Albertin Aroldis (de la Cruz) Chapman (Cuban Missile)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: February 28, 1988 in Holguin, Holguin, Cuba
Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 2010. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 31, 2010 (Age 22)   vs. MIL 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Team: Reds 2010-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed (player option), 5 yrs/$25.25M (10-14) & 15 player option (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 2.034, Arb Eligible: 2015, Free Agent: 2017 [*],
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• 3/1 The Baseball Continuum: Five Questions Ahead of the World Baseball Classic: Here are five questions ahead of the 2013 World Baseball Classic: 1. What non-MLB player will most impress people? Who will be...
• 3/1 RoxPile: Juan Nicasio, Jeff Francis Impress As Rockies Defeat Reds: Of these two pitchers, one’s name is written in the starting rotation in ink. The other’s name is penciled in, but...

• 2/28 Blog Red Machine: Ranking the NLC Starting Staffs: Reds Reign Supreme: Whenever it comes to something like ranking the best of something, there is a certain degree of subjectivity involved; however,...
• 2/28 Redlegs Review: A preseason preview of the Reds bullpen: Broxton is making closer money, but will he hold the closer's role all season? Today we take a look at the Cincinnati...
• 2/28 Blog Red Machine: Ranking the NLC Starting Staffs: Reds Reign Supreme: Whenever it comes to something like ranking the best of something, there is a certain degree of subjectivity involved; however,...
• 2/28 Jays Journal: Steve Delabar: Closer Of The (Distant) Future?: Spring Training signals a new beginning to the long, arduous season that belongs to the 162 meaningful scheduled games of Major...
• 2/28 Redlegs Review: A huge midweek edition of Reds rumblings: The Reds offense erupted for 14 runs on Wednesday to blow past the Arizona Diamondbacks at Salt River Fields at Talking...
• 2/28 SOX & Dawgs: Gigantic Sox and Dawgs 2013 MLB Preview – Day 3 – NL Central: Welcome to the Gigantic Sox and Dawgs 2013 MLB preview.  Over the next few days you will get a team by team look at its...
• 2/28 RoxPile: Rockies Lose To Cubs, Defeat Padres: The Colorado Rockies continued their Cactus League schedule on Tuesday and Wednesday with games against the Chicago Cubs and San...
• 2/27 Redlegs Review: What can be expected from Ryan Ludwick this season?: Some people weren't too thrilled when the Reds signed Ryan Ludwick to a one-year deal prior to the 2012 season. The veteran's...
• 2/26 Redlegs Review: What kind of season can be expected from Shin-Shoo Choo?: The most pressing need entering this past offseason for the reigning National League Division champs was a reliable leadoff...
• 2/26 SOX & Dawgs: Gigantic Sox and Dawgs 2013 MLB Preview – Day 3 – NL Central: Welcome to the Gigantic Sox and Dawgs 2013 MLB preview.  Over the next few days you will get a team by team look at its...
• 2/25 Redlegs Review: Reds place nine players in USA Today top 200 player rankings: Good news, fantasy baseball lovers. The folks at USA TODAY Sports now have a special issue on sale to help you navigate...
• 2/25 Blog Red Machine: What a difference a year makes: Feb. 25, 2012: Happy Spring Training! What an offseason for the Cincinnati Reds! Walt Jocketty made some big moves over the winter....
• 2/24 Call to the Pen: The Cincinnati Reds Cuban Missile Quandary: The Cincinnati Reds had a long offseason to ponder what might have been. After jumping out to a 2-0 lead against the eventual...
• 2/23 Through The Fence Baseball: NL Central preview: Surprise! Cincinnati Reds are team to beat: In the last five seasons, four different teams have won the NL Central, so what can we expect in 2013? It’s a new season with...
• 2/22 Blog Red Machine: The Cincinnati Reds ‘Other Trade’: So much focus was given to the Mat Latos deal that sometimes I got a feeling the Cincinnati Reds deal to acquire Sean Marshall...
• 2/22 MLBTradeRumors: Examining The Kyle Lohse Market: Few players have generated as much news as Kyle Lohse this winter, though they're not the headlines that Lohse and agent Scott...
• 2/20 Blog Red Machine: Reds 5 at 5: The Great Unknowns: In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve taken a bit of a departure from my usual smattering of 5 at 5 material (gathering...
• 2/20 Redlegs Review: What kind of season can be expected out of Aroldis Chapman?: Is he a starter? Is he a reliever? Is he even human? These are all questions being asked by fans and media alike this...
• 2/19 Blog Red Machine: Reds 5 at 5: Expectations: No question that the 2013 version of the Cincinnati Reds carries great expectations. Greater than those from 2011. Remember what...
• 2/19 Blog Red Machine: Aroldis Chapman: How Much Wiggle-Room Will The Reds Give Him in 2013?: With Aroldis Chapman moving to the rotation this season, it makes one wonder how much ‘wiggle room’ the Reds’...
• 2/18 The Sports Provocateur: : Without further ado, here are the National League Dream Lineups and Rotations for each National League Division. The links will...
• 2/18 Blog Red Machine: Reds 5 at 5: Chapman and Leake: A little change of pace for today’s 5 at 5. We will be looking at 5 points (and there are more) where we will discuss the...
• 2/18 MLBTradeRumors: Central Notes: Brewers, Gamel, Chapman, Reds, Prior: A look at the Central divisions.. Brewers manager Ron Roenicke announced today that Mat Gamel, who was sidelined for the...
• 2/18 Baseball Musings: The Chapman Chronicles: Via Redleg Nation, Craig Fehrman overcomes resistance from the Reds to present an in-depth look at the life of Aroldis Chapman:...
• 2/18 Crashburn Alley: Vetting the Phillies’ Analysis of Antonio ****: Todd Zolecki recently posted some very interesting quotes from Phillies pitching coach Rich Dubee pertaining to lefty reliever...
• 2/17 mlbreports.com : Cuba Is Ready To Win The 2013 World Baseball Classic: Like us on Facebook here Saturday February 16th, 2013 By Jonathan Hacohen  (Lead Baseball Columnist, Oakland A’s Correspondent...
• 2/16 We Talk Fantasy Sports: The Price Isn't Right: Every year, there are a handful of players who get advanced up the draft boards more than they probably should. Maybe it's a big...
• 2/16 The Flagrant Fan: Relievers by pitch value - Craig Kimbrel is the bomb: I took a look yesterday at qualifying starting pitchers using PitchF/X pitch values to find the top ten and bottom ten values...
• 2/15 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Big League Pressure Should Not Affect Guilmet In Goodyear: During Spring Training the DTTWLN staff will profile and examine the coaches and players that make up and are vying to be part...
• 2/15 Redlegs Review: Touching base: Baseball is back and other Reds spring training tidbits: I'm back just to comment on a few things surrounding Reds baseball over the past few weeks. I did this at the end of last...
• 2/15 Redlegs Review: Former Reds executive remains skeptical Aroldis Chapman will start: The Redlegs have been adamant about moving Cuban sensation Aroldis Chapman into the starting rotation for three years now....
• 2/15 AroundTheFoghorn: San Francisco Giants’ Buster Posey Rated 99 In MLB The Show 13: In just a few weeks, the beloved MLB The Show: 13 video game will be released – bringing joy to baseball fans across the...
• 2/15 Redlegs Review: Early spring training thoughts on the 2013 Reds: by: Dan Howard Staff Writer In the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love…..and heavily thinks...
• 2/11 Baseball Jerks: Fantasy Baseball: What Kind of Owner are You?: I  am entering my 20th season of Fantasy baseball, having played against literally hundreds of different opponents. Because...
• 2/11 Blog Red Machine: Cincinnati Reds Stock Watch – Pitchers and Catchers Edition: Merry Pitchers and Catchers Eve, Reds fans! While some clubs opened up camp today, we all know that it’s not baseball season...
• 2/11 Redlegs Review: 20 questions facing the Reds heading into spring training: Monday was a glorious day for baseball-lovers across the United States and beyond. This is because Monday marked the commencement...
• 2/10 Blog Red Machine: Little Drama as Reds Prepare for Goodyear: Tomorrow’s the day. A day baseball fans have been waiting for since that fateful day in October. Pitchers and catchers report...
• 2/9 SocraticGadfly: So, it's a Nationals-Blue Jays World Series? Do #stlcards have a shot?: Yahoo Sports has those two teams pegged as the top two in baseball in its preseason ranks. Don't like that? On the National...
• 2/8 Blog Red Machine: Cincinnati Reds 5 at 5: History, Roster, More: Our 5 at 5 will have a tremendous comeback, a roster ranking and some more news stuff on Scott Rolen. 1. Reds comeback v. Cubs...
• 2/8 Through The Fence Baseball: 2013 MLB draft: Interview with projected first-round pick Jon Denney: Jonathan Denney is a 6’-2”, 205-pound catcher out of Yukon HS in Oklahoma. The left-handed hitting catcher has been one of...
• 2/8 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: The "Way Too Early" Cincinnati Reds Preview: Spring training hasn't even begun - but let's get the conversation started early.  Last year, I posted a 2012 Reds' preview...
• 2/7 Blog Red Machine: Reds 5 at 5: Billy Hamilton, Aussie Baseball, More: 1. Hamilton, Cingrani, Hoover among 100 names to remember for 2013 season In his first installment of Countdown of the 100 Names...
• 2/7 mlbreports.com : Aroldis Chapman – Starter Or Closer: Perhaps 2013 Will Solve The Answer?: Like us on Facebook here Thursday, February.07,  2013 By Matt Steinmann (Reds Correspondent): The biggest question from Reds...
• 2/6 Redlegs Review: Report: Reds, Leake reach deal to avoid arbitration: Mark Sheldon of MLB.com is reporting that the Reds have settled on an agreement with right-hander Mike Leake that avoids...
• 2/6 Blog Red Machine: Reds, Leake Agree to Deal: Mark Sheldon is reporting that the Cincinnati Reds and Mike Leake have come to an agreement on a one-year deal, thus avoiding...
• 2/5 Blog Red Machine: Reds 5 at 5: Starting Rotation, Fantasy Numbers, More: For those that often “comment” on the fact the national media refuses to provide the Good Guys some much deserved...
• 2/4 Baseball Analytics: 90/30 Pitchers: It would be a good debate to decide who is more specialized: a closer or a DH? On the one hand, a closer does all the...
• 2/1 Blog Red Machine: Reds Sign Manny Parra, Designate Todd Redmond for Assignment: So you were wondering when the Reds were going to sign a lefty reliever? Well, they did today. John Fay tweets that Cincy inked...
• 2/1 Baseball News Source: Cincinnati Reds: Should Aroldis Chapman Transition From Reliever to Starter?: The Cincinnati Reds will be the newest team to attempt the always controversial switch of a star reliever into a starter. Cuban...
• 2/1 Redlegs Review: Random Reds, sports thoughts to wonder about: by: Dan Howard Staff Writer Spring training begins in a few days and Opening Day 2013 vs. the Angels is a little over...

• 1/31 Blog Red Machine: What Can The Reds Expect From Aroldis Chapman in 2013?: Aroldis Chapman‘s proposed transition to the starting rotation has arguably been the most polarizing Reds issue this offseason....
• 1/31 Reviewing the Brew: Realistic Expectations For The Brewers: The Milwaukee Brewers are not going to wear the N.L. Central crown in 2013 and they won’t grab a Wild Card spot either....
• 1/31 Call to the Pen: The National League Central Dream Rotation 2013: The National League Central Dream Rotation 2013 may be partially to blame for the strength of the strength of the NL Central Dream...
• 1/30 Reviewing the Brew: Grading The Brewers Offseason Moves Part Three: Michael Gonzalez: The Brewers bullpen was a disastrous mess in 2012, a fact which the front office made no bones about. So what did the money-tight...
• 1/30 Redlegs Review: Reds Billy Hamilton and others among MLB.com's top positional prospects: Hamilton was called a "potential superstar" by Mayo MLB.com's Jonathon Mayo has been putting in work, analzyzing the top...
• 1/29 Redlegs Review: Johnny Bench named an all-time top 25 player under 25: Every year, Keith Law puts together a list of the top 25 Major League players under 25. Aroldis Chapman was on this year's...
• 1/29 Redlegs Review: Top questions facing the 2013 Cincinnati Reds: Riddle me this No team is perfect, but Reds fans have a lot to look forward to during the 2013 season. Coming off a strong...
• 1/25 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: The "Way Too Early" Cincinnati Reds Preview: Spring training hasn't even begun - but let's get the conversation started early.  Last year, I posted a 2012 Reds' preview...
• 1/23 Blog Red Machine: Reds 5 at 5: 2015 ASG is Official, BP on Chapman, More: Time for the reading which will provide you with some conversation pieces for your Wednesday evening. Well, other than the cold...
• 1/23 Full Spectrum Baseball: Fire Up The Grill In Piitsburgh!: Joel Hanrahan is not walking through that bullpen door, Pirates fans. Well, probably he won't be. It is a strange and funny world...
• 1/21 Blog Red Machine: Reds 5 at 5: Projections, Payroll, More: Looks like BRM is your new home for numbers today. Earlier, hope you caught Tyler’s 3 Dot Cafe. Actually, hope you catch...
• 1/19 Blog Red Machine: Reds in 2013: Mike Leake: This upcoming spring will arguably be the most important one for Mike Leake. All eyes will be watching him intently. When the...
• 1/18 Blog Red Machine: Reds 5 at 5: Reds and WBC, Tony Cingrani, More: 1. No other Reds on the 40-man was named to WBC teams…yet Not Joey Votto (he needs special clearance due to insurance-related...
• 1/18 Redlegs Review: Highlighting Reds prospects in 2013: Amir Garrett: by: Jon Davis Staff Writer @I_Bleed_RedsRed #12 Amir Garrett LHP @Amir_Garrett Next on the list we have...
• 1/17 Redlegs Review: 15 bold expectations for the Reds in '13: I will be the first to admit, the outlook for the 2013 version of the Cincinnati Reds looks pretty rosy. The organization's...
• 1/16 Splash Hit Blog: The Best Individual Seasons of 2012: 81st through 100th: Idea: Rank the best individual seasons of the 2012 MLB regular season (Spring Training, Minor Leagues, and Postseason are not...
• 1/16 Redlegs Review: ESPN: Reds' window of contention is now: ESPN is running a series this week in which they are breaking down each MLB team's "window of contention". In other words,...
• 1/15 Redlegs Review: Reds fans need not forget about the value of Bronson Arroyo: Bronson Arroyo isn't a guy who is normally brought up much when talking up about the Reds. No, those conversations usually...
• 1/14 Redlegs Review: Baseball owners approve a few notable rule changes for 2013 season: Meetings at the mound could become slightly more crowded next season Baseball owners tentatively approved a few rule changes...
• 1/14 Redlegs Review: Would the Reds benefit from a return by Scott Rolen?: The Reds have been awaiting an official retirement decision from third basemen Scott Rolen all offseason. The 37-year old...
• 1/14 Phillies Nation: Could Phils Bullpen be Tops in NL?: With the addition of Mike Adams, a solid, veteran relief pitcher who has been one of the best in the game for a few years, at...
• 1/13 Redlegs Review: Proposing a new stat for relievers: by: Chase Fitzgerald Staff Writer I had an idea for a stat a while ago called SP (Scores Preserved). To get on “SP”...
• 1/12 Redlegs Review: ESPN writer touts Mat Latos as player on the cusp of stardom: There is a reason why the Reds gave up four players in exchange for the services of Mat Latos last offseason. The club...
• 1/12 Redlegs Review: Reds notebook: Latos, Phillips, Chapman, and more: Only 30 days stands between now and Feb. 12, which is the day pitchers and catchers are slated to report to spring training....
• 1/12 Baseball News Source: Cincinnati Reds: Billy Hamilton Heads Top Prospects For 2013: After dealing highly regarded prospects Yonder Alonso and Yasmani Grandal last offseason in the package that yielded starting...
• 1/11 Redlegs Review: Highlighting top Reds prospects in 2013: Nick Travieso: by: Jon Davis Staff Writer @I_Bleed_RedsRed #5 Nick Travieso RHP @NTravieso21 on Twitter The streak continues...
• 1/10 Redlegs Review: Law pegs Aroldis Chapman as one of top MLB players under age of 25: It's no secret, folks, the Reds MLB roster is loaded with young talent under the age of 30. Jay Bruce, Joey Votto, Johnny...
• 1/10 PaulLebowitz.com: And Hal Was Supposed to be the Sane Steinbrenner Son: Hal Steinbrenner spoke about the state of the Yankees today. Brian Costa has a recap of his comments in their entirety. It finally...
• 1/9 Jays Journal: Don’t Forget About Sergio Santos: Last offseason the Toronto Blue Jays transaction wire was very quiet. Alex Anthopoulos talked about payroll parameters he had...
• 1/6 Baseball Analytics: Do Power Pitchers Get Squeezed?: When it comes to fastballs, pitchers who blow smoke reign supreme. The harder you throw, the better your results. Batters missed...
• 1/4 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Stanton, Ethier, Gallardo: On this date five years ago, the Royals signed Hideo Nomo to a minor league contract with an invitation to Spring Training. The...
• 1/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #48: RP Kenley Jansen: 2.35 ERA 2.40 FIP 65.0 IP 13.71 K/9 3.05 BB/9 1.7 fWAR A 2012 in brief: As expected, took over closer’s job from Javy Guerra...
• 1/4 MLB Dirt: Cincinnati Reds’ Pitching Prospect Dan Langfield Bursts on to the Scene: The Cincinnati Reds have had success cultivating young pitchers in recent years, with Aroldis Chapman, Homer Bailey and Johnny...
• 1/3 Blog Red Machine: There Are Questions Surrounding Reds ‘Pen?: We’ve all been caught up in the talk about Aroldis Chapman and an innings limit and if he honestly should be moved to the...
• 1/1 Seedlings to Stars: Myers, Rondon Among Bowden’s Biggest Risks: ESPN.com’s Jim Bowden kicked off the new year by outlining some of the biggest risks that teams across Major League Baseball...
• 1/1 Baseball Jerks: Cincinnati Reds 2013 Preview: After failing to surpass 80 wins from 2011 to 2009, the Reds have become one of the league’s powerhouses. The 2013 Reds...
• 1/1 Blog Red Machine: Looking to 2013 for the Cincinnati Reds: First, I’m not going to start this off by lamenting the way 2012 ended. Some can call it a catastrophe. Some could call...

