is complete.

In addition, the players who received undisclosed fines for their roles in the on-field incident are Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado, pitcher Jordan Hicks and catcher Yadier Molina, and Reds infielder Eugenio Suárez and outfielder Jesse Winker.

Absolute horse crap
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Starting Lineups
Jesse Winker remains out of the Reds lineup, but the structure of the lineup remains the same. It is a nice luxury to have Tyler Naquin and his .782 career OPS against RHP as a fill in outfielder. Tucker Barnhart has now started 3 of 4 games at catcher. The Reds most likely will not see their first left-handed starting pitcher until Friday night against Caleb Smith of the Diamondbacks (it has not officially been announced yet, but he lines up). Tyler Stephenson figures to get all of the catching duties against LHP.

Pittsburgh Pirates Cincinnati Reds

Adam Frazier – 2B Tyler Naquin – LF
Phillip Evans – 3B Nick Castellanos – RF
Bryan Reynolds – LF Joey Votto – 1B
Colin Moran – 1B Eugenio Suárez – SS
Erik González – SS Mike Moustakas – 3B
Gregory Polanco – RF Nick Senzel – CF
Jacob Stallings – C Jonathan India – 2B
Dustin Fowler – CF Tucker Barnhart – C
JT Brubaker – SP Josà De León – SP
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The first place Cincinnati Reds (2-1) will kick off a 3-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-2) tonight at 6:40 PM. The Reds are coming off arguably one of the most thrilling opening season series in team history. The Reds absolutely demolished Cardinal pitching, scoring 27 runs in three games. For comparison, the Reds scored a whopping 25 runs in their first NINE games against the Cardinals in 2020. The Reds will try to keep their smoking hot offense going agains the Pittsburgh Pirates, the team currently projected to have the worst record in all of baseball this season.

If you think the Reds are cheap, let me introduce you to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates have the lowest payroll in the National League, coming in at $53.4 million. That is $61.2 million lower than the Reds, despite Pittsburgh ranking 24th in TV market size, compared to Cincinnati at 37th. The Pirates will surely look to cut even more payroll closer to the trade deadline.

The only reason to even watch the Pirates this season just landed on the IL. The #9 prospect in baseball, Keâ€Bryan Hayes was placed on the IL over the weekend with a wrist injury. Hayes had a 1.124 OPS in 24 games last season for Pittsburgh. Former Red, Todd Frazier was surprisingly not called up to replace the Pirates 3B, despite currently being active at the Pirates alternate site. The Pirates do not have a hitter projected with an OPS greater than .750 with Hayes out. The Reds have four well above .800 for comparison (Winker, Suarez, Moustakas, Castellanos).

Itâ€s never too early to talk playoff odds, right? The Reds took a massive leap over the weekend. Their odds of reaching the postseason on Saturday morning were at 19.1%, but after two wins they have jumped all the way up to 34.4%. Subsequently, the Cardinals odds fell from 31.0% down to 18.4%. There are still 159 games to play in a very long season where a lot can happen, but this goes to show just how tight this division race is and how crucial each division game can be in terms of swinging the division.

Josà De León will make his first MLB start since 2016. He is a pitcher with immense talent who has not been able to throw enough strikes in his limited MLB opportunities. He was ranked as high as #23 overall in the MLB in pre-2016 according to Baseball America, but injuries derailed his career. De León had Tommy John Surgery in 2017. Doug Gray wrote a great write up/scouting report on De León over on his site. De León got hit pretty hard this spring: 16.2 IP, 18 H, 16 ER, 3 HR, 7 BB, 2 HBP, 16 K.

