2025 Cincinnati Reds Thread
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Uh Oh .Now Reds wont be on TV man . What s the traitor Terrie Frnchoke0ka gonna do? Nothing ! nada! . He wont last 40-50 games then he ll hve to take leave o absesene for his health. He could have retired a Red Sox /Inidanlegend now ruining his leagcay. eastside purple knows wazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzup
wolves82
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My guess & hope is that MLB.TV picks them up like they have other teams. Not sure what that means financially for the Reds...
Orin Swift
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Phil and Bob just found their golden ticket to not spend money this offseason. I can hear it now “with the uncertainty of our TV deal, we need to make smart, financially prudent deals. If we’re in contention mid season and have a better idea of the new TV deal, maybe we can get some help for a late September push.” Or some baloney like that.
wolves82
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Sadly, yes...
14Red
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I think you'll see the Reds on TV one way or the other. There is too much to be made by it. I just think baseball overall has dropped the ball on this. The playoffs are a great example. Baseball is a sport that's thirsting for getting fans back, yet they put the playoff games on 5 different channels and most people simply don't have all the channels anymore. Baseball has to make the product easy to consume, not difficult.
Orin Swift
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Believe this means you will need MLBTV.
wolves82
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Yep. It is a good service. Way better than Bally.
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Possibly — I believe MLB negotiates with cable/streaming TV providers in the team’s market to try to cut a deal to have the games on those providers’ services. That will be TBD. But yes, there should be a Reds’ local subscription available to stream on MLB.tv next year regardless of which providers end up picking up the Reds.
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wolves82
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I like Singer but not sure you trade India for him. Tough call.
wolves82
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Seems that Martinez is accepting the Reds $21M qualifying offer. Not good. So the Reds will be paying him more than anyone else was willing to pay him - another miscalculation by Krall and his band of merry idiots. That, plus the likely drop in local TV revenue means the Reds will likely not get the big RF bat that we need. Wonderful.
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Reds deal 2021 ROY India to Royals for RHP Brady Singer
CINCINNATI – The Reds made a trade on Friday that added more depth to their rotation but also meant parting with a popular veteran. Cincinnati acquired right-handed starting pitcher Brady Singer from the Royals for second baseman Jonathan India and outfielder Joey Wiemer. Singer, 28, is eligible...
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India and Wiemer traded to KC for Brady Singer.
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So we can tentatively pencil in the infield:
1B CES
2B McLain
SS Elly
3B Marte
DH Candelario
Bench Espinal
Other 7 position players:
C Stephenson
LF Steer
OF Friedl
OF Fraley
OF Fairchild
Starting outfielder TBD
Backup catcher TBD
France and India were the odd men out, and hopefully Benson goes to AAA.
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Kind of a surprise. I thought he’d be back.
Orin Swift
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Tell me how to feel about this, AEW. I don’t follow MLB outside the Reds.Reds deal 2021 ROY India to Royals for RHP Brady Singer
CINCINNATI – The Reds made a trade on Friday that added more depth to their rotation but also meant parting with a popular veteran. Cincinnati acquired right-handed starting pitcher Brady Singer from the Royals for second baseman Jonathan India and outfielder Joey Wiemer. Singer, 28, is eligible...
India and Wiemer traded to KC for Brady Singer.
MickeyMantle
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It’s a good deal, signaling they’re serious about winning.
You're right but still liked India. Wish him well
14Red
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Look everyone likes India, I get it. I liked Kyle Farmer. But you can't put teams together because you like guys. India, all things being equal, was a solid offensive player, a below average defensive player and could only play 2nd base.
wolves82
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You have said this a lot. I have refuted it a couple of times. Just stop. You are just parroting something that stupid radio hosts say. Here are your 2024 defensive stats for 2B. Sure he does not have big range, but if the gets to the ball, he makes the play.
wolves82
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Giving up India and adding Singer adds maybe $3M in salary this year, depending on how arbitration goes for both guys. If they sign a big RF bat I will say they are serious about winning.
As for Singer, I like him, he is a good pitcher. My fear is that he is not a big arm that strikes out a lot of guys, he is a guy who knows how to pitch and pitches to contact. That works great in KC, which is a big pitcher's park. Will it work as well in GABP? I hope so.
MickeyMantle
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That is what I like about him. Get outs instead of tallying a ton of pitches and walks trying to strike guys out. He's a ground-ball pitcher too that eats innings, which bodes well for the bullpen.
This is a serious-about-winning move regardless of what else they do. They just need to do more.
14Red
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List of potential free agent candidates for the Reds
Juan Soto
Alex Bregman
Anthony Santander
Pete Alonzo
Teoscar Hernandez
Tyler O'Neill
Jurickson Profar
I'll take Soto off the list first because there is no way the Reds can afford him. To me the two names that jump out is Teoscar Hernandez and Anthony Sandander.
Juan Soto
Alex Bregman
Anthony Santander
Pete Alonzo
Teoscar Hernandez
Tyler O'Neill
Jurickson Profar
I'll take Soto off the list first because there is no way the Reds can afford him. To me the two names that jump out is Teoscar Hernandez and Anthony Sandander.
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Winter Meetings start Monday. Let’s hope that acts as a laxative for the glacial pace of MLB free agency.
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Sampling of free agent pitcher deals:
Luis Severino, A’s: 3 yrs, $67M (A’s largest contract ever)
Yusei Kikuchi, Angels: 3 yrs, $63M
Frankie Montas, Mets: 2 yrs, $34M
Matthew Boyd, Cubs: 2 yrs, $29M
Maybe the one-year, $21M deal for Nick Martinez wasn’t so bad. It looks in line with — or better than, given the lack of risk — what the market is bearing.
Luis Severino, A’s: 3 yrs, $67M (A’s largest contract ever)
Yusei Kikuchi, Angels: 3 yrs, $63M
Frankie Montas, Mets: 2 yrs, $34M
Matthew Boyd, Cubs: 2 yrs, $29M
Maybe the one-year, $21M deal for Nick Martinez wasn’t so bad. It looks in line with — or better than, given the lack of risk — what the market is bearing.