• 12/31 Blog Red Machine: Best of 2012: #1 Performances: If you’ve been along this journey of 2012′s top Reds performances, I think you have a good idea what will be the top...
• 12/31 Blog Red Machine: 2012 Reds Recall: ‘The Streak’: This is my final 2012 Reds Recall. Why? There’s more than one reason. The Reds 2012 season was defined by so many things:...
• 12/31 MLBTradeRumors: The Key "Non-Moves" Of 2012: As the cliche goes, sometimes the best moves are the ones you don't make.  Some teams greatly benefited by standing pat on certain...
• 12/31 Redlegs Review: Buster Olney: Reds feature one of the top rotations in baseball: Great pitching hasn't exactly been a staple for the Reds in years past. The franchise has been traditionally known for its...
• 12/30 Blog Red Machine: 2012 Reds Recall: August: With July now firmly behind us, the main emphasis was taking the NL Central title. The Reds began the month of August with a 3...
• 12/30 Redlegs Review: The 10 best Reds moments of 2012: Many events transpired in 2012 that made this year a good one for Reds fans. Not only did we all survive doomsday as the...
• 12/29 Blog Red Machine: Best of 2012: #3 Performances: At the middle of our collection of top performances for 2012 and for the #3′s and for this, and you could say that two of...
• 12/29 Blog Red Machine: 2012 Reds Recall: July: As June faded away, the Reds held a rather precarious lead in the NL Central. With a record of 43-34, the Good Guys were atop...
• 12/28 Blog Red Machine: 2012 Reds Recall: June: As the Reds entered the month of June, there was a sense of a tide changing. Not so much with the Reds, but who would come knocking...
• 12/28 Blog Red Machine: 2012 Reds Recall: May: As we continue our stroll through the Reds 2012 season, we arrive at the month of May. April ended with the Redlegs owning a record...
• 12/27 Redlegs Review: Following the ‘Kris Medlen Approach’ may be best idea for Chapman: By Scott Eddy Staff Writer New Year’s celebrations are just around the corner and with the turning of the calendar...
• 12/26 STLCardinalBaseball: Should The Cardinals Pursue Aledmis Diaz?The recently-defected Cuban shortstop hits the free agent market in January, and the Cardinals (obviously) have a need....
• 12/26 Blog Red Machine: 2012 Reds Recall: April: As we enter the final week of 2012, why shouldn’t we look back at the Reds season? I know, I know. We’re not happy...
• 12/25 Blog Red Machine: Did Santa Fill the Cincinnati Reds’ Stocking with Care?: Kids all across the fruited plane, and indeed all over the world submit a list of their Christmas wishes to Santa Claus. Then...
• 12/25 Redlegs Review: A list of entrance music for all of the Reds: We all knew it was coming at some point. Major League Baseball has finally embraced the idea of "entrance music" and recently...
• 12/25 Redlegs Review: 5 bold predictions for 2013 season:  By: Chase Fitzgerald Staff Writer Every year all fans read all of these predictions about their team. Usually...
• 12/24 Redlegs Review: Five Christmas gifts the Reds hope to receive in 2013: Merry Christmas, everyone! I trust that you all are enjoying this wonderful season by spending time with your respective...
• 12/23 Redlegs Review: Bryan Price: Is he the best pitching coach in the major leagues?: David Schoenfield, who runs the SweetSpot blog over at ESPN.com, recently penned a great article featuring Reds pitching...
• 12/22 Blog Red Machine: Mike Gonzalez – Do The Cincinnati Reds Really Need Him?: In view of the recent success the Reds have enjoyed in the off-season signings and transactions, wouldn’t you think they...
• 12/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Will be cautious with Aroldis Chapman: The Cincinnati Reds plan to install an innings limit on SP Aroldis Chapman in 2013, and pitching coach Bryan Price hinted that...[+] he'll be on a strict innings limit after tossing 71 2/3 frames last season. 'I think regardless of where people stand on the question, I think the days of hiking a pitcher's innings number by 50 or 60 or 80 innings in today's standards would be considered irresponsible,' Price said. 'We're going to be very conscientious of that.'
• 12/21 Redlegs Review: A Reds fan's Christmas wish list: by: Dan Howard Staff Writer Notes from someone about to overdose on the song, "Grown-Up Christmas List"! First of all,...
• 12/19 Blog Red Machine: Walt Jocketty and the Cincinnati Reds Had a Very Productive Hot Stove League: Even though the market was thin, the Cincinnati Reds accomplished exactly what they had set out to do this off-season.  Reds’...
• 12/19 Redlegs Review: Moving Mike Leake to bullpen could be best for all: The plan to transition Cuban phenom Aroldis Chapman from reliever to starter is one widely welcomed by Reds fans. In fact,...
• 12/17 i70baseball.com: Cards Reds Rivalry May Be Best Of 2013Although not flashy, St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds offseason moves could create best race of 2013...
• 12/16 Blog Red Machine: Reds in 2013: Ryan Ludwick: One of very few questions surrounding the Reds and 2013: Would Ryan Ludwick return? The bullpen was still in tact aside from the...
• 12/12 Redlegs Review: Recapping the crazy week of the Reds: This guy has been wheeling and dealing lately It's been a busy, yet productive week for general manager Walt Jocketty...
• 12/11 MLBRandomFandom: Cincinnati Reds Team Page: CINCINNATI REDSMLBDepthCharts Team PagePlayers 1-25 by Number Score1. Joey Votto (9.5)2. Johnny Cueto (8.5)3. Jay Bruce (8)4....
• 12/10 Raise the Jolly Roger: Jason Grilli is back: According to Ken Rosenthal, Jason Grilli will be re-signing with the Pirates (for real this time). It’s a two year deal...
• 12/10 MLB Dirt: Rays Rob the Royals in Blockbuster Trade: The Tampa Bay Rays have traded James Shields and Wade Davis to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for the bat they have been...
• 12/10 The Writer's Journey: Redsfest 2012: Mike Leake: The first autograph of the day was pitcher Mike Leake…starter or reliever in 2013? With Aroldis Chapman possibly moving...
• 12/9 mlbreports.com : Broxton, Marshall and Chapman: Modern Day Nasty Boys?: Sunday, December.9, 2012 Matt Steinmann (Guest Baseball Writer and Reds Correspondent): The resigning of Jonathan Broxton is an...
• 12/9 MLBRandomFandom: Up-And-Comers: Relief Pitchers: This is the second article of MLBRandomFandom's "Up-And-Comers" series, in which we talk about players on the rise. Today: Relief...
• 12/9 Redlegs Review: Reds notes and quotes from the weekend: Redsfest presented the last good opportunity of 2012 for the media and fans to interact with members of the Reds. In fact,...
• 12/8 The Captain's Blog: The Kurious Kase of Jason Grilli: (The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) Only 21 pitchers since 1901 have struck out 13 or...
• 12/7 Redlegs Review: Getting caught up on the latest Reds news and notes: Christmas may not be for another two and a half weeks, but tomorrow marks an early Christmas of sorts for Reds Country....
• 12/7 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Shane Victorino Red Sox: Fantasy Baseball Value of The Flyin’ HawaiianA day after landing Mike Napoli, the Red Sox are at it again. Today, Boston signed Shane Victorino to a three-year More......
• 12/7 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Jonathan Broxton Reds: Current Value of Aroldis Chapman, Greg HollandJonathan Broxton cashed in on his last season in a big way, with a 3-year deal with the Cincinnati Reds, More......
• 12/6 Baseball Analytics: Koji Uehara headed to Red Sox, will share bullpen and interpreter with Junichi Tazawa: Right-hander reliever Koji Uehara has agreed to a one-year deal with Boston, the second Texas Ranger after thought...
• 12/5 Redlegs Review: More facts and info on Redsfest: Looking for more information on Redsfest? Here's the latest from the Reds.... FOX Sports Ohio Redsfest presented by PNC...
• 12/4 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Shane Victorino Red Sox: Fantasy Baseball Value of The Flyin’ Hawaiian: A day after landing Mike Napoli, the Red Sox are at it again. Today, Boston signed Shane Victorino to a three-year More...The...
• 12/4 Redlegs Review: Reds talk to Bailey, Latos about long term deal:   by: Parker Perry Staff Writer  John Fay has reported that Walt Jocketty said that the Reds are...
• 12/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Skipper wants Aroldis Chapman as closerCincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker wants to keep SP Aroldis Chapman as his closer....[+] Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker wants to keep SP Aroldis Chapman as his closer.
• 12/4 MLBTradeRumors: Bowden On Hamilton, Morse, Soriano, Chapman: In advance of his show this afternoon on SiriusXM, Jim Bowden of ESPN.com and SiriusXM has been tweeting out a number of interesting...
• 12/3 WahoosOnFirst: Could Indians, Reds Trade Chris Perez for Devin Mesoraco?: Last month, I suggested three different trades that the Cleveland Indians should attempt to make. While I gave reasons as to...
• 12/3 MLB Dirt: Baseball Notes for December 3, 2012: So much went on in baseball this past week that this could easily be a 10,000 word article. I will spare you that and try to limit...
• 12/2 Redlegs Review: One trade the Reds should consider to help solve woes at leadoff: The Cincinnati Reds really, really need to acquire a leadoff hitter this offseason. You don't believe me? Well, the numbers...

• 11/30 Blog Red Machine: Reds Notes: Sweeney, Span, Hotels: A few things I want to get out here… 1. The Red Sox Expected to non-tender Ryan Sweeney. Fox Sport’s Jon Paul Morosi...
• 11/30 Blog Red Machine: Manager of the Year? Still Dusty Baker to Me: I avoided writing about Johnny B. “Dusty” Baker after Davey Johnson was awarded the manager of the year award.  But...
• 11/30 Blog Red Machine: Reds Trade Chips…and Dexter Fowler: So we’ve herd that any potential “big” move for a lead-off guy will potentially come via trade. To make a deal,...
• 11/30 Redlegs Review: Reds may boast best rotation in baseball: The Cuban Missile could be enough to push Cincy's rotation over the top by: Chase Fitzgerald Staff Writer With the...
• 11/29 Blog Red Machine: And So Ends the Cincinnati Reds/Ryan Madson Story: Ryan We Hardly Knew Ya: So Ryan Madson is now a member of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim aka Mike and Albert’s team.  Super!  Scott Boras has...
• 11/29 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Jonathan Broxton Reds: Current Value of Aroldis Chapman, Greg Holland: Jonathan Broxton cashed in on his last season in a big way, with a 3-year deal with the Cincinnati Reds, More...The post Jonathan...
• 11/29 The Baseball Haven: Who is the Odd Man Out?: When the Cincinnati Reds signed Jonathan Broxton to a three-year, $21 million deal on Wednesday, it did a couple of things. It...
• 11/29 Blog Red Machine: Chapman to be on Innings Limit: You knew it was coming, didn’t you? The onslaught of opinions of the Reds inking Jonathan Broxton to a three-year, $21MM...
• 11/29 Redlegs Review: Midweek Reds links, news, and notes: We are beginning to approach a few major offseason milestones soon. The first of which will come next Monday (Dec. 3) when...
• 11/29 Behind the Plate: Cuban Missile Crisis  [...] ...
• 11/28 Blog Red Machine: Broxton a Red for Three Years; Chapman to Rotation?: The news is still somewhat fresh (like that can occur in these days of 24/7 news) and the “results” are mixed. According...
• 11/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman to be on innings limit: Cincinnati Reds SP Aroldis Chapman will be on an innings limit as he transitions to the starting rotation next season. 'That's...[+] a great question,' pitching coach Bryan Price said. 'I don't think there's an absolute. You have to have a plan and hope it works. Any time you have a young pitcher and he's going to surpass his inning total, there's going to be questions if he gets hurt.'
• 11/28 StanGraphs: Free Agent Signing: Reds Think It’s 2009, Lock up Jonathan Broxton: Remember how we panned the Brandon League and Jeremy Affeldt deals? Well, get ready for another heavy dose of disgust! The Reds...
• 11/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Nothing set in stone for Aroldis Chapman: Despite the fact that the Cincinnati Reds re-signed RP Jonathan Broxton to be their closer, the move from relief pitcher to starting...[+] pitcher for RP Aroldis Chapman isn't set in stone. 'Nothing is in stone right now,' assistant general manager Bob Miller said. 'We told (Chapman) before he left to prepare like he was coming in as a starter. That's the hard part, preparing as a starter. There's nothing set in stone. When we talked to Jonathan, we said you're going to be in the backend of the bullpen.' Chapman threw only 71 2/3 innings last year, so expecting him to top 200 innings in 2013 is unrealistic. He threw only 109 innings as a starter in 2010, and he threw 118 1/3 innings in Cuba in 2009.
• 11/28 Blog Red Machine: Reds: Arbitration Eligibles, Thoughts on Free Agents and Payroll: The deadline for tendering a contract for arbitration eligibles is fast approaching. On Friday, the clock will run out and the...
• 11/28 Call to the Pen: Reds Agree to Sign Jonathan Broxton: The Cincinnati Reds have reached an agreement with reliever Jonathan Broxton on a  multi-year contract, sources told Jon Heyman....
• 11/28 Baseball News Source: Reds Re-Sign Jonathan Broxton – Three Years – $21 Million Deal: Broxton returns to the Reds on a three-year deal The Cincinnati Reds added an important piece to their bullpen, re-signing free-agent...
• 11/28 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Reds Sign Jonathan Broxton to 3-Year Deal: Free agent closer Jonathan Broxton has come to an agreement with the Cincinnati Reds on a 3-year, $21 million deal. The...
• 11/28 Baseball Musings: Broxton Signs: The Reds lock up Jonathan Broxton from three years and $21 million. Broxton’s deal pays him a $4 million base salary in...
• 11/28 StanGraphs: The Search for a Second Lefty: About a month into baseball’s offseason, things have been pretty quiet in Cardinal Nation. David Freese got into yet another...
• 11/28 Blog Red Machine: Reds to sign Jonathan Broxton: Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com has reported that the Reds and closer Jonathan Broxton have reached an agreement on a multi-year contract...
• 11/28 MLBTradeRumors: Reds, Jonathan Broxton Agree To Deal: The Reds and Jonathan Broxton have reached agreement on a multi-year deal, sources told Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com. ...
• 11/28 Redlegs Review: Jocketty: Reds look to bolster roster with trades, not free agents: By: Parker Perry Staff Writer Reds general manager Walt Jocketty told reporters Thursday that the front office...
• 11/27 Blog Red Machine: Is It Time to Make “The Move”?: The 2013 season beckons and and I have fought tirelessly to avoid a certain truth that Walt Jocketty must face.  You may be surprised to...
• 11/27 Halo Hangout: Angels Closing in on Deal With Ryan Madson According to John Heyman: Jon Heyman is reporting that the Angels are close to a deal with reliever Ryan Madson. In case you are wondering why the picture...
• 11/27 Blog Red Machine: Reds Hot Stove Talk Leaves Much to be Desired: Two major names hovering around the Reds’ during this young off-season, depending on how you define major. Relief pitcher...
• 11/27 Blog Red Machine: The Search For “It”, Day Four // Heeeeeere’s Johnny!: This is part four of my attempt to find a true “It” factor on the Cincinnati Reds 40 man roster. Each article in the series...
• 11/27 MLB Injury News: Reds Interested in Re-Signing Jonathan Broxton: The Cincinnati Reds probably don';t have to do much this offseason.  They marched their way to 97 wins in 2012 and look poised...
• 11/27 Halo Hangout: Angels Interested In Ryan Madson: First, I hope everyone reading this had a great Thanksgiving. Secondly, interesting reports came out this weekend about the Angels...
• 11/26 Redlegs Review: Reds nearing a multi-year deal with Jonathan Broxton?: Good news for Queen City eateries today. The Reds and free agent closer Jonathan Broxton are close to reaching...
• 11/26 Blog Red Machine: Fresh from the Wire: Broxton Talking Long-Term Deal?: Leave it to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports to provide the inside tip that one Jonathan Broxton is close to signing a multi-year deal...
• 11/26 MLBTradeRumors: Reds In Serious Talks With Jonathan Broxton: The Reds are in serious talks about a three-year deal for free agent reliever Jonathan Broxton, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports...
• 11/25 MLB Injury News: Ryan Madson Rumors: Reds, Angels, Blue Jays, Brewers Could Be Landing Spots: The Cincinnati Reds suffered what seemed to be a big loss at the beginning of the 2012 season.  Their new, expensive closer,...
• 11/24 Redlegs Review: Nine Reds up for GIBBYs awards: Don't miss your chance to help decide the winners of this year's 2012 GIBBYs (Greatness in Baseball Yearly) Awards. The...
• 11/22 Redlegs Review: Serving up some Reds for Thanksgiving: Happy Turkey Day everyone! I would like to use this time to express my sincere gratitude for everyone who reads or frequents...
• 11/20 Blog Red Machine: Gotta Love Sam LeCure: As he waved toward the bench, it was clear there was something not right with staff ace Johnny Cueto. He had only thrown six pitches...
• 11/19 WahoosOnFirst: Three Trades the Cleveland Indians Should Make: If I were the Cleveland Indians General Manager, the team probably wouldn’t have gone 68-94 last year. More importantly,...
• 11/18 The Baseball Haven: To Start or Not to Start?:  Chapman has made 137 appearances in his brief major league career, all of them out of the Cincinnati Reds bullpen. He has posted...
• 11/16 Redlegs Review: Crasnick says Reds in desperate need of a leadoff hitter: Hamilton is destined to be Cincy's leadoff man in the future, just not yet Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com recently published...
• 11/16 Blog Red Machine: With the Awards Over, Time to Move On?: The BBWAA awards are now a thing of the past…for this year, anyway. And we honestly should not be shocked at how little...
• 11/16 Redlegs Review: Video: Should Aroldis Chapman start or relieve?: Your browser does not support iframes.   The hottest topic up for debate this offseason is whether or not the Reds...
• 11/15 Baseball News Source: Yankees and MLB Fire Sales – Failed Spending Sprees: MLB proves again how spending money does not equal winning It’s not always easy being a Yankees’ fan. Whether you...
• 11/15 Lasorda's Lair: Clayton Kershaw Finishes Second Behind R.A. Dickey for the NL Cy Young Award: Earlier this afternoon the results of the Cy Young Award voting was announced. Disappointingly for Dodgers fans, the BBWAA ranked...
• 11/14 Redlegs Review: Cueto finishes fourth in Cy Young voting: The voting results for the National League Cy Young Award were revealed on MLB Network on Wednesday and two Reds finished...
• 11/13 WahoosOnFirst: FanSided MLB 2012 Awards: NL Cy Young: R.A. Dickey: For many fans, the end-of-season player awards are one of the biggest highlights of the long MLB offseason. There’s just one...
• 11/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Postseason player awards for fantasy leaguers: With many of the awards coming out for baseball 15 months after the season is over, it got me in the reflective mood. I thought...
• 11/12 mlbreports.com : Ryan Madson and Edwin Jackson: Free Agent Gambles That Became Scott Boras Blunders: Monday November 12th, 2012 Jake Dal Porto: There isn’t a single general manager is baseball that enjoys negotiating with Scott...
• 11/12 MLBRandomFandom: Up-And-Comers: Relief Pitchers: This is the second article of MLBRandomFandom's "Up-And-Comers" series, in which we talk about players on the rise. Today: Relief...
• 11/12 Blog Red Machine: Reds Trade Rumors: Do You Keep Zack Cozart or Didi Gregorius?: Or both. As is now public knowledge, the Reds might be shopping one of its shortstops. Reds GM Walt Jocketty told FOX Sports Jon...
• 11/12 Bleeding Yankee Blue: BLEEDING YANKEE BLUE PLAYER TRACKER #6: Andy Pettitte:  Jon Heyman of CBS Sports.com says that the Yankees believe that Andy Pettitte will return. Read HERE....
• 11/12 Redlegs Review: List of Reds attending Redsfest 2012: The greatest fanfest in all of professional baseball is set to get underway December 7-8 at the Duke Energy Convention...
• 11/10 Yanks Go Yard: ‘Scrap Heap Players’ can be Valuable Assets: Let’s face it, folks: as Yankees fans, we are unbelievably and ridiculously spoiled. No other baseball team, let alone sports...
• 11/10 Blog Red Machine: Reds and Free Agency: Interest in Michael Bourn?: Last season, there’s no question the Cincinnati Reds suffered from lack of production from atop its lineup. The stats are...
• 11/10 Redlegs Review: Words of praise for the 2012 Reds bullpen: by: Chase Fitzgerald Staff Writer The Reds bullpen this season was just flat out nasty.They boasted the best ERA...
• 11/9 Blog Red Machine: All Quiet on the Stove Front: In this relatively young offseason, there are a handful of known things about the Cincinnati Reds and still plenty of unknowns. ...
• 11/9 MLBTradeRumors: Reds Could Trade Zack Cozart Or Didi Gregorius: Reds GM Walt Jocketty tells Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports that Cincinnati could move one of their young shortstops (Zack Cozart...
• 11/8 Eye On the Tigers: Top 10 Most Exciting Tigers Wins of 2012: I wanted to do some kind of recap on the 2012 season but I wanted to do something different than the other blogs.  I’m...
• 11/8 mlbreports.com : Three Veteran Closers Searching for Bounce Back Seasons: Thursday November 8th, 2012 Sam Evans: When it comes to closers, 2012 was the year of the injured veteran reliever. A couple of...
• 11/8 Blog Red Machine: Reds and Free Agency: Righty Bullpen Options: Yesterday, we looked at a few lefty bullpen arms that could aid the Reds bullpen. Today, we go to the other side: the right-handers....
• 11/7 MLBTradeRumors: Jocketty On Ludwick, Chapman, Votto: It’s no secret that Reds GM Walt Jocketty intends to upgrade the Cincinnati outfield this offseason. Jocketty addressed his...
• 11/7 Blog Red Machine: Reds and Free Agency: Bullpen Help From the Left Side?: Kind of strange having that as a headline, and I’m not referring to anyone’s political stance. Here’s where...
• 11/7 Tomahawk Take: A Short Case for a New Award: Despite all the talk about how the most dominant relievers this year deserved to be in the discussion for the Cy Young Award,...
• 11/6 Blog Red Machine: If Reds Move Aroldis Chapman to Rotation, Who Could Be Their Closer?: As long as Aroldis Chapman is a member of the Reds roster and “relegated” to the bullpen, there will be conjecture...
• 11/6 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Aroldis Chapman and a New Call To The Pen Post: In my latest post for Call to the Pen, I examine the talk by the Cincinnati Reds about moving Aroldis Chapman out of...
• 11/6 Call to the Pen: Why Risk A Good Thing By Breaking Chapman: All pitchers are born pitchers. -Joe DiMaggio Of course, when DiMaggio uttered those words, pitchers were a completely different...
• 11/6 MLBTradeRumors: Central Links: Cubs, Chapman, Madson, Asdrubal: Some late-night reading surrounding baseball's two Central divisions... Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer tells Doug Padilla...
• 11/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Still deciding on Aroldis Chapman: The Cincinnati Reds are still undecided on whether to use RP Aroldis Chapman as a starter or reliever next season, according to...[+] general manager Walt Jocketty. 'It depends on if we re-sign (Jonathan) Broxton and (Ryan) Madson,' Jocketty said. 'Or if we get another closer.' There is mutual interest in having both Broxton and Madson return.
• 11/5 PaulLebowitz.com: 2012 MLB Award Winners—National League Manager of the Year: Awards time is coming up fast in MLB. Yesterday I wrote why Bob Melvin should win the Manager of the Year award on the American...
• 11/5 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Free Agent Target: Jason Grilli:   Jason Grilli is a name familiar to Tigers fans but for all the wrong reasons. He pitched in Detroit from 2005 through the...
• 11/3 The Beanball: The Mets Need to Sign Two Injured Relievers: The Mets took some risks last off-season when they tried to address their broken bullpen. They added Frank Francisco, Jon Rauch,...
• 11/3 Blog Red Machine: The Cuban Missile Crisis: The 2012 NL Central Champion Cincinnati Reds (now that the mourning period is over, that’s starting to sound good again) have...
• 11/1 Blog Red Machine: Grading the 2012 Reds’ trades: Part 2: Early in the season, I took a look at a few of the trades that Reds general manager Walt Jocketty made in the offseason. Obviously...
• 11/1 Blog Red Machine: Which Free Agents Could the Reds Pursue?: Place emphasis on “could”. A short time ago, it was reported that the Cincinnati Reds might not be big players within...
• 11/1 Redlegs Review: The best game of the 2012 Reds season: Today marks the final day of the Top 12 Games of the Reds Season series. The campaign may have ended abruptly,...
• 11/1 Blog Red Machine: Options Abound … and Who Might Return: Even though the news of Ryan Ludwick not exercising his mutual club option was already a known, the official news of it as well...