JT Brubaker made his MLB debut for the Pirates last season, and he had a pretty solid freshman campaign as a 26-year old rookie. He was only the Pirates #25 rated prospect according to Fangraphs entering 2020. Brubaker made one start against the Reds, and it was a good one: 5.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 4 K. The start was actually the final game of that famous four-game sweep of the Pirates during the Reds late season surge. Unfortunately for Brubaker, he was paired up against Luis Castillo, who shutout the Pirates over 7 innings (3 hits, 10 K). Fansided has a nice scouting report on Brubaker.
Josà De León will make his first MLB start since 2016. He is a pitcher with immense talent who has not been able to throw enough strikes in his limited MLB opportunities. He was ranked as high as #23 overall in the MLB in pre-2016 according to Baseball America, but injuries derailed his career. De León had Tommy John Surgery in 2017. Doug Gray wrote a great write up/scouting report on De León over on his site. De León got hit pretty hard this spring: 16.2 IP, 18 H, 16 ER, 3 HR, 7 BB, 2 HBP, 16 K.

JT Brubaker made his MLB debut for the Pirates last season, and he had a pretty solid freshman campaign as a 26-year old rookie. He was only the Pirates #25 rated prospect according to Fangraphs entering 2020. Brubaker made one start against the Reds, and it was a good one: 5.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 4 K. The start was actually the final game of that famous four-game sweep of the Pirates during the Reds late season surge. Unfortunately for Brubaker, he was paired up against Luis Castillo, who shutout the Pirates over 7 innings (3 hits, 10 K). Fansided has a nice scouting report on Brubaker.

Josà De León will make his first MLB start since 2016. He is a pitcher with immense talent who has not been able to throw enough strikes in his limited MLB opportunities. He was ranked as high as #23 overall in the MLB in pre-2016 according to Baseball America, but injuries derailed his career. De León had Tommy John Surgery in 2017. De León got hit pretty hard this spring: 16.2 IP, 18 H, 16 ER, 3 HR, 7 BB, 2 HBP, 16 K.

JT Brubaker made his MLB debut for the Pirates last season, and he had a pretty solid freshman campaign as a 26-year old rookie. He was only the Pirates #25 rated prospect according to Fangraphs entering 2020. Brubaker made one start against the Reds, and it was a good one: 5.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 4 K. The start was actually the final game of that famous four-game sweep of the Pirates during the Reds late season surge. Unfortunately for Brubaker, he was paired up against Luis Castillo, who shutout the Pirates over 7 innings (3 hits, 10 K). Fansided has a nice scouting report on Brubaker.


Jesse Winker remains out of the Reds lineup, but the structure of the lineup remains the same. It is a nice luxury to have Tyler Naquin and his .782 career OPS against RHP as a fill in outfielder. Tucker Barnhart has now started 3 of 4 games at catcher. The Reds most likely will not see their first left-handed starting pitcher until Friday night against Caleb Smith of the Diamondbacks (it has not officially been announced yet, but he lines up). Tyler Stephenson figures to get all of the catching duties against LHP.

News and Notes
Nick Castellanos suspended for two games

In an absurd decision that makes absolutely no sense to anyone who is not employed by the St. Louis Cardinals or a fan of that franchise, Nick Castellanos was suspended for “aggressive actions” on Saturday. Heâ€s facing a 2-game suspension, but he has chosen to appeal the suspension. That means heâ€s in the lineup until the outcome of his hearing. No other player was suspended, though several others were fined for their roles.

Jesse Winker should return soon

Missing from the lineup for a few days, Jesse Winker isnâ€t expected to be out much longer. He had flu-like symptoms according to manager David Bell, but Bell also noted that this was not COVID related.

Hunter Greene throws 105 MPH in Goodyear



Last week saw Cincinnatiâ€s top prospect Hunter Greene hit 105 MPH with his fastball in a start back in Goodyear where heâ€s continuing his spring training as he prepares for the 2021 Minor League Baseball season that begins the first week of May. Greene had recently been clocked at 104 MPH multiple times. He continues to show a different level of velocity from any other pitcher on the planet.
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Conclusion
The Pittsburgh Pirates are tied with the Marlins for the fewest wins in MLB since the start of the 2019 season.

The Reds have just a 14-15 record against them. That includes the Reds 4-game sweep of the Pirates late in 2020.

Quite frankly, this is a team the Reds have to take care of business against. In what expects to be a tight division, who beats up on the Pirates the best could be the deciding factor. Letâ€s hope the Reds finally found the magic formula on September 14-16, 2020.

Go Reds.
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