• 10/31 Blog Red Machine: Food for Thought: The Winter of My Discontent Turns an Early Corner: A few days ago I shared the stages of my remorse vis-a-vis the sudden demise of the Cincinnati Reds 2012 season.  The three stages...
• 10/31 Blog Red Machine: Price staying in Cincinnati for now: Reds pitching coach Bryan Price is no longer a candidate for the Miami Marlins managerial position. John Fay reported that he...
• 10/30 Tyler's Think Tank: Comeback Players of the Year: The Sporting News named Adam Dunn AL Comeback Player of the Year, but MLB selected Fernando Rodney. Both were deserving candidates;...
• 10/29 Redlegs Review: Dusty Baker as a box of toothpicks?: Have you ever wondered how awesome it would be if we could see some of the Reds dress up in Halloween costumes? I have....
• 10/29 Baseball News Source: Rafael Soriano Opting Out May Not Be Best Decision: For Soriano walking away from $14 million is not without risk The landscape of baseball has been changing. As soft caps get placed...
• 10/29 Redlegs Review: Costume ideas for the Cincinnati Reds: Have you ever wondered how awesome it would be if we could see some of the Reds dress up in Halloween costumes? I have....
• 10/27 Blog Red Machine: The Reds Fans Have Spoken! And the Winners Are…: All through last week, we had created polls concerning four separate categories for BRM’s year-end awards. Those categories...
• 10/26 Blog Red Machine: Arroyo’s Days in Cincinnati Have Been ‘Steady’: I recall during this past season where Thom Brennaman referenced the career of Bronson Arroyo. He said it won’t be known...
• 10/26 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Cincinnati Reds: The Reds will look for an outfielder who can bat leadoff this coming offseason. Guaranteed Contracts Joey Votto, 1B:...
• 10/25 Blog Red Machine: And the Baseball Beat Goes On …: Only two weeks ago, the Cincinnati Reds were still playing post-season baseball.  Just two short weeks ago, this team was still...
• 10/25 Baseball Reality Tour: Pitching Under the Radar in 2012: Armed with a 97 mph fastball, Pedro Strop achieved the 2nd highest Groundball rate and 3rd highest GB/FB rate ratio among 263...
• 10/24 Blog Red Machine: Price ‘In The Mix’ for Marlins Managerial Opening: Usually the Hot Stove season is ripe with rumors of trades and signings. It’s also a time for teams that disposed of a manger...
• 10/24 Redlegs Review: No. 4: Reds win first playoff game in 17 years: Today marks day nine of the Top 12 Games of the Reds Season series. The campaign may have ended abruptly, and in somber...
• 10/24 Baseball Analytics: Phil Coke, Not the Real Thing?: So, Jim Leyland is not admitting it but with the ongoing  headaches caused by Jose Valverde it appears...
• 10/24 Lasorda's Lair: Kenley Jansen Undergoes Successful Heart Surgery: Kenley Jansen‘s heart is now beating at a normal rhythm after a three hour procedure corrected his irregular heartbeat....
• 10/22 Redlegs Review: No. 5: Opening Day in Cincinnati is a bash: Today marks day eight of the Top 12 Games of the Reds Season series. The campaign may have ended abruptly, and in...
• 10/19 Call to the Pen: 2012 Season Review Series: Cincinnati Reds: The Reds held a two game lead with three to play at home in the NLDS before falling to the Giants. With Dusty coming back, Cincinnati...
• 10/19 Tomahawk Take: 2012 Review: Craig Kimbrel: Craig Kimbrel has had one of the most dominant seasons a relief pitcher has ever had. After his stellar ROY 2011 campaign, most...
• 10/18 Blog Red Machine: Reds Pitcher of the Year: Not difficult to come with four pitchers to place in this poll. All four were extremely important to the success of teh Reds for...
• 10/17 The Beanball: Casey Janssen Should Close in 2013 Too: Almost a year ago today (well, technically eleven months), I declared that Casey Janssen should be the Toronto Blue Jays closer...
• 10/17 Redlegs Review: Is Dusty Baker the right man for the job?: Feelings were mixed around the Reds fan base when the team announced it had extended the contract of manager Dusty Baker...
• 10/16 North Side Notch: BBA: 2012 NL Goose Gossage Award: As a member of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance, I get the privilege of voting in the awards that are handed out. The Goose Gossage...
• 10/16 Blog Red Machine: Best Reds Moment of 2012: For the 768,394th time, the 2012 season did not end under the best of circumstances for the Reds or their fans. That will be the...
• 10/15 Blog Red Machine: Reds, Baker agree to two-year extension: Mark Sheldon is reporting that the Reds and manager Dusty Baker have agreed to a two-year contract extension through the 2014...
• 10/14 Redlegs Review: No. 9: Todd Frazier's walkoff homer: Today marks day four of the Top 12 Games of the Reds Season series. The campaign may have ended abruptly, and in somber...
• 10/13 The Golden Sombrero: GIFs: Trevor Rosenthal’s Electric Arsenal: In the decisive fifth game of the NLDS between the St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Nationals on Friday night, 22-year-old Trevor...
• 10/13 MetsToday.com: Baseball Season is Over for Me: As a Mets fan, the season ended a few weeks ago. As a baseball fan, I was still watching, and enjoying. The way teams play in...
• 10/12 i70baseball.com: Hispanic Heritage in KC: Royals Are Now a Player in Latin America: Mining Latin America for young talent just wasn’t a part of the plan. While the percentage of Latin players on major league...
• 10/12 For Baseball Junkies: 2012 BBA Awards: Goose Gossage (Rolaids) and Walter Johnson (Cy): Yesterday, we looked at the manager of the year and rookie of the year awards.  Our selections as winners for those awards...
• 10/12 SF Giants Rumors: Baseball Bloggers Alliance Awards: 2012 NL Votes: As a member of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance (BBA), I get a vote for five annual awards.  It’s similar to the Baseball...
• 10/12 Call to the Pen: Reds October Ends Prematurely: The warning signal began flashing Wednesday night. When the Cincinnati Reds couldn’t win a game with starter Homer Bailey...
• 10/11 mlbreports.com : 2012 MLB End of the Year Awards: Predictions: Thursday October 11th, 2012 Bernie Olshansky:What a year it has been. With the extra Wild Card and a Triple Crown winner, there...
• 10/11 The Baseball Haven: Elimination: Unable to Hide the Homer: On Sunday night, I was excited. The Cincinnati Reds had won Game 2 of the NLDS series, winning both games in San Francisco. Heading...
• 10/10 Talkin Sox with Dan: Handing Out Hardware: With the playoffs well underway, it is a good time to look back on the season that was and pick a few winners. I’m going...
• 10/9 Blog Red Machine: What Ifs Abound in Game 3: At the time it only seemed like a minor annoyance.  With no outs and the best hitter on the planet on deck, Brandon Phillips...
• 10/9 Raising Matt Cain: Survival!: The Giants found a way to win tonight. They worked some road magic and kept the Reds champagne on ice. I am still not sure what...
• 10/9 Redlegs Review: Giants edge out Reds in extras to keep season alive: Tuesday night marked a chance for the Reds to do some things they hadn't done in nearly two decades. A victory over the...
• 10/9 The Flagrant Fan: MLB 2012 Post season awards: As a card-carrying member of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance, one of my favorite duties is to vote in the alliance's post...
• 10/9 Rising Apple: Who Should Mets Fans Root For This October?: Unlike in the NBA where teams with losing records frequently make the playoffs, the Mets and their 74-88 record are sitting at...
• 10/8 MLB Dirt: Some Completely Useless But Fun Numbers From The 2012 MLB Regular Season: The 2012 baseball regular season was one of excitement and surprises. Only part of the story is what was seen from game to game,...
• 10/7 Baseball Jerks: NLDS Game 1: Cincinnati Reds Bullpen & Co.: Cincinnati Reds Ace Johnny Cueto was forced to leave in the first inning of game one of the NLDS on Saturday night with what appeared...
• 10/7 Redlegs Review: Phillips helps power Reds to game one victory over Giants: Things didn't look good early on for Dusty Baker and the Reds on Saturday night, but the NL Central Champions banded together...
• 10/7 Baseball News Source: Reds Overcome Injury to Cueto – Beat Giants In Game One of NLDS: Phillips had three hits and three RBI to lead Reds Jay Bruce and Brandon Phillips each homered for the Cincinnati Reds after Reds...
• 10/7 BoSox Injection: BSI Postseason Recap: On Night Of Aces, Verlander Stands Out: As is typical in the first game of a playoff series, each team had their ace pitching for them. The Reds had Johnny Cueto (19-9,...
• 10/7 Raising Matt Cain: Reds Power Past Cain: The Reds brought their game to San Francisco and used pitching, power, and Brandon Phillips to smother the Giants and take Game...
• 10/7 Blog Red Machine: Reds Take Game One of NLDS, 5-2: When we saw Johnny Cueto wince, we thought something might be up. When we saw him emphatically call for team trainer Paul Lassard,...
• 10/6 PaulLebowitz.com: San Francisco Giants vs Cincinnati Reds—NLDS Preview and Predictions: San Francisco Giants (94-68; 1st place, NL West) vs Cincinnati Reds (97-65; 1st place, NL Central) — Keys for the Giants:...
• 10/6 Redlegs Review: Five reasons the Reds will win the World Series: The road to the World Series starts tonight for the Reds as they take on the Giants in San Francisco in game one of the...
• 10/6 Philly Phanatics: Division Series previews: The Division Series start Saturday, and pick up Sunday with the games featuring the wildcard winners hosting the teams with the...
• 10/5 mlbreports.com : MLB Reports Playoff Power Rankings and Predictions 2012: Friday, October.5/2012 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer): In what could be one of the most exciting days in MLB History, we present...
• 10/5 Redlegs Review: Cueto named as one of the top 10 pitchers in the playoffs: Three days is a long time to go without some Reds baseball. We haven't had to wait this long between games since way back...
• 10/5 Rays Colored Glasses: Who Should Rays Fans Root For In the 2012 Postseason?: The Rays are out. That is extremely disappointing for every Rays fan. But while a good portion of Rays fans are just about done...
• 10/4 Blog Red Machine: Reds Travel to San Francisco in Search of Playoff Gold: The season is over, the postseason matchups are set and after the weird wild card play-in game between the Atlanta Braves and...
• 10/4 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Leaders: 2012 Final Ratings: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 10/4 Call to the Pen: Closers So Good It’s Unfair: It’s a wonder we ever see a ninth-inning comeback. The men who man the position of closer have pretty much shortened baseball...
• 10/1 Call to the Pen: Bronson Arroyo Better Than His Stuff: Watching Bronson Arroyo pitch is like watching an artist paint. A lot of things he throws onto the canvas may seem hard to explain...

• 9/30 Raise the Jolly Roger: Twenty: The Pirates certainly made their 81st loss about as painful as possible, and after one night of happiness, they followed it up...
• 9/27 WahoosOnFirst: Are Chris Perez’ Days in Cleveland Numbered?: With the end of the 2012 season only a week away and an offseason of change quickly approaching, it won’t be long before every...
• 9/26 Call to the Pen: If Reds Are To Win Series Pitching Will Do It: CINCINNATI–The perfect paradigm of what the Cincinnati Reds need to do on the mound in the post-season played out the other...
• 9/26 Crashburn Alley: Ignominy and All, Papelbon Still Among Game’s Best: Jonathan Papelbon is responsible for giving up two of the most soul-crushing home runs that have been hit this year, one to Jordany...
• 9/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman closes it out: Cincinnati Reds CL Aroldis Chapman (shoulder) returned to the closer role Tuesday, Sept. 25. He reached 100 mph and recorded his...[+] 36th save.
• 9/25 The Writer's Journey: Photoset: Cincinnati Reds vs. Milwaukee Brewers (September 25, 2012 @ Great American Ballpark, Cincinnati OH): My boys and I took in the Cincinnati Reds game tonight against the Milwaukee Brewers. The Redlegs won with a nice pitching performance...
• 9/25 Baseball Analytics: The 40-Save Club: The 2012 40+ save club Batters are hitting .228 against Johnson this season RkPlayerSV 1 Jim Johnson 48 2 Fernando...
• 9/25 Through The Fence Baseball: Latin Link: Latino players likely to impact postseason play:   The 2012 major league season is coming to a close, and so is Hispanic Heritage Month. Latinos will still be in the news,...
• 9/24 mlbreports.com : Robert Whitmer’s 2012 MLB Playoff Predictions: Wild Cards to the World Series: Monday September 24th, 2012     Robert Whitmer: There comes a point in everyone’s life when they must choose path that they...
• 9/23 mlbreports.com : Should The Reds Convert Aroldis Chapman Into A Starter?: Sunday September 23rd, 2012 Jake Dal Porto: When people discuss dominant pitchers, usually Aroldis Chapman enters that discussion...
• 9/22 Redlegs Review: Video: The final out to seal the division, victory over the Dodgers: Your browser does not support iframes.     Aroldis Chapman gets Hanley Ramirez to chop a routine grounder...
• 9/22 Redlegs Review: The Reds earn the National League Central championship: The Cardinals managed to win in Chicago in the early afternoon, pressuring the Reds to win at home to clinch the NL Central...
• 9/22 Baseball Musings: Better Latos Than Never: The Reds clinch the NL Central division title behind a combined shutout by Mat Latos and Aroldis Chapman. Mat shutdown the Dodgers...
• 9/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman back in action: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman (shoulder) worked a scoreless inning Saturday, Sept. 22, against the Los Angeles Dodgers, allowing...[+] one walk and no walks. It was his first appearance since Sept. 10 due to a tired shoulder.
• 9/22 Venom Strikes: 5 Wretched Losses for the Arizona Diamondbacks: We are now inside two weeks until the end of the 2012 regular season.  Sadness, yes as we in the northeast will not have as lucky...
• 9/22 PaulLebowitz.com: Rafael Soriano’s Inevitable Opt-Out: By now there’s no denying that Rafael Soriano’s brilliant work in taking over as Yankees’ closer for the injured Mariano...
• 9/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman to be in bullpenCincinnati Reds pitching coach Bryan Price said RP Aroldis Chapman will be in the bullpen Friday, Sept. 21....[+] Cincinnati Reds pitching coach Bryan Price said RP Aroldis Chapman will be in the bullpen Friday, Sept. 21.
• 9/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman won't close todayCincinnati Reds CL Aroldis Chapman could pitch Friday, Sept. 21, but it won't be in a save situation....[+] Cincinnati Reds CL Aroldis Chapman could pitch Friday, Sept. 21, but it won't be in a save situation.
• 9/21 Blog Red Machine: What Do New TV Deals Mean for the Reds?: As Reds fans we continuously hear certain words that can be quite irksome. They are usually “small market”, “payroll”,...
• 9/21 Crashburn Alley: **** Should be in Phils’ Future Plans: Todd Zolecki posted a report on the Phillies’ 2013 bullpen wishes, including quotes from Charlie Manuel and Ruben Amaro....
• 9/20 Baseball News Source: Reds Clinch Playoff Berth – Sweep Cubs: In a win that clinched their first post-season appearance since a one-game playoff against the New York Mets in 1999, the Cincinnati...
• 9/20 MLB Injury News: Aroldis Chapman Could Rejoin Reds This Weekend: Cincinnati Reds left-hander Aroldis Chapman threw a successful bullpen session yesterday, and the team is saying they could...
• 9/20 Call to the Pen: Kris Medlen Adding His Name to the NL Cy Young Race: A couple years ago, Felix Hernandez won a Cy Young award with a mere 13 wins. In 2012, Atlanta’s Kris Medlen is trying to...
• 9/20 Tomahawk Take: Medlen’s Cy Young Chances: The Atlanta Braves have had a roller coaster season, especially on the pitching front.  First, Brandon Beachy starts the season...
• 9/19 Through The Fence Baseball: Cincinnati Reds look like team to fear in NL: Big-market teams will always be contenders — that will never change. But it’s nice to see the smaller-market teams like...
• 9/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman throws bullpen: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman had a successful bullpen session Wednesday, Sept. 19, and he said he'll need two or three more...[+] side sessions to work on his control. He is no longer dealing with fatigue in his arm.
• 9/19 Redlegs Review: The 2012 version of the Reds bullpen is better than 1990: Ask anyone around baseball what they think the 2012 Reds' biggest strength is and I would bet you my bottom dollar...
• 9/19 Blog Red Machine: Give Ryan Hanigan his due: Ryan Hanigan won last night’s game against the Chicago Cubs with a bases-clearing, three-run double in the sixth inning. On...
• 9/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman to throw Wednesday: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman won't return to pitch Tuesday, Sept. 18, but he'll throw a bullpen session Wednesday, Sept....[+] 19.
• 9/18 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Jason Grilli: Established closers such as Jose Valverde, Brandon League and Jonathan Broxton will draw interest when they hit free agency...
• 9/18 mlbreports.com : Your Saves Savior: The Closing Strategy for Your 2013 Fantasy Baseball Team: Tuesday September 18, 2012 Peter Stein:   The following stat is the most telling about the roles of closers from a fantasy baseball...
• 9/17 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: The Dear Mr. Fantasy Baseball Podcast: September 16, 2012: This week’s edition of the Dear Mr. Fantasy Baseball Podcast is now live. Click here to listen to it within your web browser,...
• 9/17 Blog Red Machine: BRM Week In Review: A high-level look at the week that was for the good guys… 9/10/12 – 9/16/12 Record: 4-2 Runs: 20-21 (-1) Standings: 1st in...
• 9/17 Call to the Pen: R.A. Dickey and David Price Best All Year: It has just got to drive the batters in the National League batty that the best pitcher in the league all year throws a knuckleball....
• 9/17 mlbreports.com : The 2012 Cincinnati Reds Have All The Makings Of A World Series Champion: Monday September 17th, 2012 Jake Dal Porto: The Reds look primed to win the World Series. This year. They have all the making...
• 9/17 Redlegs Review: Reds quotes from the weekend: The Reds (88-59) narrowly missed getting swept in Miami over the weekend by escaping with a 5-4 win in 11 innings on...
• 9/16 Tomahawk Take: Another Craig Kimbrel Insanity Post: After managing a near-record 41.5% K rate last year, most of us expected Craig Kimbrel to post a figure no higher than this.  After...
• 9/16 mlbreports.com : ATR: Ask the Reports Answers Your Baseball Questions: Chapman, Hamilton, WBC, Billy Corgan and Neiko Johnson: Sunday September 16th, 2012 Posted every Weekend: Your top baseball questions from the past week are answered. E-mail all questions...
• 9/15 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Ryan Madson: Is it possible for a free agent to have much stock after he missed the entire season due to injury? It is when you've been one...
• 9/15 MLB Injury News: Reds' Aroldis Chapman Expects to be Back in a Couple Days: The Cincinnati Reds have been without their closer for the last few days after it was announced earlier this week that Aroldis...
• 9/15 Redlegs Review: Can Ryan Ludwick's resurrection be attributed to luck?: There's an interesting article written by Matt Klaassen on Fangraphs.com with which he asks whether or not Ryan Ludwick's...
• 9/14 Redlegs Review: Marlins blank the Reds behind a strong outing by Turner: Friday marked the first ever visit to brand new Marlins Park for the first-place Reds (87-58). Unfortunately, their...
• 9/14 Baseball Analytics: Bill Chuck’s Friday Nine to Know:   From the day of Andy Pettitte’s first start May 13th (a loss) through his last game (a win) on June...
• 9/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman throws: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman threw off flat ground Friday, Sept. 14, and he was throwing with good velocity. 'We said five...[+] to seven days,' manager Dusty Baker said. 'This is day No. 4. It helps that we have a couple of off days in there, it's not like he's missing seven games.' Chapman could be back next week.
• 9/14 The Flagrant Fan: Why relievers such as Rodney and Kimbrel are not CYA candidates: One of the really nice things that has happened to your favorite Fan in the last year has been a new association with a new...
• 9/14 Redlegs Review: 10 facts about the Marlins series: After sweeping away the Pittsburgh Pirates in Cincinnati, the Reds (87-57) enjoyed an off-day on Thursday before marching...
• 9/13 Call to the Pen: Fernando Rodney: Tampa Bay’s Workhorse: This was Tampa Bay’s seize-the-division-title opportunity. With the Red Sox in the tank and the Yankees limping along, in...
• 9/13 Redlegs Review: Reds shrink magic number to eight after completing sweep of Pirates: It was a good old-fashioned pitcher’s duel in Cincinnati on Wednesday night as Homer Bailey (11-9) put together one...
• 9/13 mlbreports.com : Aroldis Chapman: The Best Closer in Baseball?: Thursday September 13th, 2012 Bernie Olshansky:  Aroldis Chapman has had an unbelievable season for a closer. He has gone 5-5...
• 9/12 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Saturday: September 8, 2012: September has really gotten off to a rocky start for the Game Picks. On the one hand, the Game of the Day feature has been correct...
• 9/11 Baseball Musings: Chapman to Rest: The Reds will rest Aroldis Chapman for a few days to relieve his shoulder fatigue: The Reds are calling it shoulder fatigue, and...
• 9/11 High Heat Stats: Monday game notes: Athletics 3, @Angels 1: The fourth time was the charm for Jarrod Parker. Given just 2 runs total in his 3 prior starts against...
• 9/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Concerned with Aroldis Chapman's drop in velocity: Updating a previous report, Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker admitted he's concerned with RP Aroldis Chapman's drop in velocity...[+] recently. Seven of Chapman's 23 pitches went for strikes Monday, Sept. 10, and he averaged a season-low 94.4 mph with his fastball. He also walked three of the five batters he faced against the Pittsburgh Pirates Monday.
• 9/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman to be shut down five days: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman will be shut down at least five days with shoulder fatigue. Chapman's fastball velocity has...[+] been down noticeably in his last two outings, but he is adamant that he is pain-free. 'I wasn't really worried about it (last night) as much as I was more worried about his command than I was his velocity,' manager Dusty Baker said. 'Nobody goes out there with the same velocity all the time. I talked to Dr. Kremchek, our medical staff and our trainers. They just said he's a bit fatigued.' Chapman is up to 67 2/3 innings after he threw 63 innings all of last year.
• 9/11 Redlegs Review: Reds edge out Pirates in a marathon affair: The Reds looked to put their poor weekend showing against Houston behind them when they played host to the Pirates...
• 9/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman to rest: Cincinnati Reds CL Aroldis Chapman struggled with control Monday, Sept. 10, and his fastball topped at 96 mph. Manager Dusty Baker...[+] said Chapman will receive some rest. 'His velocity's down,' Baker said. 'There's no pain, but he might be a little tired. We might have to rest him for a few days. He was analyzed by the doctor and his shoulder might be a little fatigued.'
• 9/10 Climbing Tal's Hill: Star Performer of the Week (Sept. 3 – 9): Three wins in six road games made for the Astros best week of the second half. Two players in particular played a big role in...
• 9/9 Baseball News Source: Rookie Matt Dominguez Powers Up Against Reds: Rookie Matt Dominguez was 5-for-11 with two home runs and six RBI It was quite the weekend for Houston Astros rookie third baseman...
• 9/9 Blog Red Machine: Simple Explanations for Recent Reds Losses: If you want to analyze how the Reds have lost four of their six games on the current nine-game homestand, you needn’t search...
• 9/9 Redlegs Review: When Chapman pitches the Reds win: Have you ever wondered what the Reds' record is when a particular pitcher appears in a game? If so, you're about...
• 9/9 High Heat Stats: Friday game notes: Yeah, I know. I wish I could have gotten this out sooner — say, before Saturday’s games. But as the saying goes, life...
• 9/9 Blog Red Machine: Reds Look to Take Series from Astros as Cueto Takes the Mound: In their “Farewell to the NL” tour, the Houston Astros pulled off the shock in game one of the series as they did...
• 9/8 Climbing Tal's Hill: Banged-up Astros still trying to compete: Even with the expanded September roster, Astros skipper Tony Defrancesco will have a hard time fielding a healthy lineup tonight...
• 9/8 Call to the Pen: Joey Votto As Good As New: Joey Votto returns to the Cincinnati lineup and the Reds lose two in a row. Go figure. But don’t be fooled. Having Votto...
• 9/8 Mets360.com: Dickey winning the Cy Young could be the happy ending Mets’ fans need:   On Wednesday afternoon in St. Louis, R.A. Dickey became the first Mets to amass 18 victories in one season since Frank...
• 9/7 Redlegs Review: Astros stage late rally off Chapman to upend Redlegs: The unthinkable happened Friday night at Great American Ball Park as the Reds (83-56) fell to the lowly Astros...
• 9/7 Blog Red Machine: ‘Stros Stun Chapman, Reds in 5-3 Win: What else could you ask for? Heading into the bottom of the 9th inning, the Good Guys held a 3-2 lead over the Houston Astros...
• 9/7 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Leaders: Week 22: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 9/7 Redlegs Review: 10 facts about the Astros series:   Cincinnati (83-55) continues its 9-game homestand by hosting the woeful Houston Astros (42-95) to Great American...
• 9/7 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Bullpen Shockingly Good in August: The Achilles heel of the 2012 Phillies — sorry, Ryan Howard — has far and away been the bullpen. For most of the year,...
• 9/6 Tyler's Think Tank: Votto Returns: With Votto back in the heart of the order, the Reds should keep on rolling Joey Votto, who hadn't played since July 15th...
• 9/6 Redlegs Review: Do the Reds boast the best bullpen in the National League?: Who has the best late-inning relief core in the National League? Well, according to ESPN's Jim Bowden that title...
• 9/6 Redlegs Review: Reds using arms to surge into October: Latos gives the Reds a solid 1-2 punch with Johnny Cueto anchoring the rotation Paul Swydan of ESPN Insider and FanGraphs...
• 9/6 Blog Red Machine: 2010 vs 2012 (Part 2 of 2): Yesterday I compared and contrasted the outfields, infields, and catching squadrons from the two most successful Reds teams in...
• 9/5 Redlegs Review: Schoenfield: Chapman not a legitimate Cy Young candidate: I'm usually one to agree with what ESPN.com's David Schoenfield has to say. The longtime baseball writer is full of insightful...
• 9/5 StanGraphs: The National League Playoff Picture Crystalizes: Ah, September baseball. It doesn’t feel like it outside just yet in southwestern Missouri, but fall is approaching fast,...
• 9/4 Blog Red Machine: Who Are the Cincinnati Reds? Part 2: The Heart of the Matter: I started out a couple of days ago to dissect what makes these Cincinnati Reds tick, to discover what the 2012 version of this...
• 9/4 Redlegs Review: Chapman named Delivery Man of the Month for August:   Press release from MLB... Aroldis Chapman of the Cincinnati Reds has been selected as the winner of the Major...
• 9/4 Rising Apple: More Than Just Misunderstood: Three Ways R.A. Dickey Loses Out on Cy Young: On Wednesday afternoon in St. Louis, R.A. Dickey will further his case for the greatest single-season honor that can be bestowed...
• 9/3 mlbreports.com : MLB Reports Monthly Power Rankings: September 2012: Monday, September.3/2012 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer):   To say that this year has been a good year for baseball is an...
• 9/3 High Heat Stats: Sunday NL Summary: A quick rundown of games from today’s NL action involving the leading teams. Nats 4, Cardinals 3 – Stephen Strasburg went...
• 9/2 Blog Red Machine: Reds Drop 2-1 Decision for Various Reasons: Yes, some will term last night’s 2-1 loss to the Astros as a humiliating one. It will not keep the Reds from making the...

• 8/31 Call to the Pen: Jonathan Lucroy’s Big Game Not Something You See Every Day: When narrow thinkers say that baseball is boring I counter by noting that any time you go to a game something you have never seen...
• 8/31 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Dodgers, Red Sox, Yankees: Two years ago today, left-hander Aroldis Chapman made his Major League debut with the Reds. The $30.25MM man topped 100 mph four...
• 8/31 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Leaders: Week 21: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 8/31 Blog Red Machine: The Utility Player: Hamilton, Chapman, Frazier, Baker: If you’re a Reds fan looking for Billy Hamilton to be among the September call-ups, well, you’re going to be disappointed....
• 8/30 Redlegs Review: Video: Chapman featured on MLB Network: Your browser does not support iframes.     Aroldis Chapman was featured on MLB Network recently and it's...
• 8/29 Blog Red Machine: Who Are the Cincinnati Reds? National League Playoff Contenders in Focus: The Cincinnati Reds are 132 games into the season and have the best record in Major League Baseball.  They eclipsed the season...
• 8/29 Redlegs Review: Cueto Dominant Against D-Backs:   The Cincinnati Reds (79-52) have now leaped over the Washington Nationals for the best record in the National League...
• 8/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman extends club record: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman recorded his 25th consecutive save in a row Tuesday, Aug. 28, against the Arizona Diamondbacks,...[+] extending his franchise record. His last blown save was June 24 against the Minnesota Twins.
• 8/28 High Heat Stats: Game notes from Monday, August 27: Mariners 1, @Twins 0: I think we have our AL Pitcher of the Month. Felix Hernandez won his 4th 1-0 shutout of the year and his...
• 8/28 Redlegs Review: Arroyo leads Reds past Snakes, 3-2: The Reds (78-52) edged out the slumping Diamondbacks (64-65), 3-2, on Monday thanks to a do-it-all performance by Bronson...
• 8/28 Kings of Kauffman: Electric Feel: Greg Holland: It’s no secret, but Greg Holland is down right filthy.  Just so everyone knows, being called filthy is one of the best...
• 8/28 Redbird Rants: Daily Rant: Lohse Helps His Cause & Holliday Goes Deep: A rain delay is the only thing that prevented Kyle Lohse from having yet another quality start last night.  He did however go...
• 8/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman unstoppableCincinnati Reds CL Aroldis Chapman has converted a franchise-record 24 straight save chances....[+] Cincinnati Reds CL Aroldis Chapman has converted a franchise-record 24 straight save chances.
• 8/27 Call to the Pen: Cincinnati Reds Still In Command In NL Central: CINCINNATI–September beckons and the Reds have a six-game lead despite losing a weekend series to the St. Louis Cardinals....
• 8/27 Blog Red Machine: BRM Week In Review: A high-level look at the week that was for the good guys… 8/20/12 – 8/26/12 Record: 3-4 Runs: 31-40 (-9) Standings: 1st in...
• 8/25 Baseball News Source: Joey Votto Making Progress – Return Date Uncertain: Votto’s Return To Reds Lineup Soon? Rather than talk about when he would return to the Reds lineup, Joey Votto talked about...
• 8/24 Redlegs Review: Stars aligning just right for the Reds: Even if the regular season ended today, the 2012 campaign has already been a special one for the Cincinnati Reds. They have...
• 8/24 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Leaders: Week 20: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 8/23 Call to the Pen: Baseball Last Night: What I Imagine it Was Like: I have a confession to make: I didn’t follow baseball last night. Shocking, I know. You’re shocked, right? Me, a “baseball...
• 8/23 The Writer's Journey: Fun Cards: 1982 Topps Jay Bruce: I just love old-school uniforms. Jay Bruce hit his 26th home run of the season Wednesday night in Philadelphia; Bronson Arroyo...
• 8/23 Pitchers Hit Eighth: How do you control something Wild?: For the first time since May 24 of this season, the Cardinals control their own playoff destiny. By that I mean, if the playoffs...
• 8/22 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Kyle Lohse earns seventh consecutive victory over Houston: Houston 2- St. Louis 4 –   Kyle Lohse allowed three hits over seven innings and won his seventh consecutive game as the...
• 8/22 Phillies Nation: Arroyo Dazzles Phils En Route To Reds 3-2 Triumph: When the Phillies came to the ballpark tonight, they stood no chance. That’s because Bronson Arroyo was pitching, and pitching...
• 8/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman hit with broken bat: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman (leg) was hit in leg by a broken bat in the ninth inning Wednesday, Aug. 22. He had ice on...[+] his lower leg after the game and said he will be fine.
• 8/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman in dominating stretch: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman has 22 straight saves, which is one shy of the franchise record set in 1988 and 1991, since...[+] his last blown save June 24. He entered the game Wednesday, Aug. 22, with a .117 opponent's batting average against, and his ERA against National League teams is 0.32. 'I feel like now my arm feels good and I bounce back well,' Chapman said. 'I feel good. I recuperate real fast.'
• 8/22 It's About the Money (Stupid): What does Rick Sutcliffe think about drinking and driving?: I really have no intention of pounding this story about Rick Sutcliffe calling for Melky Cabrera to be deported into the ground...
• 8/22 Crashburn Alley: Some Thoughts on Tuesday’s Game: The Phillies dropped the second game of their four-game set with the Cincinnati Reds, losing 5-4 in a see-saw game. Cliff Lee...
• 8/21 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Strasburg Records 15th Win against Atlanta.: Stephen Strasburg struck out 10 and allowed one run in six innings to record his 15th win of the season over the Atlanta Braves...
• 8/20 PhoulBallz.com: Series Preview: Reds at Phillies, Aug 20-23: The Phillies (56-65) return home to host the National League Central division leading Reds (74-48) in a four-game series beginning...
• 8/20 The Baseball Page: Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto has masterful season: The season is coming to an end. We only have a month and a half remaining...
• 8/18 Blog Red Machine: Johnny Cueto: NL Cy Young Favorite: After pitching an 8 inning gem in the first game of today’s doubleheader, marking the 7th win in his last 8 starts, Johnny...
• 8/18 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Leaders: Week 19: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 8/17 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Iowa Cubs of Chicago (46-70) at Cincinnati Reds (71-47): Contest reminder: Don't forget to enter our contest to win The Essential Games of the Chicago Cubs DVD set. It runs through...
• 8/17 Through The Fence Baseball: Who’s the next Rivera? These young closers making a big impact: Over the years, especially since the ’90s, MLB closers have come and gone. There hasn’t been many dominant ones like...
• 8/17 Blog Red Machine: The Utility Player: Awards, Bracelets, Innings, More: Unless you’ve become a Reds fan within the past month, one thing you’ve had to contend with in being a Reds fan is...
• 8/16 Full Spectrum Baseball: Starting Pitching Valuation (SPv) Leaderboard: For a brief introduction to the statistic for those who have not read the article, SPv is a stat that encompasses 1) the number...
• 8/15 High Heat Stats: Tuesday game notes: Shutouts, shutouts everywhere…. @Yankees 3, Rangers 0: Hiroki Kuroda lost his no-no on an infield single in the 7th when...
• 8/14 Up Along First: Reds 3, Mets 0: The Worst Bullpen In Baseball: Final Score: Reds 3, Mets 0 Player of the Game: Chris Young- 5.2 IP, 8 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 105 pitches (65 strikes) Goat of...
• 8/14 Up Along First: Series Preview: Mets And Reds Battle In Cincy: Tonight at 7:10, the Mets begin a three-game series with the Cincinnati Reds. The Mets are set to play a Red team that is currently...
• 8/14 Full Spectrum Baseball: Who’s Hot, Who’s Not: Aroldis Chapman: Welcome to this week’s edition of Who’s Hot, Who’s Not. This week we appropriately feature a flamethrower and a repeat performer...
• 8/14 Rising Apple: Series Preview: New York Mets @ Cincinnati Reds: The Mets enjoyed an off day yesterday as they left New York for the week to take on two first place teams. Their first stop is...
• 8/14 Blog Red Machine: Three Notes from a Weekend at Wrigley: Being a Chicago resident, I cherish the few times a year when I can walk down the street from my apartment and watch the Reds...
• 8/13 StanGraphs: Aroldis Chapman, Relievers, and Cy Young Awards: Now I didn’t actually hear this because I had already turned the game off in complete disgust, but my brother assures me...
• 8/12 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Cueto Dominates Cubs for 15th Win: Cincinnati 3 – Chicago 0 -  Johnny Cueto won his 15th game of the season allowing three hits over eight innings of work....
• 8/11 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Jason Marquis Throws 2-Hit Shutout at the Pirates: San Diego 5 – Pittsburgh 0 - Jason Marquis did not allow a hit until the seventh inning and ended the night with a two...
• 8/11 Blog Red Machine: Reds Win, Votto Setback: Comebacks are awesome…when the Reds are the team pulling off the comeback. That’s what the Good Guys did today. Former...
• 8/11 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Roy Halladay Dominant in Win over St. Louis: St. Louis 1 – Philadelphia 3 - Roy Halladay allowed just one run and two hits over eight innings of work, while striking...
• 8/10 High Heat Stats: Has anybody here seen Aroldis?: Is Aroldis Chapman injured, tired, bummed out, in the doghouse, attending childbirth, awaiting trial, on double-secret probation,...
• 8/10 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Leaders: Week 18: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 8/10 Crashburn Alley: Don’t Give Up On Antonio ****: Over at The 700 Level, there is a video of one of Ricky Bottalico’s patented post-game rants for Comcast SportsNet. In...
• 8/9 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Cincinnati Reds (66-45) at Chicago Cubs (43-66): Riding an eight game losing streak and consecutive sweeps on the west coast, the Cubs continue their upset bid to take the number...
• 8/8 Full Spectrum Baseball: The Captivating Closer ConundrumWell really, unlike TNT, you would rather have your "closer" not know drama. ...
• 8/8 Blog Red Machine: Reds Fans, We Have Been Spoiled: Sometimes, you simply cannot not help but be amused at what you see. That amusement was directed, of course, at the #Reds column...
• 8/7 Baseball News Source: Cueto Headlines Top Five For NL Cy Young Award List: With only 57 days until the last day of the regular season, it is time to talk Cy Young Award.  With much of the regular season...
• 8/7 High Heat Stats: Monday game notes – expanded: Added games are above the solid line. @Orioles 3, Mariners 1: Chris Tillman won his 4th straight start, beating the team that...
• 8/6 mlbreports.com : MLB Reports Monthly Power Rankings: August 2012: Monday August.6/2012 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer and @chuckbooth3024 on twitter)- It has been a crazy month in which teams...
• 8/5 Throw the Challenge Flag: Game 106: Pirates battle back twice but pitching falters: If you are a fan of the Pittsburgh Pirates, you may want to stop reading this recap right now if you didn't see the game. It was...
• 8/5 The Baseball Page: National League Post-Deadline Preview: This Ain't a Scene, It's An Arms Race (Part Two) NL Central: This...
• 8/5 Blog Red Machine: Sunday Funnies: Hackers, Knowing the Roster, Old Men: What a way to begin this week’s edition of the Sunday Funnies because this is funny. Hacked! Apparently, some MLB teams...
• 8/4 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Roy Halladay dominates Diamondbacks – First Win since May: PHILADELPHIA – Roy Halladay surrendered just three hits over seven innings of work to earn a 3-0 victory over the Arizona...
• 8/4 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: MLB Bandwagons Are Heading West: There is tension in Boston thanks to the Red Sox winning percentage fluctuating like Oprah Winfrey's weight. There...
• 8/4 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates at Reds: Pirates (60-45) at Reds (65-41) 7:10 PM EST–Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports,...
• 8/4 Throw the Challenge Flag: Game 105: Mat Latos blanks the Bucs: It's the biggest series that the Pittsburgh Pirates have played in since the losing began. They came into this series tied with...
• 8/4 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Leaders: Week 17: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 8/4 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Cincinnati Reds – Game 106: Busy day yesterday on here.  If you missed the Podcast check it out. A new post in the Barajas Bombs series is up. And of course,...
• 8/4 Blog Red Machine: Reds Win, 3-0. Focus Turns to One Pitch: It’s unfortunate. A game that ended with a Reds 3-0 win, a birthday celebration, a buzzing, fireworks, and bringing awareness...
• 8/3 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Latos and Reds Take Game One of Showdown with Pirates: CINCINNATI –  Mat Latos did a little bit of everything tonight as the Cincinnati Reds downed the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0...
• 8/3 North Side Notch: Should Pirates Retaliate for Beaning of McCutchen?: @mbandi Right, because J-Mac buzzing someone is going to make them see the error of their ways. That has a good track record....
• 8/3 North Side Notch: Reds Shutout Bucs in Series Opener: Final: Reds 3, Pirates 0 WP: Mat Latos (10-3, 3.94 ERA) LP: Wandy Rodriguez (7-10, 3.82 ERA) SV: Aroldis Chapman (24, 1.37 ERA)...
• 8/3 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 105 Recap - Reds 3, Pirates 0: To be perfectly honest with you there really isn't much to talk about this game. Going in this was probably the game that I had...
• 8/3 Raise the Jolly Roger: Frustration builds up…: The Reds shut down the Pirates and got two fluky home runs on Friday night, taking game one of the series and extending their...
• 8/3 Baseball Analytics: Chapman, Marshall a Dominant High-Low Duo: Aroldis Chapman and Sean Marshall are both left-handed Reds relievers dominating in 2012, ranking in the top ten...
• 8/3 Baseball News Source: Reds Continue Improbable Run Without Votto: When Joey Votto went down with a knee injury, the Reds were in the midst of a six game winning streak.  Not many would have predicted...
• 8/2 MLB Dirt: Fiers Defies Scouts and Numbers But Can it Last?: If you were to ask me in the offseason what my thoughts on Milwaukee Brewers right-handed pitcher Mike Fiers were I would likely...
• 8/2 i70baseball.com: Royals get two minor league pitchers for Jonathan BroxtonThe Royals wanted a Major League ready starter. Instead, they got something better for the future....
• 8/2 Chicken Friars: Ludwick Comes Back To Haunt Padres, Reds Win 6-4: The Padres dropped their second straight game in Cincinnati, as former Padre Ryan Ludwick continued his assault on the Friars....
• 8/2 Blog Red Machine: Marshall, Broxton, and Chapman vs. The Nasty Boys: It started as soon as the deal was announced. When Jonathan Broxton became a Red, everyone was already comparing the new three-armed...
• 8/1 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Reds Win Again – Behind Ludwick and Arroyo: CINCINNATI –  The Cincinnati Reds won their 19th game in their last 22, to move 22 games over 500. Ryan Ludwick drove in...
• 8/1 SOX & Dawgs: Where Does Tito Land: As we get closer and closer to the non waiver trade deadline and teams start to fight for better position or begin to drop off...
• 8/1 Tyler's Think Tank: Trade Deadline Recap: Quick recap of some of the major moves from the past few days. Yesterday Jonathan Broxton to Reds Broxton returns to the...

• 7/31 Baseball News Source: Reds add Jonathan Broxton to Bullpen in Trade with Royals: Cincinnati Reds strengthened an already strong bullpen by adding Jonathan Broxton from the Kansas City Royals in a trade this...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Reds Acquire Jonathan Broxton: The Reds added a late-inning reliever to the NL's best bullpen today, acquiring Jonathan Broxton from the Royals, according to...
• 7/31 SOX & Dawgs: Where Does Tito Land: As we get closer and closer to the non waiver trade deadline and teams start to fight for better position or begin to drop off...
• 7/30 Blog Red Machine: Reds Trade Deadline Creates Mixed Thoughts: The trade deadline. It can be the most exciting time of the baseball season next to Opening Day. Well, it is for me anyway.  Or...
• 7/29 High Heat Stats: Saturday Summary – NL Edition: Not much in the way of heroic finishes in the NL on Saturday, but there are always interesting tidbits in the boxes. The Saturday...
• 7/29 RoxPile: Rockies Come out Swinging but Fall to Cueto and Reds: Rockies 7, Reds 9 It used to be an exciting thing when the Rockies would have a big 1st inning, especially against a pitcher like...
• 7/28 RoxPile: Rockies Shut-Out as Scutaro is Moved: Rockies 0, Reds 3 Well, at least it wasn’t an Ubaldo Jimenez situation. Much as I now look back on the day with indifference...
• 7/27 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Leaders: Week 16: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 7/27 Phillies Nation: Phils Dangling Victorino For Bullpen Help: The Phillies have played some solid baseball lately, which has muddied their trade waters as the deadline approaches. They haven’t...
• 7/26 Baseball News Source: Votto-Less Reds Seek Trade for Outfielder – Lead-Off Hitter: Joey Votto remains sidelined with a torn meniscus, but the Cincinnati Reds continue to win even without their slugging Gold Glove...
• 7/26 High Heat Stats: Wednesday game notes: @Cardinals 3, Dodgers 2 (12): Rafael Furcal had the game-winning hit, giving him 2 of their 4 walk-offs this year. But my focus...
• 7/25 High Heat Stats: Tuesday tidbits: @Phillies 7, Brewers 6: It was 1-1 through 5. Four HRs later, Cliff Lee was staring at a 1-7 record. But one bullpen acid flashback...
• 7/23 The Baseball Page: Starting the Second Half Right: Several teams have looked rejuvenated since the MLB all-star break ended,...
• 7/23 High Heat Stats: Sunday game notes: Belated additions above the line: Dodgers 8, @Mets 3 (12): “LITROD” — Luck is the residue of design. Ramon...
• 7/21 Baseball Reality Tour: Player of the Fortnight: We're a little more than two weeks past the All Star break. So, it's as good a time as any to hand out some virtual hardware.About...
• 7/20 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Leaders: Week 15: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 7/19 The Beanball: Casey Janssen Should Close in 2013 Too: Almost a year ago today (well, technically eleven months), I declared that Casey Janssen should be the Toronto Blue Jays closer...
• 7/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman dominant in outing: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman pitched a scoreless ninth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks Thursday, July 19, to pick...[+] up his 15th save of the season. He struck out two of the three batters he faced.
• 7/18 STLCardinalBaseball: GAME 92: Bellyflop: After a very rough first inning, Adam Wainwright settled down and limited Milwaukee to just two hits. Unfortunately, the Brewers...
• 7/18 Venom Strikes: D-Backs Blanked, Really, It Wasn’t That Bad:   Question: When is a shutout loss not so terrible? Answer: Last night’s D-Backs  4-0 defeat to the Reds. Now, before...
• 7/18 MLB Dirt: Matt Belisle Constantly Overlooked as a Top Reliever: If you were to have a discussion about who the best relievers in the game are you will likely end up talking about Craig Kimbrel,...
• 7/16 WSJ Daily Fix: Nationals’ Security Starts on the MoundThe Count: Washington has kept its lead in the NL despite mediocre hitting, thanks to baseball's best pitching staff....
• 7/16 For Baseball Junkies: MLB Survey - the Existence of Clutch: I was contacted by Double G Sports, a BBA Affiliate, about parti**** in a brief five question survey.  Five questions......
• 7/16 Reviewing the Brew: Taking a look at the Brewers’ July: The one thing that the Milwaukee Brewers (42-46) can count on from here on out are tough games. July poses no time for the Brewers...
• 7/16 Baseball Musings: Hamilton’s Homer: Billy Hamilton may end up being the fastest man ever to circle the bases. Billy is not known for his power, he’s known for...
• 7/14 STLCardinalBaseball: GAME 88: Extra Painful: Kyle Lohse produced another quality start, but the offense left him hanging like so many other starters. Some late hits evened...
• 7/12 Release Points: NL Midseason Awards: Without further ado, here the NL Midseason award winners. Cy Young Award R.A. Dickey, New York Mets – as far as extended dominance...
• 7/12 This is Getting Old: TiGO’s 2012 Mid-Season Pirates Awards: Pitcher of the half Melissa: It was a tough choice between James McDonald and AJ Burnett, but I had to go with AJ.  As we know,...
• 7/11 StanGraphs: NL Central Second Half Outlook: Can you believe the first half of the 2012 season is already past us? Why, it seems like only yesterday StanGraphs was in its...
• 7/11 Release Points: NL Midseason Awards, Surprises, and Blunders: Without further ado, here the NL Midseason award winners. Cy Young Award R.A. Dickey, New York Mets – as far as extended dominance...
• 7/11 Halo Hangout: Mike Trout Is Mike Trout At The All Star Game: Playing with and against the best players in baseball, future Hall of Famers, his childhood hero Derek Jeter. The All Star Game...
• 7/11 The Writer's Journey: Fun Cards: 2012 “MLB All-Star” Aroldis Chapman: The most impressive performance from a Reds player last night was delivered by the fireballer Aroldis Chapman. After walking Mike...
• 7/10 StanGraphs: Live Blog: 2012 All-Star Game: 10:27 PM: Here’s a TLR post-game interview, just like the doctor ordered. Tony is gushing about his NL squad, which is...
• 7/10 WahoosOnFirst: 2012 MLB All-Star Game Preview: National League Edition: The National League All-Star team has a chance to do something tonight that it hasn’t accomplished since 1996: win three All-Star...
• 7/9 Chicken Friars: Padres Done In By Home Runs, Drop Series To Reds: The Padres won the opening game of the series Thursday night in dramatic fashion. The win gave the Padres a season-high six game...
• 7/9 Blog Red Machine: Reds and the All-Star Game: Tomorrow night, Joey Votto, Aroldis Chapman and Jay Bruce will be representing the Cincinnati Reds in the All-Star Game. Votto...
• 7/8 High Heat Stats: Sunday game notes … and 3 days to catch our breath: “Who am I?” In my 9th year, and 3 years after being jettisoned by my original team, I currently have career highs...
• 7/6 Blog Red Machine: The Utility Player: Road Woes, Chapman, Frazier: The West Coast has never actually been an enjoyable trip. Last season, the Reds were fortunate with the way the California teams...
• 7/6 Call to the Pen: Giving Middle Relievers Their Due: As is the case every year when All-Star rosters are announced, a flurry of articles filled the pages of baseball blogs across...
• 7/4 Kings of Kauffman: Glimpsing Stars: Earlier on Tuesday, Joe Posnanski discussed the 2012 MLB All-Star Game and all-star games in general to devise some kind of meaning....
• 7/3 The Writer's Journey: Congratulations Reds!: Joey “Votto-matic”, Jay “Bruuuuuuuuuuuce”, and “The Cuban Missile” Aroldis Chapman are headed...
• 7/3 Through The Fence Baseball: The Hot Corner: Dontrelle Willis, Tiger, Anderson Cooper:   The hottest topics for the week of July 1, 2012 … Fried fish: Former Marlins star pitcher Dontrelle Willis has decided...
• 7/3 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Know Thine Enemy II: Know Thine Crackerjacks: I know Clave wrote about the importance of knowing your competition a while back, but I want to reiterate that, with a slight...
• 7/3 District On Deck: Should Tyler Clippard Have Made the All Star Team?: While the Washington Nationals placed three players on the 2012 National League All Star Game roster and could potentially send...
• 7/2 Blog Red Machine: This All-Star Stuff is Frivolous: Seriously? Are we resorting to Twitter fights over this? It’s one stinkin’ baseball game that’s an exhibition...
• 7/1 Raise the Jolly Roger: McCutchen and Hanrahan make All-Star team; McDonald, Grilli, and Burnett snubbed: The rosters for next week’s All-Star game have been released, and two Pirates are on the list. That’s one more than...
• 7/1 Marlin Maniac: Giancarlo Stanton named to First All-Star Game, Lone Marlin Going: Major League Baseball announced the 2012 All-Star Game rosters on Sunday, and Giancarlo Stanton was selected as a reserve to represent...
• 7/1 The Writer's Journey: Congratulations Reds!: Joey “Votto-matic”, Jay “Bruuuuuuuuuuuce”, and “The Cuban Missile” Aroldis Chapman are headed...
• 7/1 mlbreports.com : Reds Sunday Select: Is Dusty Baker the Right Manager in Cincy? And the Premiere of the Billy Hamilton Report: Sunday July 1st, 2012 Ryan Ritchey (Baseball Writer, Reds Expert): Welcome to the premiere of Reds Sunday Select. This is going...

• 6/29 Mets360.com: Tim Byrdak’s dominance, Torres’ BB rate, Wright’s records: If you ask most National League lefty batters which southpaw they hate to face in the late innings, undoubtedly most would say...
• 6/28 Yanks Go Yard: The Yankees And Double Standards: On the heels of the events of the last week or so I thought I’d take a look at how the Yankees and double standards have...
• 6/28 Blog Red Machine: Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants: Inside the Numbers: The West Coast swing commences this evening as the Good Guys are at AT&T Park for the start of a four-game series against...
• 6/28 Bleeding Yankee Blue: AROLDIS CHAPMAN SHOWED UP HIS OPPONENT, NOT SORIANO: Much like the mustache of Sal Fasano for the brief time he was in pinstripes, the Rafael Soriano "untuck" is becoming insanely...
• 6/28 PaulLebowitz.com: Chase Headley Is More Valuable Than…: Chase Headley is an affordable and versatile switch hitter. He can run, has some power and plays good defense whether it’s at...
• 6/27 Reviewing the Brew: Brew Crew Online: Episode Ten: That’s right, 10 episodes already. As always, we discuss Milwaukee Brewers’  news and our opinions on what’s...
• 6/27 High Heat Stats: A few Tuesday game notes: @Reds 4, Brewers 3: While Bronson Arroyo was holding Milwaukee hitless through 7, winless Marco Estrada was racking up 12...
• 6/27 Blog Red Machine: Reds’ 3-4-5 Hitters On Pace For Stellar Seasons: Tuesday night, while Bronson Arroyo flirted with a no-hitter and Aroldis Chapman somersaulted his way to home plate after finally...
• 6/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman does somersaults: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman did two forward somersaults after closing out the game against the Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday,...[+] June 26, and manager Dusty Baker told Chapman he doesn't ever want to see that happen again.
• 6/26 Baseball Musings: Reds Power: Drew Stubbs homers in the bottom of the eighth and Aroldis Chapman strikes out three in the ninth as the Reds beat Milwaukee 3-0....
• 6/25 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview #72: Cleveland Indians (37-34) at New York Yankees (43-28): By Mike Brandyberry After losing the last two games in Houston the Indians find themselves a Major League worst 5-15 when left...
• 6/25 Call to the Pen: MLB Scoreboard: White Sox Walk-Off Winners: The Kevin Youkilistrade wasn’t the only reason for the Chicago White Sox to celebrate yesterday.  In a pitcher’s...
• 6/25 WahoosOnFirst: This Week In Indians Baseball: Week 11: Rebounding from a tough week 10, the Indians opened week 11 with a sweep of the Cincinnati Reds to avenge their three losses last...
• 6/25 Reviewing the Brew: Previewing the Brewers-Reds Series #2: Tonight will mark the Milwaukee Brewers‘ (33-39) second series of the season with the Cincinnati Reds (39-32). We lost...
• 6/25 Blog Red Machine: There Is No Solution At Closer: You want a real “closer?” A guy who has that nastiness, that 9th inning ice-in-the-veins confidence that the best...
• 6/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman blows another save: Cincinnati Reds CL Aroldis Chapman blew his fourth save Sunday, June 24, and has blown three chances in his last seven games with...[+] an 11.37 ERA.
• 6/24 High Heat Stats: Weekend game notes: [I'll keep updating during the Dickey-Sabathia game.] Sunday Rays 7, @Phillies 3: In the nightcap, Tampa scored 3 in the 2nd off Cliff...
• 6/24 Blog Red Machine: What is Wrong With Aroldis Chapman?: Aroldis Chapman gave up a pair of earned runs on September 10, 2011.  On September 15, 2011, he began a scoreless streak that...
• 6/23 Blog Red Machine: Sean Marshall Better as Setup Guy?: The other day I looked at Aroldis Chapman and how it appears that he’s more on the human side than we thought. Something...
• 6/22 Through The Fence Baseball: Analysis: Why closers are overrated and unnecessary: One of the silliest traditions in baseball is managers saving their best reliever strictly for save situations, i.e. a one, two...
• 6/21 Baseball Musings: Fishy Story: The woman who claimed to be robbed in Aroldis Chapman‘s hotel room wasn’t sure of her story: The woman who claimed...
• 6/21 Blog Red Machine: Aroldis Chapman Proving to be Human After All: I guess I’m the big jinx. Whenever a Reds player is performing well, I say something and…BOOM…whatever roll...
• 6/21 PaulLebowitz.com: The Cliff Lee Trade Rumor Factoid: The Phillies are not trading Cliff Lee. Get it? If that means they’re not going to be able to keep Cole Hamels, so be it. Is...
• 6/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman injured?: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman (back) has been fighting lower back soreness recently, but the team doesn't think his recent...[+] struggles are related to his back. 'I don't see it as an issue,' pitching coach Bryan Price said. 'He's gone in there and gotten treatment for his lower back, but he'd be like a dozen other guys who go in there and get treatment for something achy or stiff. I don't think he's ever been in a position where he's not able to pitch.'
• 6/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | More on Aroldis Chapman: Updating a previous report, Cincinnati Reds pitching coach Brian Price discussed the inefficiency of RP Aroldis Chapman in his...[+] blown save Tuesday, June 19. 'He got out of his delivery yesterday, and pitches that he was trying to throw in were running back out over the plate,' Price said. 'He wasn't where he needed to be with his fastball command, and the velocity fluctuations we're probably sometimes just going to have to live with.' Manager Dusty Baker hopes to get Chapman back on the mound as soon as possible.
• 6/20 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview #68: Cincinnati Reds (38-29) at Cleveland Indians (35-32): By Mike Brandyberry Last night the Indians came from behind in the 10th inning to steal a 3-2 victory from the Cincinnati Reds....
• 6/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman blows another save: Cincinnati Reds CL Aroldis Chapman blew his third save of the season Tuesday, June 19, and took the loss after allowing two runs...[+] in the 10th inning.
• 6/19 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Walks Off With Win and First Place; Indians 3, Reds 2: By Mike Brandyberry What a difference five minutes makes. What looked like a game the Indians had thrown away with two wild pitches...
• 6/18 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates All-Star chances: With the mid-summer classic in Kansas City approaching quickly (July 10th), I spent some of the off day wondering which Pirates...
• 6/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman earns save Saturday: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman earned his eighth save of the year against the New York Mets Saturday, June 16. He walked one...[+] and struck out one in one scoreless inning.
• 6/16 FanSided: Wilson!!! Valdez Assists Reds in 7-3 Win Over MetsThe Reds have recently experienced an illness bug. Now, the injury bug has bitten the roster once again. Finally, ...
• 6/16 Mets360.com: Ike Davis taking a turn for the better: By no measure can we say that that Ike Davis is back just yet. I think he’d have to be way north of the interstate to back up...
• 6/15 Up Along First: Series Preview: Reds And Red-Hot Votto Come Into Town: The Mets begin a three-game series with the Cincinnati Reds tonight at Citi Field. The Reds come into this series leading the...
• 6/15 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Leaders: Week 10: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 6/15 MetsToday.com: Series Preview: Reds (35-27) at Mets (35-29), Father’s Day Weekend Edition: This Father’s Day Weekend at Citi Field features a three-game series between two teams coming off recent interleague sweeps;...
• 6/13 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Phillips Pounds Former Team, Tribe Falls Again; Reds 5, Indians 3: By Dave Roberts Manny Acta mentioned in his pregame interview how the Great American Ballpark in his opinion was the best hitter’s...
• 6/13 FanSided: Which Reds Will Make the NL All-Star Team?: With just under a month left until the All-Star Game, let’s take a look at who may be representing the Reds on the National...
• 6/13 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Closers: Where have all the cowboys gone?: One of my favorite baseball memories was several years ago when I was taking a group of high school students on a mission trip...
• 6/13 The Baseball Page: Closers: Where have all the cowboys gone?: One of my favorite baseball memories was several years ago when I was...
• 6/12 High Heat Stats: Weekend game notes: SUNDAY @Pirates 3, Royals 2: Ladies and gentlemen, your first-place Bucs! Winning 12 of 15 (including 4 of 6 from Cincinnati),...
• 6/11 FanSided: Two In A Row! Time For Optimism: With as bad as things have seemed to be in Tiger-land, any sort of improvement is notable. Two wins in a row against a talented...
• 6/11 PaulLebowitz.com: Soler Provides A Window Into The Future: Through Jorge Soler, I’ve gazed into the future. Not because he’s such a hot prospect and was so heavily in demand that the...
• 6/11 It's About the Money (Stupid): Rumor: Yankees “trying very hard to sign” Soler: Via the Post, the Yankees are serious players in the sweepstakes to sign 20 year old Cuban outfielder Jorge Soler. Soler's representatives...
• 6/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman blows saveCincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman blew the save Sunday, June 10. He allowed two runs on two hits and a walk in an inning....[+] Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman blew the save Sunday, June 10. He allowed two runs on two hits and a walk in an inning.
• 6/11 Baseball Musings: Two Falls: The Reds fall to the Tigers 7-6 as the Cincinnati bullpen blows a 6-2 lead, including a Aroldis Chapman allowing two more runs....
• 6/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman sticking with fastballs: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman has been throwing almost exclusively fastballs in his last four outings, but manager Dusty...[+] Baker sees nothing wrong with this approach. 'Why because he gave up a run?' Baker said. 'If he threw a slider and got beat, they'd want to know why he didn't throw a fastball. In baseball, we always feel the need to do something else. If they ain't hitting one thing, there's no need to throw anything else. There's going to come a time when he throws something else.']
• 6/8 The Baseball Page: Is Aroldis Chapman The Best Pitcher In Baseball?: According to the F12 Rating, he is. Chapman has a 32.960 F12, almost...
• 6/8 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Leaders: Week 9: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 6/8 FanSided: The Utility Player: Chapman, Frazier, Votto, More!With last night's 5-4, 10 inning loss, Reds fans witnessed more than they thought. Not only did you witness ...
• 6/8 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: #PackPNC – Pirates vs. Royals: Royals (24-31) at Pirates (29-27) 7:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports The Bucs...
• 6/8 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Appel, Morneau, LaHair: Two years ago today, both Stephen Strasburg and Giancarlo Stanton made their Major League debuts. Strasburg famously struck...
• 6/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman allows first run: Cincinnati Reds CL Aroldis Chapman allowed his first run of the season and took the loss Thursday, June 7. It snapped his string...[+] of 29 scoreless innings to begin the season.
• 6/7 60ft6in.com: Is Aroldis Chapman The Best Pitcher In Baseball?: Is Aroldis Chapman the best pitcher in baseball? According to the F12 Rating, he is. Chapman has a 32.960 F12, almost two full...
• 6/7 FanSided: Billy Hamilton Runs Toward HistoryOver the past year I have written more than 170 articles for Blog Red Machine detailing stories that I felt Reds fan......
• 6/7 Baseball Musings: Pirates Beat the Best: Thursday turned into the night that ate closers in Cincinnati. Joel Hanrahan blew a save for the Pirates in the bottom of the...
• 6/7 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Links: Hanrahan, Soler, Pierzynski, K-Rod: Someone finally got to Aroldis Chapman and, of all teams, it was the light-hitting Pirates.  Chapman allowed back-to-back...
• 6/7 mlbreports.com : Aroldis Chapman’s Unbelievable Start: Star Closer or Future Starter?: Thursday June 7th, 2012 Bernie Olshansky: As the season winds on and we begin to approach the All Star break, many players who...
• 6/7 FanSided: All Quiet on the Reds Front? Not ExactlyIf your reading this title and thinking this is about a trade rumor, then I'll disappoint you this time. ...
• 6/7 The "Mc" Effect: 6/6 Recap | Reds 5 Pirates 4: Johnny Cueto dominated the Pirates offense and Brad Lincoln finally gave up some runs as the Reds knocked off the Pirates...
• 6/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman dominating lefties: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman has 22 strikeouts against left-handed hitters this year, and they are just 3-for-33 against...[+] him.
• 6/6 The Baseball Page: Baseball – K is the word:   In the baseball movie “Bull Durham” catcher Crash Davis says to his pitcher Nuke LaLoosh, “Don’t...
• 6/3 High Heat Stats: Saturday selections: A few notes on Saturday’s games. Orioles 2, @Rays 1: For the first time since last Saturday, the O’s managed to ferry...
• 6/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman earns save Saturday: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman walked one and struck out three in one scoreless inning to earn his fifth save of the season...[+] Saturday, June 2, against the Houston Astros.
• 6/3 Baseball Reality Tour: MLB Pitchers with Best Stuff: The quantitative bounties found in Fangraphs linear weights help us understand most of the who, what, how, or why certain things...
• 6/2 Baseball Musings: Long and Short Slugging: The Reds and Astros engaged in a slugfest in Houston, Cincinnati coming out on top 12-9. Both teams collected 14 hits, but the...
• 6/2 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Leaders: Week 8: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 6/2 FanSided: The Utility Player: Frazier, No-han and More!: Needless to say, the Reds have garners their fair share of news as of late. Not all related to their play, mind you. We know...
• 6/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Arodis Chapman dominant while picking up save: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman struck out all three batters he faced in the ninth inning against the Houston Astros Friday,...[+] June 1, to pick up his fourth save of the season.
• 6/1 Baseball Musings: Chapman Stays Perfect: Aroldis Chapman pitched a perfect ninth in the 4-1 Reds win over the Astros. He was more than perfect as he struck out all three...

• 5/31 The Writer's Journey: Aroldis Chapman’s hotel room robbed.: First, he was arrested for speeding and driving on a suspended license. Then he was sued for millions of dollars. Now, Aroldis...
• 5/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman's girlfriend robbed: The girlfriend of Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman was reportedly tied up and robbed at a five-star hotel in Pittsburgh Tuesday,...[+] May 29. Chapman was not present because he was playing against the Pittsburgh Pirates at the time.
• 5/29 Roto Think Tank: Valuations to Date: N.L. Pitchers: Last week I took at peek at what American League pitchers have earned to date. Today, I'll take a gander at what their National...
• 5/28 Baseball Musings: Cook Gets Fried: Ryan Cook was putting up an Aroldis Chapman like season, coming into Monday’s game against the Twins with 23 innings pitched...
• 5/27 The Writer's Journey: Fun Cards: 1981 Donruss Aroldis Chapman: How groundbreaking was 1981 to the baseball card industry? Topps’ monopoly was taken away when not one but two other companies...
• 5/27 The Writer's Journey: Fun Cards: 1974 Kellogg’s Aroldis Chapman: A classic oddball…the 1974 Kellogg’s were sort of the precursors to Sportflics. And yes, I am addicted to making Aroldis...
• 5/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman picks up save: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings against the Colorado Rockies Sunday, May 27, to pick up his...[+] fourth save of the season.
• 5/27 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Rating Leaders: Week 7: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 5/27 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: A look back at the original reporting and analysis found on MLBTR this past week. Ben Nicholson-Smith continued MLBTR's 2013...
• 5/26 Roto Think Tank: N.L. Gearing Up: May 29-June 3: Josh Bell (1% owned last week, 7% owned this week)I wrote about Bell 11 days ago so there's no need to rehash...
• 5/26 The Writer's Journey: Fun Cards: 1981 Donruss Aroldis Chapman: How groundbreaking was 1981 to the baseball card industry? Topps’ monopoly was taken away when not one but two other companies...
• 5/25 FanSided: Sure Chapman is the Closer, but Role is 'By Committee'Prior to the Reds final game in a series against the New York Yankees, manager Dusty Baker made an announcement: ...
• 5/25 MLBTradeRumors: Stark On Chapman, Twins, Lind, Braves: Reds GM Walt Jocketty told ESPN.com’s Jayson Stark that he doesn’t mind the constant discussion surrounding Aroldis Chapman’s...
• 5/25 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Oswalt, Chapman, Trout: One year ago today, Mariano Rivera became the first pitcher in baseball history to appear in 1,000 games with one team. He is...
• 5/25 The Writer's Journey: Fun Cards: 1974 Kellogg’s Aroldis Chapman: A classic oddball…the 1974 Kellogg’s were sort of the precursors to Sportflics. And yes, I am addicted to making Aroldis...
• 5/24 Release Points: Aroldis Chapman and the Reds’ Ignorance: Over the past few months no team has surprised me more than the Cincinnati Reds.  I didn’t see the Mat Latos trade coming;...
• 5/24 The Writer's Journey: Fun Cards: 1986 Topps Aroldis Chapman: It’s time for your daily dose of Aroldis Chapman, this time in the form of 1986 Topps. I started collecting baseball cards...
• 5/23 Braves Journal: Reds 2, Braves 1: Atlanta Braves vs. Cincinnati Reds — Box Score — May 23, 2012 — ESPN How is it that the Reds keep hitting pop-ups...
• 5/23 The Writer's Journey: Fun Cards: 1992 Fleer Aroldis Chapman: In the news again, Aroldis Chapman is getting sued for $18 million. That’s a pretty good chunk of change, even for the guy...
• 5/22 Call to the Pen: Aroldis Chapman Arrested for Speeding, Driving with Suspended License: Cincinnati Reds left-hander Aroldis Chapman was arrested early Monday morning in Ohio for speeding and driving with a suspended...
• 5/22 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy Focus: Aroldis Chapman and the top waiver wire grabs: In my long-time keeper league which has seen 3 divorces, 3 engagements, 2 weddings, one childbirth, 3 step-kids, and multiple...
• 5/22 The Writer's Journey: Fun Cards: 1985 Topps “Law Breaker” Aroldis Chapman: Certainly not the best news for Reds fans, but it could be a lot worse. Aroldis Chapman was arrested early Monday morning on traffic...
• 5/22 The Writer's Journey: Fun Cards: 1985 Topps “Law Breaker” Aroldis Chapman: Certainly not the best news for Reds fans, but it could be a lot worse. Aroldis Chapman was arrested early Monday morning on traffic...
• 5/22 Baseball Musings: Bad Day for Chapman: In addition to his speeding arrest, Aroldis Chapman is getting sued by a Cuban prisoner: The lawsuit was filed recently in Miami...
• 5/22 Baseball Musings: It Was Under His Speed Limit: Aroldis Chapman ran afoul of the law for driving 93 MPH. Said Reds’ manager Dusty Baker: “He got a speeding ticket.” That...
• 5/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman arrested: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman was arrested early Monday, May 21, for having a suspended Kentucky driver’s license. He was...[+] originally pulled over for driving 93 mph. He was cited for speeding and driving under suspension and was released from jail after posting bond.
• 5/21 High Heat Stats: Weekend roundup: One late note from Saturday before we move on: @Giants 4, Athletics 0: A combined one-hitter by Ryan Vogelsong (7), Javier Lopez...
• 5/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: Cueto quiets Yankees as Reds win series: The Yankees dropped the rubber game of their three game, Interleague match up with the Cincinnati Reds, 5-2. After winning the...
• 5/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman gets first save: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman pitched a scoreless ninth inning against the New York Yankees Sunday, May 20, to pick up his...[+] first save of the season.
• 5/20 Blog Red Machine: Why Aroldis Chapman Should Not Be the Reds’ Closer: After Sean Marshall failed to protect a three-run lead against the bottom of the Yankees order yesterday, a tidal wave of buzz...
• 5/18 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Rating Leaders: Week 6: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 5/18 High Heat Stats: Thursday recap: @Indians 6, Mariners 5: A 2-out, 3-run Jake-jack by Jose Lopez tied it in the 8th, and a walk-fueled rally off Brandon League...
• 5/18 YankeeAnalysts.com: Series Preview: Interleague Play Take 1: Reds visit the Bronx: Everyone’s favorite (defined liberally) late spring tradition, Interleague Play, start today as the Cincinnati Reds roll...
• 5/17 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Lind, Gomes, Chapman, Votto: The Blue Jays optioned the struggling Adam Lind to Triple-A earlier today. The 28-year-old has hit just .238/.289/.420 in nearly...
• 5/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman allows run: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman ended his streak of not allowing a run in 19 1/3 innings this year Thursday, May 17, by allowing...[+] an unearned run, so his ERA remains intact at 0.00. Chapman gave up one hit while walking two and striking out two in the 35-pitch performance.
• 5/16 Up Along First: Series Preview: Reds Come to Town for Two-Game Miniseries: Tonight, the Cincinnati Reds come to Citi Field to begin their two-game miniseries with the Mets. The Reds are coming in a 19-18...
• 5/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | No firm plans for Aroldis Chapman: Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker said the plan is still for RP Aroldis Chapman to start 'someday,' but the skipper also mentioned...[+] the possibility of the lefty closing.
• 5/16 Blog Red Machine: Chapman to Rotation? Not Quite Yet.Aroldis Chapman is a bona fide starter.  At least he will be.  How can’t he? … [visit site to read more]...
• 5/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Two relievers scoreless: Cincinnati Reds RPs Aroldis Chapman and Logan Ondrusek haven't allowed an earned run all season. Chapman is 3-0 with 31 strikeouts...[+] in 17 2/3 innings. Ondrusek is 2-0 with a save and 11 strikeouts in 14 2/3 innings.
• 5/8 Call to the Pen: Aroldis Chapman Mr. Untouchable: When he jogs in from the mound at the Great American Ball Park there is a low-grade buzz of anti**** There is something magical...
• 5/5 MLBTradeRumors: Closer Options For 2013: Last offseason's Hot Stove was notable for the hefty contracts signed by the likes of Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder, but...
• 5/5 Operation Shutdown: Gameday 27: Reds: Pirates (11-15) vs. Reds (13-12)7:05 PM ETTV: ROOT SportsPNC Park - Pittsburgh, PAStarting PitchersPittsburgh - James McDonald...
• 5/4 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates vs. Reds: Reds (12-12) at Pirates (11-14) 7:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports The Pirates...
• 5/1 High Heat Stats: Delayed recap of Monday games (4/30): – The Pirates scored more than 5 runs for the first time this year. Their streak of 21 straight games of 5 runs or less...

• 4/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman has improved tempo: Cincinnati Reds P Aroldis Chapman has sped up his tempo this year, along with sacrificing some velocity for control. 'The biggest...[+] difference is his tempo,' C Ryan Hanigan said. 'He gets the ball, gets right on the mound and he doesn't dwell on throwing a ball or walking a guy. He gets right back in and it looks to me that all that's going through his head is making the adjustment to get his mechanics working like they should, if they're not. And if they are, he just goes right at you and keeps coming.' The team is in no rush to move him to the starting rotation, though.
• 4/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: Our Expectations for Baby Rockets: April twenty-fifth, twenty twelve is no doubt a date which shall live in infamy within the Yankees Universe. Early that afternoon,...
• 4/27 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Rating Leaders: Week 3: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 4/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman still hasn't allowed a run: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman needed 16 pitches to get through the eighth inning Wednesday, April 25, against the San Francisco...[+] Giants, but he still hasn't allowed a run in 11 1/3 innings over eight relief appearances this season. Chapman secured his third hold of the season Wednesday.
• 4/25 Baseball Musings: From Zero to Zito: Barry Zito does it again, holding the Cincinnati Reds to one run during his six innings on the mound. He continued his good control,...
• 4/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman more relaxed: Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker thinks the biggest reason for SP Aroldis Chapman's turnaround this year is that he's more...[+] relaxed and isn't sidetracked with mental issues he dealt with last season. 'He had some things on his mind,' Baker said. 'That's a part of it. The difference in the concentration level when you have things on your mind and when your mind is clear is big. It's a very delicate mental game. He's more relaxed. He's more engaging. He knows our society, our system better.' Chapman also realizes he doesn't need to throw as hard to have good results. 'Certainly, the obvious thing is his command,' pitching coach Bryan Price said. 'He's able to repeat his delivery. He also has a better understanding that he doesn't have to throw 105 to get hitters out. He's using his two-seam fastball, which will sacrifice a little bit of velocity for movement.' Price also stated that Chapman is mixing in his slider much more this year, and the preparation for the move to the rotation this spring aided in that transformation.
• 4/23 High Heat Stats: Sunday recap: It’s a light day, what with all the rainouts and everyone suffering perfect-game hangover. Let’s see what we can stir...
• 4/20 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Rating Leaders: Week 2: The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers....
• 4/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman dominating: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman struck out two more batters Friday, April 20, and he's given up three hits and no runs while...[+] walking none and striking out 17 in nine innings this year.
• 4/17 The Baseball Page: Is Reds flamethrower being misused?Is Reds flamethrower being misused?...
• 4/17 Blog Red Machine: Reds “Reluctant” to Send Bailey to Bullpen in Favor of Chapman ? Huh?In January, 2010, the Cincinnati Reds surprised the baseball establishment by signing Cuban sensation...
• 4/16 Baseball Analytics: Aroldis Chapman on Target: Right now, Aroldis Chapman is scary. And not scary in the "might decapitate some dude in the third row" way that...
• 4/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Opening day pilgrimage to see the Cincinnati Reds: Last year on opening day in Cincinnati, I was watching the game on a computer in a tiny apartment in Denver before I had to go...
• 4/13 60ft6in.com: Factor12 Rating Leaders: Week 1: Aroldis Chapman dominated National League batters during the first week of the regular season.  The Cincinnati Reds’ flame-thrower...
• 4/12 C70 At The Bat: Jaime Being Jaime: I've often said the biggest problem with Jaime Garcia is just getting consistent work from him.  There are times...
• 4/11 Baseball Musings: Who Needs Fielders: Aroldis Chapman struck out five of the seven Cardinals batters he faced today, allowing one hit in two innings of work. That allowed...
• 4/11 STLCardinalBaseball: GAME 7: GotAway Game: With a day off tomorrow, manager Mike Matheny gave several key veterans the day off with a much-criticized “getaway”...
• 4/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman dominates in relief: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman struck out five hitters in two scoreless innings of relief to win his second game of the season...[+] against the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday, April 11. He gave up one hit in the outing.
• 4/8 FanSided: Miami Marlins blow lead in 9th, lose game and series to Cincinnati RedsVery disappointing loss for the Miami Marlins today. In the finale of their......
• 4/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman picks up win: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman pitched two scoreless innings of relief against the Miami Marlins Sunday, April 8, to pick...[+] up his first win of the season. He struck out three batters in the game.
• 4/7 FanSided: Beyond Busch: NL Central Openers & MLB NotesThis week Beyond Busch will focus on the Opening Days of the NL Central teams and provide some notes from the rest of MLB....
• 4/3 Baseball Musings: Chapman to the Pen: Aroldis Chapman won’t be starting in the rotation for the Reds: The Reds planned to let Chapman return to a starting role...

• 3/30 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy baseball sleepers for week one: This is the transition time of the year when you must be on your toes at all times. Somewhere, out there, in the vast depths of...
• 3/30 C70 At The Bat: UCB Prediction Week, Part III: National League Central: As you know by now, this is the week for predictions from the United Cardinal Bloggers.  We peak here in the middle of the...
• 3/30 Blog Red Machine: 2012 Reds Spring Training: Chapman Zeroing in on Rotation Spot: When the news broke that Reds pitcher Aroldis Chapman had his winter plans cancelled due to a sore throwing shoulder, the plans...
• 3/30 Pitchers Hit Eighth: UCB Predictions – NL Central: Around this same time last year as part of the annual UCB project to make predictions for all 6 divisions, I not-so-boldly picked...
• 3/30 Baseball Press: Clinical Notes: Chipper Jones and Ryan Madson: Chipper Jones is the latest victim of the 2012 injury bug. (Icon SMI)Even though most fans view spring training stats as meaningless...
• 3/23 MLBTradeRumors: Central Links: Leyland, White Sox, Indians, Chapman: Twelve years ago today, the Cardinals traded Kent Bottenfield and Adam Kennedy to the Angels for Jim Edmonds. Edmonds went on...
• 3/23 FanSided: Beyond Busch: NL Central and MLB Notes - Spring Training Continues: This week Beyond Busch will switch to bullet style for each team. Notes on each Major League team are supplied after the bre......
• 3/23 Baseball Musings: Elbow Swoon: It looks like Ryan Madson‘s elbow isn’t progressing as well as the Reds would like. Article goes on to state that...
• 3/22 Blog Red Machine: Kurkjian’s BBTN Bus Tour and BP Trade Rumor Produce Unwelcome News: Chapman throws during the 1st inning against the San Diego Padres at Goodyear Ballpark. (Christopher Hanewinckel-US PRESSWIRE)...
• 3/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | No decision on Aroldis Chapman: Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker said the team hasn't made a decision yet on whether P Aroldis Chapman will start or relieve...[+] this season. Chapman will start a spring game against the San Diego Padres Saturday, March 24. 'We're close,' Baker said. 'You'll be notified when we make our decision. Right now, we don't know. (The last time) it was kind of decided for us.' He has given up one run and six hits while striking out seven and walking one in seven Cactus League innings.
• 3/15 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Notes: Chapman, Francis, Punto, Heredia: Let's continue our tour of the divisions with news from the NL Central... "The Reds’ handling of Aroldis Chapman is beginning...
• 3/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Dusty Baker likes Aroldis Chapman's outlook: Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker said he likes what he's seeing from SP Aroldis Chapman as he makes the move from the bullpen...[+] to the starting rotation. 'This year it looks like he has his mechanics down,' Baker said. 'He's working quicker. He was already good. When a guy's young like that, you don't know when they'll go from good to great. Once they find the formula they'll stay there for a while.' Baker admitted that Chapman dealt with personal issues that may have affected his performance last season.
• 3/12 Seedlings to Stars: Making Sense of Noel Arguelles: Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Noel Arguelles (Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-US PRESSWIRE 2/29/2012) Royals lefthander prospect...
• 3/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman has scoreless outing: Cincinnati Reds SP Aroldis Chapman tossed two scoreless innings versus the San Francisco Giants in Cactus League action Friday,...[+] March 9, striking out two in the effort.
• 3/9 22gigantes.com: Posey, Freddy return to lineup today against Reds: What a long, strange trip it’s been. Two hundred and eighty-nine days to be exact. That’s the last time manager Bruce...
• 3/8 22gigantes.com: Giants 5, Padres 2: For the second consecutive day, the Giants staged a late-inning comeback. This time, it was Conor Gillaspie and Juan Perez coming...
• 3/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman moving back to bullpen?: The Cincinnati Reds could decide to move SP Aroldis Chapman back to the bullpen due to the injury to RP Bill Bray (groin) this...[+] spring. 'That's a pretty good back-up plan,' manager Dusty Baker said. 'As it is, we've got six starters anyway.' Chapman will make a start in a Cactus League game Friday, March 9.
• 3/6 Baseball Analytics: Chapman's Starter To-Do List: Considered the best amateur pitching prospect available this side of Stephen Strasburg a few years back, Reds lefty Aroldis Chapman...
• 3/6 Through The Fence Baseball: Team-wins over/under analysis: NL Central: The NL Central should be a three-team race between the Reds, Brewers and Cardinals, although the Pirates could stick around for...
• 3/6 YankeeAnalysts.com: Players to watch for 2012: NL Central: NL West The NL Central is hardly ever a juggernaut of a division. Many will not hesitate to call it the weakest division in...

• 2/29 SOX & Dawgs: Gigantic Sox and Dawgs 2012 MLB Preview – Day 3 – NL Central: Welcome to the Gigantic Sox and Dawgs 2012 MLB preview.  Over the next few days you will get a team by team look at its key...
• 2/28 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2012: Cincinnati Reds: In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their...
• 2/28 SOX & Dawgs: Gigantic Sox and Dawgs 2012 MLB Preview – Day 3 – NL Central: Welcome to the Gigantic Sox and Dawgs 2012 MLB preview.  Over the next few days you will get a team by team look at its key...
• 2/24 Bus League Baseball: Best of the Best, Baseball America-Style: 2012 Version: I finally picked up my copy of the 2012 Baseball America Prospect Handbook today*, so today was ultimately a happy day. For the...
• 2/24 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Beane, Braun, Burnett, Minor: On this date in 1966, the Braves signed Tom Seaver out of the University of Southern California. The contract was later voided...
• 2/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman wants to prove he can start: Cincinnati Reds P Aroldis Chapman said he wants to prove to the team that he can start, and that's what his mindset is heading...[+] into spring training. 'I am mentally and physically prepared to be a starter,' Chapman said through an interpreter. 'I feel I've worked real hard to do this. I am thinking like a starter and feel like I will be able to pitch all the innings they want me to pitch here in spring training.' Manager Dusty Baker indicated Tuesday, Feb. 21, that a bullpen role wasn't out of the question for Chapman, although he is going to be stretched out like a starter. It is possible that if he doesn't make the rotation, he could start the season with Triple-A Louisville.
• 2/22 Baseball Musings: Chapman and Ryan: Tom Tango wonders if Aroldis Chapman is the new Nolan Ryan when it comes to control. With luck, Ryan will take to Chapman like...
• 2/20 Through The Fence Baseball: Can today’s Cuban players carry the torch?:   While the governments of the United States and Cuba do not have formal relations, all neighbors should try to get along...
• 2/19 Baseball Press: Spring Training Stats Can Mean Something: Some saw Michael Morse's 2011 breakout coming. (Icon SMI)Spring training is right around the corner, and fantasy owners everywhere...
• 2/17 Baseball Reality Tour: MLB's 24 Under 24: Some of you may have parti**** in a Major League Soccer promotion called 24 under 24. As the name implies, MLS is highlighting...
• 2/15 The Writer's Journey: Space-time continuum? What’s that again?: I’m not sure if this is the work of Marty McFly or Doctor Who, but there is surely something wrong with this 1989 Upper...
• 2/13 For Baseball Junkies: Yoenis Cespedes Signs With A's For Record Deal: The A's dropped a bombs**** on the free agent landscape today by signing Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes to a four-year deal reportedly...
• 2/13 MLBTradeRumors: Jocketty On Oswalt, Kazmir, Chapman: Reds GM Walt Jocketty expects to start Spring Training without making further changes to the team's roster, John Fay of the Cincinnati...
• 2/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman healthy: Cincinnati Reds SP Aroldis Chapman (shoulder) is throwing and is healthy heading into spring training. The plan is still for him...[+] to make the jump to the starting rotation this year.
• 2/13 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics To Sign Yoenis Cespedes: The Athletics continued their offseason stockpiling of young talent with the ultimate free agent addition, signing 26-year-old...
• 2/7 Motor City Bengals: Cuban Players Beginning To Show Up In Numbers: Major League Baseball is being invaded, and our old nemesis Cuba and its’ baseball players are the culprit. The relatively...
• 2/6 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Offseason Swap Series: Cincinnati Reds: By Matthew Van Wormer Last season for the Cincinnati Reds was very much like last season for the Cleveland Indians.  The Reds...
• 2/2 Through The Fence Baseball: Caribbean Baseball Classic ignites national pride:   It’s time again for that famous annual baseball extravaganza, at least in the geographical mass that Christopher...

• 1/30 Blogging From The Bleachers: It’s Nearly Time for Fantasy Baseball Once Again: Generally speaking, I don’t tend to delve much into the fantasy sports world in any of my writing. It’s not that I have anything...
• 1/29 The Daily Catch: Orioles: Is It Worth Going After Yoenis Cespedes, or Not?; Top 100 Prospects & More: This article is courtesy of our friends at Oriole Post As of today, the Orioles may still be short a slugger in their lineup;...
• 1/25 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Are Cubs and Marlins heading for a bidding war on Yoenis Cespedes?: Yoenis Cespedes is now a free agent, according to Ben Badler of Baseball America, and the Cubs appear to have some serious competition...
• 1/24 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Yoenis Cespedes gains residency in Dominican Republic: According to Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com, Yoenis Cespedes has gained residency in the Dominican Republic, which means it could be...
• 1/20 Ramblings of Baseball: What To Wear XV: Texas Rangers Rangers fans haven’t been blessed with a lot of great teams until recently. The teams for many years were put...
• 1/19 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Cubs Sign Jason Jaramillo! (and other more important stuff): OK, after all the hoopla over the Cubs moves in late December and early January, things have slowed down quite a bit lately. ...
• 1/18 MLBTradeRumors: Gerardo Concepcion Close To Free Agency: 18-year-old Cuban lefty Gerardo Concepcion has established residency in Mexico, agent Jaime Torres told Enrique Rojas of ESPNDeportesLosAngeles.com....
• 1/13 MLBTradeRumors: Stark On Yankees, Red Sox, Reds, Garza: The new collective bargaining agreement has created millions of dollars in incentives for teams to be below the luxury tax when...
• 1/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Skepticism over Aroldis Chapman as starter: Now that the Cincinnati Reds have some clarity in the backend of their bullpen, the plan to make SP Aroldis Chapman a starter...[+] is full speed ahead. However, some still have resignations that Chapman can become an effective starting pitcher. 'I just don't see it, at all,' said one American League executive. 'I don't see a repeatable delivery. I see a guy who's a thrower, not a starter. He doesn't throw enough strikes. He hasn't shown any feel for the changeup. He doesn't hold runners. He's not a good fielder. He can't bunt. He can't run the bases.'
• 1/12 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Notes: Madson, Wood, Miller: The Reds signed Cuban left-hander Aroldis Chapman for $30.25MM on this date in 2010. The 23-year-old has a 3.27 ERA with 12.8...
• 1/11 Baseball Musings: The Madson Deal: The Reds signed Ryan Madson for one year, and Rob Neyer breaks down the deal: And what of Ryan Madson? Madson wasn’t worth...
• 1/10 MLBTradeRumors: Reds To Sign Ryan Madson : If any doubt remained about the Reds' intentions for the 2012 season, it disappeared this evening -- they're going for it. GM...
• 1/10 i70baseball.com: Hot Stove: International Representation May Bolster ’12 NatsCurrent, former Naturals wrap up winter ball stints...
• 1/8 i70baseball.com: St. Louis Cardinals Might Not Be Favorite To Win 2012 NL Central: Optimism reigned the day following the St. Louis Cardinals’ 11th World Series championship, but three months later that optimism...

• 12/25 MLBTradeRumors: Morosi On Blue Jays, First Base, Starters, Cespedes: The baseball world figures to remain relatively quietly until after the New Year, but as Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports writes,...
• 12/22 MLB Dirt: Reds Close to Landing Top Reliever in Marshall: The Chicago Cubs have reportedly agreed to send left handed relief pitcher Sean Marshall to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for...
• 12/20 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY IT'S ABOUT TO GET HOT & HEAVY FOR CESPEDES: I was in denial for a few days.... but it’s clear... the Yankees aren’t getting Yu Darvish. As disappointing as it is,...
• 12/20 MLBTradeRumors: Reds, Cubs Discussing Swap Of Wood, Marshall: The Reds and Cubs are discussing a trade that would involve starter Travis Wood going to Chicago in exchange for reliever Sean...
• 12/17 MLBTradeRumors: Reds Continue To Look For Pitching: The Reds made a significant addition to their rotation today by trading for Mat Latos, but ESPN's Buster Olney says (on Twitter)...
• 12/17 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Kubel, Chapman, Aoki, Cuddyer: On this day last year, the Padres traded Brandon Gomes, Adam Russell, Cesar Ramos, and Cole Figueroa to the Rays for Jason...
• 12/15 MLBTradeRumors: The Latest On Yoenis Cespedes: With several of this offseason's top free agents off the board, we should be hearing a lot more about Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes...

• 11/27 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy's Two-a-Days: Cincinnati Reds: 79-83, 3rd place, 17 GBFragile Freddy’s “Two A Days” series continues today with the Cincinnati Reds.  Each day (except...
• 11/23 YankeeAnalysts.com: Getting Past the Knee Jerk Reactions to Baseball’s New CBA: (The following is being syndicated from The Captain’s Blog). Even in peace, MLB finds a way to get bruised. Instead of focusing...
• 11/23 High Heat Stats: Kenley Jansen's MLB-record strikeout rate: Once again, strikeouts hit an all-time high in MLB in 2011. Check out the highest K per 9 innings numbers this past year (minimum...
• 11/23 Fire Brand of the American League: Cafardo Mailbag: Thanksgiving or Valentine’s Day?: Yesterday, I dropped Mr. Cafardo a tweet asking if he would be dropping a mailbag anytime soon.  Always interested in pleasing...
• 11/23 The Captain's Blog: Getting Past the Knee Jerk Reactions to Baseball’s New CBA: Even in peace, MLB finds a way to get bruised. Instead of focusing on the unprecedented 21 years of labor peace that will result...
• 11/22 MLBTradeRumors: Reds' First Priority Is Finding A Starting Pitcher: The Reds have made it no secret that they want to add a top-of-the-rotation starter this winter, and today GM Walt Jocketty reiterated...
• 11/22 Through The Fence Baseball: Cincinnat Reds bullpen preview for 2012: Heading into the 2012 season, the Cincinnati Reds bullpen looks pretty solid aside from one major issue: the closer. The Reds...
• 11/20 Blog Red Machine: Chapman shut down: MLB.com Reds beat writer Mark Sheldon posted an article about the off season for Aroldis Chapman that reminded me of question...
• 11/16 Bus League Baseball: Prospect A-Z Day 3: Yoenis Cespedes: Trevor Bauer was the subject of yesterday’s Prospect A-Z feature. The former UCLA standout raised his draft stock throughout...
• 11/13 Obstructed View: Cubs to work out Yoenis Cespedes: The 26-year old Yoenis Cespedes will be playing in Major League Baseball at some point soon. Several teams are interested and...
• 11/12 MLBTradeRumors: Cespedes May Not Become Free Agent For Two Months: It could take two months for MLB to declare Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cespedes a free agent, reports Paul Hoynes of The Cleveland...
• 11/11 STLCardinalBaseball: Should the Cardinals sign and International player this offseason?: With numerous different players either being defected from Cuba or being posted from Japan this offseason, many new free agents...
• 11/11 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Twins, Burrell, Willis, Mariners: As Ryan Madson's agreement with the Phillies falls through, we learn that one of his former Phillies teammates may be hanging...
• 11/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman won't play winter ball: Cincinnati Reds SP Aroldis Chapman (shoulder) is throwing pain-free, but he will not be traveling to Puerto Rico to pitch in winter...[+] ball after having shoulder stiffness in the Arizona Fall League. 'There's no injury,' general manager Walt Jocketty said. 'We just want to make sure he's 100 percent. He had the shoulder issue during the season.'
• 11/9 Blog Red Machine: Championship Changes: Rotation Reload:   In our ongoing quest to determine the off-season moves the Reds must make to return to the Promised Land, starting pitching...
• 11/9 MLBTradeRumors: More Potential Cuban Free Agents: There's been plenty of hype this week on Yoenis Cespedes, a Cuban center fielder who defected this summer and could command Aroldis...
• 11/8 YankeeAnalysts.com: How would Cespedes fit in?: Matt Imbrogno’s post this morning was a very important reminder that we should be skeptical of the hype on the latest great...
• 11/8 Raise the Jolly Roger: Yoenis Cespedes, the Pirates, and a YouTube classic: Really bizarre stuff swept the baseball sector of the internet yesterday. There’s this Cuban phenom named Yoenis Cespedes....
• 11/7 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s in the Mix for Yoenis Cespedes:   Yoenis Cespedes is a Cuban defector and in baseball this is always an exciting development as the baseball crazy nation...
• 11/7 Phillies Nation: Yoenis Cespedes: Who is That Masked Man?: Rumors of the video began circulating today, with Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus posting a review of a workout film that...
• 11/7 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumors: Yankees Hot for Cuban Defector Yoenis Cespedes: Yoenis Cespedes, a Cuban center fielder who has recently defected, is nearly ready to be declared a free agent and according...
• 11/7 It's About the Money (Stupid): Meet Yoennis Cespedes: I'm not going to spoil this with words. Just watch. That is Yoennis Cespedes, a 26 year old outfielder from Cuba who has defected...
• 11/7 MLBTradeRumors: Yoenis Cespedes To Gain Free Agency: Cuban center fielder Yoenis Cespedes defected mid-summer and is expected to be cleared for free agency within a matter of weeks,...
• 11/1 Call to the Pen: Aroldis Chapman Scratched from Arizona Fall League Start: Aroldis Chapman has been scratched from today’s Arizona Fall League start due to soreness in his shoulder.  Chapman joined...

• 10/31 Blog Red Machine: Reds Arizona Fall League Update: Since the MLB season is officially over, we can now focus completely on the offseason. Here’s a Reds update from the Arizona...
• 10/26 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Cincinnati Reds: Look for the Reds to be active on the trade market, as GM Walt Jocketty decides whether to use his trade chips and limited payroll...
• 10/21 Call to the Pen: Aroldis Chapman to Pitch in Arizona Fall League: The Cincinnati Reds have announced that they are sending pitcher Aroldis Chapman to the Arizona Fall League.  Chapman is scheduled...
• 10/20 PaulLebowitz.com: Get Yu Darvish: I had prepared to write about how pitchers from Japan have a small margin for error and terrible history, especially when the...
• 10/10 PaulLebowitz.com: Trading Joey Votto Is Risky For The Reds: The Reds are said to be prepared to listen to offers for Joey Votto. It will only be known in retrospect whether this is similar...
• 10/6 Baseball Musings: Chapman to Start: The Reds are ready to move Aroldis Chapman to the starting rotation: “We’re finalizing plans right now,” Reds general manager...
• 10/1 MLBTradeRumors: Central Notes: Fister, Pence, Cubs: A few items of note regarding teams from MLB's Central divisions, as the Cards fall behind the Phils in Game 1 of the NLDS. The...

• 9/29 MLBTradeRumors: Ohio Notes: Thome, Sizemore, Phillips, Cordero: The Indians (80-82) edged out the Reds (79-83) for state bragging rights this season and the Tribe also went 5-1 against Cincinnati...
• 9/28 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 161: Loss to Reds: Reds 5 Mets 4 Strange … nowhere in the Mets media guide, nor in the scorebook, nor on the Mets.com website does it say “September...
• 9/28 B-R Blog: Wild Card Recap for Tuesday 9/27/11: 4 teams, 2 spots, 1 day: -- Red Sox 8, Orioles 7 /  Rays 5, Yankees 3 -- Phillies 7, Braves 1 / Cardinals 13, Astros 6 In the woolliest of wild-card...
• 9/22 The Writer's Journey: Reflections* on the Reds, 2011: I was privileged to attend eight Reds games this year, including one on the road in Pittsburgh (though we only stayed for the...
• 9/11 MLBTradeRumors: Reds Considering Cordero Extension: In looking at Francisco Cordero's 2012 option earler this week, MLBTR's Dan Mennella speculated that the Reds will probably decline...
• 9/9 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Gillies, d'Arnaud, Giants: On this date in 2007, the Brewers became the third team in history to begin a game by hitting back-to-back-to-back home runs....
• 9/8 MLBTradeRumors: Francisco Cordero's 2012 Option: Even at a cursory glance, Reds closer Francisco Cordero's $12MM 2012 club option stands out as one of the likeliest to be declined....

• 8/31 MLBTradeRumors: The Closer Carousel: Teams pay a premium for saves; it's how Rafael Soriano was able to get a three-year, $35MM contract last offseason.  Impending...
• 8/30 The Golden Sombrero: Golden Sombrero: Danny Espinosa: Top 1: Danny Espinosa hit RBI single to center against Johnny Cueto Top 3: Espinosa struck out swinging against Cueto Top 5:...
• 8/23 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumors: Yankees May Target Yu Darvish This Offseason: Via Joel Sherman of the NY Post: One player the Yankees have scouted heavily is Yu Darvish. And there is strong belief...
• 8/20 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 124 Recap - Pirates 5, Reds 3: FOX is a joke. If you were unfortunate enough to not live in the small Pittsburgh or Cincinnati area then you couldn’t watch...
• 8/20 Raise the Jolly Roger: Super Saturday afternoon: In front of a not-so-national TV audience (and some dreadful announcers, from what I’m being told), the Bucs battled to...
• 8/19 B-R Blog: Tyler Clippard may set the Holds record. (Don’t laugh.): Tyler Clippard earned his 32nd Hold on Thursday with a perfect 8th inning against the Reds, striking out Jay Bruce and Drew Stubbs,...
• 8/15 Future Closers: Unsettled NL closer jobs for 2012: Its never too early to start planning for the future in fantasy baseball, especially in keeper leagues.  Thus, if you are...
• 8/10 B-R Blog: Random recap for Tuesday 8/9: -- James Shields threw his 4th shutout, tying Derek Holland for the AL lead, and his 8th CG, tops in MLB by 2. He's the first...
• 8/7 B-R Blog: Rulebook Corner: Who gets the win?: In Cincinnati's 8-7 win over the Cubs, reliever Nick Masset was credited as the winning pitcher, according to both MLB and ESPN...
• 8/5 B-R Blog: “Can’t touch dis”: Aroldis Chapman: Given his performance over the last 6 weeks, it may be hard to remember that Aroldis Chapman was a floundering phenom back in...

• 7/30 NY Baseball Digest: Yanks Preparing Late Strike For Heath Bell and Ubaldo Jimenez?: A couple of interesting tweets that may give us a clue as to where the Yankees focus is at the trading deadline .bbpBox97335809459490816...
• 7/29 Through The Fence Baseball: Should the Reds even try?: As frustrations continue to mount for Cincinnati Reds players and fans alike, everyone is searching for a quick fix to this team’s...
• 7/29 NY Baseball Digest: Reds In the Lead for Ubaldo Jimenez?: Update: The Rockies were scouting Edinson Volquez minor league start on Wednesday so I wonder if he could be the “major...
• 7/27 mlbreports.com : Jonny Gomes Traded to the Nationals and Yonder Alonso Called Up by Reds: Tuesday July 26, 2011 MLB reports:  The trades are trickling in very slowly thus far as the MLB trade deadline approaches. ...
• 7/27 MLBTradeRumors: Prospects Mesoraco, Hamilton Untouchable For Reds: Yesterday, Reds GM Walt Jocketty explained to John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer, "There are guys I will not trade.  I will...
• 7/26 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Rumors: Wandy, Reds, Brewers: The latest buzz from the NL Central... An AL executive told Joel Sherman of the New York Post that while the Astros asked...
• 7/26 MLBTradeRumors: Ubaldo Jimenez Rumors: Tuesday: Yesterday, a Major League source close to the Ubaldo Jimenez trade talks told Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports that the chances...
• 7/20 B-R Blog: 3+ walks in 0 innings: In Detroit Wednesday, David Purcey came on in the top of the 7th to face his former team and walked the only 3 batters he faced....
• 7/18 Through The Fence Baseball: Head of the class: Favorites for Rookie of the Year honors: As baseball resumes after the All-Star break, it’s time to start thinking about postseason accolades. There are a host of...
• 7/16 The Writer's Journey: Game 93: #fireDusty … That is one of my most-used hashtags on Twitter. The man does not deserve the privilege to sit in a major league...
• 7/14 MLBTradeRumors: Reds Looking For Relief Help : Add the Reds to the ever-expanding list of teams eyeing bullpen help. They're in the mix for relievers, according to Jon Heyman...
• 7/14 COSFBA: Warming In The 'Pen: The NL Edition: July 14th, 2011: Greetings once again, folks! It figures that when I'm getting ready to work on the NL side of the house for this article series,...
• 7/12 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Mixed Leagues: Elite reliever Mike Adams could soon become a closer. (Icon SMI)Each week, Baseball Press will be providing some "under the...

• 6/24 This is Getting Old: Reds Activate Chapman: Apparently the Reds couldn’t wait very long to add the Cuban Missile back to their arsenal.  Cincinnati activated Aroldis Chapman...
• 6/23 DC is for Baseball: E-MAILBAG: Ask the Reports, Wednesday June 15th: Thank you for reading the E-mailbag.  Please send all your questions to mlbreports@gmail.com and please include your first name...
• 6/22 Blog Red Machine: Pondering Possible Pitching Prosperity: (Behrman/AP) Two weeks ago, I wrote that the Reds’ pitching problems would prevent them from repeating as NL Central Champions....
• 6/22 This is Getting Old: Aroldis Chapman Sent to Minors: Wednesday has come and the Reds will apparently not be activating Aroldis Chapman. Today marks the 30th day the flame thrower...
• 6/20 This is Getting Old: Chapman Decision Looming for Reds: Time is running out. Cincinnati has a decision to make regarding Aroldis Chapman.  Tuesday will mark the 30th day the flame thrower...
• 6/15 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Reds, Nunez, Edwin Rodriguez: Here's the latest from FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal in this new Hot Corner video... Of the NL Central contenders, Rosenthal...
• 6/6 Philly Phanatics: Phils’ bumper crop: The Philadelphia Phillies selected outfielder Larry Greene of Berrien County H.S. in Georgia with the 39th pick in the 2011 MLB...
• 6/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman won't be back until at least Friday: The Cincinnati Reds do not plan to activate RP Aroldis Chapman (shoulder) from the 15-day disabled list until at least Friday,...[+] June 3. 'I'm going to talk to (pitching coach) Bryan Price about it,' general manager Walt Jocketty said Wednesday, June 1.

• 5/31 MLBTradeRumors: Keith Law's Updated Top 25 Prospects: ESPN's Keith Law has updated his top 25 prospect list, four months after publishing his top 100.  You'll need Insider to view...
• 5/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Making changes to Aroldis Chapman's delivery: The Cincinnati Reds are using RP Aroldis Chapman's (shoulder) disabled-list stint to tweak his delivery and smooth it out to make...[+] him healthier and hopefully give him better command. Also, pitching coach Bryan Price said Chapman got too caught up in lighting up the stadium radar guns when he pitched, which caused negative issues in his delivery. 'Sometimes, when he hits 102 or 103 and the place goes crazy, I know when I was 23, I would have tried to throw the next one 105, too,' Price said. 'I mean, I don't blame him for that. He's a kid. But I don't want him to be defined solely by velocity. I'd rather him be defined by greatness.'
• 5/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman finds strike zone, bats: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman (shoulder) allowed three runs on five hits and no walks in two innings of work for Triple-A...[+] Louisville Thursday, May 26. He struck out five and threw 29 strikes out of 40 pitches.
• 5/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman rehabs: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman (shoulder) pitched a perfect inning with Triple-A Louisville Tuesday, May 24, and threw seven...[+] of his eight pitches for strikes. He will throw two more innings with Louisville Thursday, May 26, and is likely to have one more rehab outing after that.
• 5/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman was over-rotating: Cincinnati Reds pitching coach Bryan Price said RP Aroldis Chapman's (shoulder) control problems were due to the fact that he...[+] was over-rotating his shoulder during his delivery.
• 5/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman to make rehab appearance Monday: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman (shoulder) is expected to pitch one inning in a minor league rehab game with Triple-A Louisville...[+] Monday, May 23. He is expected to receive several days off after that appearance, before throwing approximately 40 pitches or two innings in his next outing. One more rehab appearance may come after that before he is activated from the disabled list.
• 5/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | More on Aroldis Chapman: Updating a previous report, Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman (shoulder) did some long tossing in the outfield Friday, May 20,...[+] in Cleveland, and he also threw off the mound in the bullpen with pitching coach Bryan Price supervising. 'We've been working a little bit on some light stuff. That was probably the heaviest he's thrown,' Price said.
• 5/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman throwing Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman (shoulder) long tossed from roughly 120 feet Friday, May 20....[+] Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman (shoulder) long tossed from roughly 120 feet Friday, May 20.
• 5/18 Yankees Daily: Keeping Up With the Top 25 Prospects: I am shamelessly stealing this idea off of Keith Law’s Top Prospect Update by making this list but I absolutely loved...
• 5/18 Baseball Reality Tour: MLB Bullpen Rankings: In February, we judged every Major League bullpen from the micro perspective. We looked at individual player stats like FIP (Fielding...
• 5/17 C70 At The Bat: Frustration, Then Vindication: A terribly frustrating weekend book-ended by wins both satisfying and encouraging.  Let's take a look at the last few days.Thursday...
• 5/16 Baseball Press: Clinical Notes - David Wright, Grady Sizemore, & More: Tests revealed a stress fracture in Wright's back. (Icon SMI)The 2011 season has already seen several serious injuries to superstar...
• 5/16 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Chapman, Braves, Rockies, Norris : Aroldis Chapman went on the disabled list with shoulder inflammation today, after Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reported on the...
• 5/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman placed on 15-day DLThe Cincinnati Reds have placed RP Aroldis Chapman (shoulder) on the 15-day disabled list with left shoulder inflammation....[+] The Cincinnati Reds have placed RP Aroldis Chapman (shoulder) on the 15-day disabled list with left shoulder inflammation.
• 5/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman struggles in relief appearance: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman walked four of the five St. Louis Cardinals batters he faced Sunday, May 15. Chapman threw...[+] only five of his 23 pitches for strikes during his outing.
• 5/15 The Writer's Journey: Game 40: The Cardinals scored 5 runs in the top of the 9th, but the Reds offense had built quite a cushion for the bullpen. Aroldis Chapman...
• 5/15 Baseball Musings: Two Much Filling: The Cardinals scored first and last in their game against the Reds, with two runs in the second and five in the ninth. Their run...
• 5/13 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Friendly Advice to the Reds: As the Reds prepare to host the Cardinals this weekend, I thought it might be necessary to help the host team out with a few friendly...
• 5/13 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Mets, Pujols, Chapman, Yankees: Mets owners Fred and Jeff Wilpon are closer to settling on a limited partner who will bring cash and keep the organization running,...
• 5/12 Baseball Moves: The Watchlist: The Hosmer Era Begins: The Watchlist: Rookies around the league Contributed by Larry Yocum The Watchlist will be an article that comes out every Thursday...
• 5/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Astros | Matt Downs back in lineup: Houston Astros 2B Matt Downs was in the lineup Wednesday, May 11, one day after being struck in the foot by a 99-mph fastball...[+] thrown by Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman. 'You pretty much get lucky when you get hit on the top of the foot at 99 and it doesn't break something,' he said. 'I'm fine today.'
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | More on Aroldis Chapman: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman is having a hard time staying on top of the ball and needs to keep his arm slot higher. 'He's...[+] having a hard time staying on top of the ball,' said pitching coach Bryan Price. 'His arm slot gets a little low. And with that velocity, and sometimes the inexperience, I feel he doesn't know where to go to fix it in the middle of the game. . .When he's really been throwing the ball well, he's on top of the ball and his ball is a little more true, but easier to control. And now he's pulling a lot of balls inside to the right-hand hitters.'
• 5/11 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Links: All Six Teams: The Cardinals lead the NL Central by one game over the Reds.  A link for each of the six teams: The $680MM deal to sell...
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman staying put: Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker said RP Aroldis Chapman isn't going to be sent to the minors, despite walking 16 hitters in...[+] 12 2/3 innings this season. 'We've got to find a way to get his mechanics back in the sync,' Baker said. 'He's throwing the ball great. It's just a matter of throwing strikes.'
• 5/7 MLB Fantasy Recon: Top 25 Prospect Update from MLB Dirt: Temper your expectationsEric Hosmer was the big name this week with the call up.  The 21 year old destroyed AAA pitching...
• 5/1 The Writer's Journey: What a game!!!: It was Joey Votto bobblehead night at GABP, and I took the whole family down to the game. We ended up with standing-room only...

• 4/30 Blog Red Machine: Who are the 2011 Reds?: In place of my usual weekly recaps of ups and downs I have decided to give a little insight on something that has been rolling...
• 4/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman shows off Wednesday: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman threw several fastballs over 100 miles per hour in his latest outing Wednesday, April 27, and...[+] he threw 17 of his 19 pitches for strikes against the Milwaukee Brewers.
• 4/27 Blog Red Machine: The Next Stage in the Aroldis Chapman Evolution: If you’re a Reds fan, you really have to be happy about what you have saw from Aroldis Chapman in his previous two outings...
• 4/23 Blog Red Machine: Where to Start?It will be just another thing to spark a TLR/Dusty debate, but that's not why Cincinnati lost......
• 4/22 Baseball Press: Around the Diamond - Weekly Linkage: Justin Verlander's unusual balk is a must-see. (Getty)Around the Diamond looks at our favorite baseball articles and observations...
• 4/20 MLB Fantasy Recon: Fantasy Fix Rookie Report - Sands, Pineda, Freeman, Arencibia: A different take on SandsJohn Marino over The Fantasy Fix reviews the starts of some key rookies around the league.  Marino...
• 4/19 MLB Fantasy Recon: Daily Notes from Monday with The FB Hot Stove: Mr. Lowrie should have your attentionJed Lowrie probably got your attention last night, while none of the Sox are hitting Lowrie...
• 4/19 Blog Red Machine: The Missile is back to full speed but…: I certainly was skeptical about the situation surrounding Aroldis Chapman and his subpar velocity in his previous outing Wednesday...
• 4/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman back to being himself: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman (elbow) returned Monday, April 18, and pitched a scoreless ninth inning, registered 103 mph...[+] on one pitch tracker, and 106 mph on the scoreboard, reports The Associated Press.
• 4/18 Raise the Jolly Roger: A complete effort: Kevin Correia‘s complete game tonight gave the Bucs their second CG this series. Guess how many complete games the Bucco...
• 4/18 The Writer's Journey: 2011 Reds (’92 Style): Aroldis Chapman: The Cuban Missile…what an exciting player, even if he is only a reliever (for now). Will Aroldis Chapman ever be a starting...
• 4/16 Blog Red Machine: Reversal of FortunesWhat the? How'd the? The Reds lost? But all looked like a Reds win...before the game started....
• 4/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman to miss a couple of days: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman (elbow) is expected to miss a couple of days due to a tender pitching elbow, reports The Associated...[+] Press. Manager Dusty Baker said Friday, April 15, that team doctors do not believe the injury is serious.
• 4/15 Blog Red Machine: Three Up/Three Down: The Post Semi-Disappointing West Coast Road Trip Edition: To have came off a .500 West Coast road trip, Reds fans endured a couple excruciating losses and have been in full-on Chicken...
• 4/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Unsure of Aroldis Chapman's status: Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker is unsure if RP Aroldis Chapman (arm) will pitch over the coming weekend, according to Jon...[+] Fay of The Cincinnati Enquirer.
• 4/15 Blog Red Machine: Well, If It’s Not Masset…Some Reds fans want Nick Masset out of the setup role. Well, who do you put in it?...
• 4/14 The Friarhood: Padres Gameday Chat 4/14/11 at HOU: HOUSTON SOLUTION: The Padres begin a seven-game road trip tonight with the first of four against the Houston Astros...will travel...
• 4/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman OK: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman (arm) was examined by team Dr. Tim Kremchek Wednesday, April 13, and the team is not worried...[+] about his health, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer's John Fay. 'There's no concern,' general manager Walt Jocketty said. 'He has some inflammation, which is not unusual for someone who pitches a lot and throws as hard as he does. They put him on an anti-inflammatory. We'll give him a day or two off.'
• 4/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman shut down: The Cincinnati Reds plan to shut down RP Aroldis Chapman for a few days to see if his drop in velocity was caused by arm fatigue,...[+] according to Yahoo! Sports' Jeff Passan.
• 4/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman's velocity drops further: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman's velocity dropped to around 91 mph in his outing Wednesday, April 13, The Cincinnati Enquirer's...[+] John Fay reports. C Ramon Hernandez thought Chapman may have been pitching through soreness. gYesterday, he threw what 93, 94,h Hernandez said. gThen today, he's throwing 91. He's throws almost 100 over every pitch. Now, he can't get up to 93. There's got to be something. You can't lose it in one day. My guess is he wants to battle through it. Like anybody who's a player will do.'
• 4/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman shaky in relief appearance: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman allowed an unearned run and a walk in one-third of an inning Wednesday, April 13, against the...[+] San Diego Padres. He was able to earn his fourth hold of the season despite throwing just three of his 10 pitches for strikes.
• 4/13 Blog Red Machine: Another Frustrating LossA heartbreaker today. Confound you, Pat Benatar!!...
• 4/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Nothing wrong with Aroldis Chapman: Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker said there is nothing wrong with RP Aroldis Chapman after his fastball only reached 98 mph...[+] on the radar gun during his outing Tuesday, April 12, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer's John Fay. 'There's nothing to be alarmed about. I've been saying the same thing when people want to see him everyday. He's gone three out of four days. If he goes two innings last night, it would have been even worse the second inning. We wouldn't have had him today. And there's a good chance that off day wouldn't help at all.'
• 4/13 Blog Red Machine: Series Finale: Reds & PadresNot a whole lot to glean from toady's pitching matchup other than Tim Stauffer does pretty darn good against the Reds....
• 4/13 Baseball Musings: Pitchers Injured? No Problem!: With Homer Bailey and Johnny Cueto on the disabled list, Sam LeCure came through again for the Reds, allowing one hit in six innings...
• 4/10 Blog Red Machine: Two Games, Two Different OutcomesThe first two games in the Diamondbacks series have been vastly different....
• 4/10 The Writer's Journey: Game 8: Stellar pitching from Bronson Arroyo and the ability to get runs over helped the Reds snap their 2-game losing streak last night....
• 4/8 My Pinstripes: Young, Armed, and Dangerous | Baseball Digest: Young, Armed, and Dangerous | Baseball DigestDue to league expansion over the last 20 years, younger and younger pitchers have...
• 4/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman hits 104 on the gun: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman hit 104 mph on the radar gun during his relief outing Wednesday, April 6, which is one mph...[+] shy of his best from last season, according to The Associated Press.
• 4/3 Blog Red Machine: Props and Drops: Bark in the Park VersionBark in the park produces a 12-3 Reds wins. Who's our Props and Drops?...
• 4/2 The Golden Sombrero: Sombrero Staff Prognostications: Griff’s 2011 Predictions: National League West Division 1.     San Francisco Giants 2.     Colorado Rockies 3.     Los Angeles...
• 4/2 The Golden Sombrero: Sombrero Staff Prognostications: Ryan’s 2011 Predictions: AL EAST 1 – Boston Red Sox 2 – Tampa Bay Rays (Wild Card) 3 – New York Yankees 4 – Toronto...

• 3/31 Obstructed View: NL Central Questions & Answers: Cincinnati Reds: Here at Obstructed View we're publishing team projections for the NL Central teams as well as interview with someone who blogs...
• 3/31 Baseball Daily Digest: BDD 2011 Division Previews: NL Central: Half of the BDD Previews are in the bag, and today is Paul Dylan’s turn as he tackles baseball’s largest division....
• 3/30 MLB Fantasy Recon: Ranking the Rookies - Fantasy Baseball's Top Ten Rookies for 2011: Jason Heyward and Mike Stanton were two notable standout rookies.  So who's it going to be in 2011?  The Bleacher Report...
• 3/30 Obstructed View: NL Central Preview: Cincinnati Reds: Last Year: The Reds surprised many by winning the division over the heavily favored Cardinals. My memory stinks, but from what...
• 3/30 Baseball Press: Our Best Predictions For the 2011 Season: Jered Weaver is good, but can he win the AL Cy Young? (Getty)The 2011 baseball season has arrived, and the Baseball Press staff...
• 3/29 MLB Fantasy Recon: Updated Closer Rankings - The Top 50 RP for Saves - Holds: Matt Thornton is the 3rd best closer?If your getting your roster straightened out for opening day, be sure to take a...
• 3/29 Motor City Bengals: Motor City Bengals’ MLB Season Predictions: Matt Snyder: This week at Motor City Bengals, we will be going on the record with our season predictions. Over the course of the week, each...
• 3/28 Motor City Bengals: Fearless Predictions for 2011, Born of Ignorance: In the American League, the Rays fall off just enough (though they won’t be awful) to be uncompetitive in their division. ...
• 3/25 Baseball Reality Tour: Inaugural Post on Rotoprofessor: Hey folks, so we've never done this before... The Braves are reloading, and Freddie Freeman is a big part of it. I wrote...
• 3/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman has mixed spring results: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman has put up a 1.64 ERA this spring but has walked 10 batters and thrown two wild pitches while...[+] striking out 14 in 11 innings, according to MLB.com's Mark Sheldon. Chapman has walked at least one in each of his last four appearances.
• 3/24 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Notes: Pudge, Chapman, Szczur: As Starlin Castro and Corey Hart celebrate birthdays today, here's the latest from the NL Central.... Writing for MLB.com,...
• 3/23 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Links: All Five Teams: Plenty of storylines in the AL East this year; here are a few... Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos talked to Jeff Blair on the...
• 3/23 Baseball Press: Not With a Ten-Foot Pole: Relief Pitchers: Frank Francisco's shaky 2010 should make you think twice in 2011. (AP)With fantasy drafts hitting full stride over the next...
• 3/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Reds ST Game 261:13PM PDT: Daric Barton home run! Great start....
• 3/19 MLB Fantasy Recon: 2011 Fantasy Baseball Rookies to Target: Just look the other way2010 saw a great influx of rookie talent with Mike Stanton, Buster Posey, Jason Heyward, Austin Jackson,...
• 3/18 Blog Red Machine: This Ought to Get the Masses TalkingHas a can of worms been opened?...
• 3/17 Blog Red Machine: Opening Day Preview?The Reds lineup for tomorrow could be a preview of Opening Day...and there's still around two weeks to go....
• 3/14 Blog Red Machine: This Grabbed My AttentionThe Reds pool of starters is deep. Could Aroldis Chapman and Dontrelle Willis play that role?...
• 3/13 Blog Red Machine: Fan Guest Post Winner: Week 2: This week's fan guest post winner deals with the topic of a certain player. The winning entry may not be what you think, bit it's...
• 3/10 Bronx Baseball Daily: Correction: Yankees Never Made Offer to Aroldis Chapman: Via Pete Caldera of the Bergin Record: GM Brian Cashman said the Yankees never made an offer to Reds lefty Aroldis Chapman...
• 3/10 PaulLebowitz.com: From The Man Who Brought You Kei Igawa…: Brian Cashman’s poor pitching decisions are becoming analogous to the schlock film producer who tosses out a lot of content...
• 3/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Deny making offer to Aroldis Chapman: New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman denied a report that the Yankees offered Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman a $54...[+] million deal, ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney reports. Cashman said the team never made him an offer.
• 3/9 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Offered Aroldis Chapman $54 Million: Via Melissa Segura of Sports Illustrated: The FL lawsuit v. Hendricks/Fernandez says Yankees made “offer...
• 3/9 The Captain's Blog: Cuban Missile Crisis: Did Yanks Make Mega-Offer to Aroldis Chapman? If Not, Why Didn’t They?: A recent tweet by Sports Illustrated’s Melissa Segura suggested that the Yankees made an offer to Aroldis Chapman that was in...
• 3/9 It's About the Money (Stupid): $54 million for Chapman? Huh?: Via Craig at HBT comes an interesting story (really, just an anecdote) about the Aroldis Chapman signing and eventual lawsuit...
• 3/8 MLBTradeRumors: The Yankees' Offer To Aroldis Chapman: The Yankees really liked Aroldis Chapman. A Florida lawsuit against the left-hander's representatives claims that the Yankees...
• 3/6 MLB Fantasy Recon: Top Prospects for 2011: Mike Stanton's 22 Home Runs last year and Buster Posey's break out rookie campaign can show us how important it is to be familiar with...
• 3/4 Blog Red Machine: 2011 Cincinnati Reds Season Preview: Wrap-up: There’s only one last thing for all of us yet to do. We’ve covered all the positions and pitchers. What do we think...
• 3/3 Blog Red Machine: 2011 Cincinnati Reds Season Preview: The PenThose who can and might have a roster spot in the Reds bullpen....
• 3/3 Blog Red Machine: 20111 Cincinnati Reds Season Preview: The PenThose who can and might have a roster spot in the Reds bullpen....
• 3/2 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Cincinnati Reds: The Reds are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League/International Signings Bronson Arroyo, SP: three years,...

• 2/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman has control issues Monday: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman struck out two batters in a scoreless inning in his spring debut Monday, Feb. 28, but he also...[+] issued three walks.
• 2/28 The Golden Sombrero: The Golden Sombrero’s Top 50 Prospects: #12 – Aroldis Chapman (Video): #12 Aroldis Chapman – Cincinnati Reds LHP DOB: 2-28-88 ETA: 2011 105 mph.  6-foot-4.  Left-handed. ...
• 2/28 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Minor League Monday: 2011 MLB Composite Top 100 Prospects: After the good response to the 2011 Cubs Composite Top 10 Prospects, I've decided to take it a step further and put together a...
• 2/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Several top relievers set to debut: Cincinnati Reds RPs Jose Arredondo, Bill Bray, Aroldis Chapman, Nick Masset and Dontrelle Willis are each scheduled to work in...[+] relief in Cactus League action Monday, Feb. 28, against the Cleveland Indians, reports Jordan Bastian, of MLB.com.
• 2/25 YankeeAnalysts.com: The scouting scale explained: In light of the recent release of EJ’s excellent Top 30 list (and new grading methods) and Baseball America’s Top...
• 2/24 Blog Red Machine: FanSided’s All NL Central Team ResultsThe All NL Central Team pitchers are announced....
• 2/24 C70 At The Bat: Overly Optimistic Cardinals Post: There was a lot of doom and gloom among fans and national media types yesterday with the news that Adam Wainwright is out for...
• 2/24 The Golden Sombrero: Prospect Buzz: Bryce Harper, Carlos Santana, Garrett Wittels, and Prospect Lists: What’s an installment of Prospect Buzz without a little Bryce Harper speculation? After speaking with Nationals’...
• 2/21 Blog Red Machine: CoCo or Chapman?: To me this is not even an argument at all, but among certain sects of Reds nation it seems that there is a debate as to who should...
• 2/17 Blog Red Machine: Today’s Theme: Love for Chapmania: Aroldis Chapman was surrounded with love today. Many posts were centered around "The Cuban Missile". Yes, Chapmania is alive and...
• 2/17 The Writer's Journey: Trade with Nachos Grande: There are several bloggers attempting to complete the Diamond Parallel set in 2011 Topps. A noble goal, not one that I care to...
• 2/17 Blog Red Machine: Reason #7 to be Excited About the Reds in 2011Reason #7 to be excited about the Reds in 2011...
• 2/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Dusty Baker discusses Aroldis Chapman's role: Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker said he will use RP Aroldis Chapman similarly to how he used him last season, according to...[+] The Cincinnati Enquirer's John Fay. 'One thing I want squash right now is closer-situation controversy. I know everyone wants to be in a hurry to rush him in there. But we've got to get him acclimated to what he's doing first. (Francisco) Cordero, even though it's been exciting at times, he's still second at least in our league in saves the last two years. That's something that most people overlook.'
• 2/16 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Bautista, Chapman, Mariners, Marlins: Some news items to wrap up the evening.... In regards to the Blue Jays and Jose Bautista pushing back their arbitration...
• 2/14 The Writer's Journey: Trade with White Sox Cards: It’s always fun to trade with Steve over at White Sox Cards. I sent him some 2011 ChiSox and a few odds and ends last week,...
• 2/14 Blog Red Machine: Comparing the All NL Central TeamsAll three versions of the All NL Central Team (BRM, NL Central bloggers and the fans) are seen side-by-side....
• 2/11 Blog Red Machine: A Take on the Reds Farm System: Nathaniel Stoltz of FanSided's Call to the Pen takes a look at the Reds farm system. What I think (like it matters) and what you...
• 2/11 Call to the Pen: The Cincinnati Reds System: Continuing my look at every minor league system in baseball, it's time to look at one of the more hyped collections of talent...
• 2/10 MLBTradeRumors: Make Or Break Year: Joel Zumaya: Long before Aroldis Chapman defected from Cuba, Joel Zumaya was the guy breaking all sorts of velocity records. During the...
• 2/7 The Writer's Journey: 2011 Topps Reds: On eBay. Lookie lookie! That photo comes from an auction for the 13-card base set, featuring all your favorite Reds, including...
• 2/7 My Pinstripes: BD Hot Stove: NL Central Prospects | Baseball Digest: The Cardinals Shelby Miller coming soon to a ball park near you.BD Hot Stove: NL Central Prospects | Baseball DigestIt’s the...
• 2/2 Tomahawk Take: How Wrong Can I Be Today: RoY- Freddie Freeman: A week away from pitchers and catchers reporting and everywhere you look pundit predictions are in bloom. Who will be rookie of...

• 1/31 Blog Red Machine: Reds Caravan in LimaWhen the Reds Caravan visited Lima, Ohio, FanSided's John Parent, Co-Director of MLB, took a few notes for BRM....
• 1/31 The Process Report: Jake McGee’s Future: Folks tend to imagine every pitching prospect with an explosive fastball in the bullpen. As well as David Price pitched at Vanderbilt...
• 1/31 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Play It Again, Walt: Same song, different verse, eh Walt? MVP-caliber first baseman with bright future?  Check.  Injury prone third baseman?  Check. ...
• 1/31 YankeeAnalysts.com: Jesus Montero fourth-best prospect in baseball per Keith Law's Top 50 MLB Prospects: On the heels of MLB.com's top prospect list, Keith Law recently released his own Top 50 prospects list (unfortunately it's behind...
• 1/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman likely to remain in bullpen: Cincinnati Reds assistant general manager Bill Bavasi said Thursday, Jan. 27, that RP Aroldis Chapman is likely to remain in the...[+] bullpen this season, although he left open the possibility of Chapman working in the rotation at some point, reports Hal McCoy, of the Dayton Daily News. 'A decision has not been made, but I think it is going to be impossible to get him out of the bullpen,' Bavasi said. 'Aroldis is killing people out of the bullpen and we're OK with what we have for starters.'
• 1/24 Baseball Reality Tour: 2011 Fantasy Rankings: Catchers: The silver lining surrounding the Bears season ending today, is that we're one step closer to baseball season. This offseason,...
• 1/23 Blog Red Machine: Bullpen DynamicsA look at the Reds bullpen...
• 1/22 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Thompson, Dodgers, Crawford, Athletics: Links for Saturday... SI.com's Melissa Segura tweets that the Astros have signed Jose Carlos Thompson for approximately $250K....
• 1/21 Blog Red Machine: Reds Top 5 ProspectsThe top 5 prospects are revealed. In a manner of speaking......
• 1/20 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays To Sign Dominican Left-Hander: The Blue Jays have agreed to sign Dominican left-hander Jairo Labour for $350K, according to Ben Badler of Baseball America. The...
• 1/19 Blog Red Machine: Reds Prospects According To…: Rating anything can become painstakingly difficult. You have a myriad of factors to consider regarding any type of list. The same...
• 1/14 The Sporting Hippeaux: 2011 Fantasy Baseball Rookies: The following list anti**** actual production of rookies in standard 5X5 fantasy formats.  This is not a "top prospects"...
• 1/11 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Pujols, Jones, Nationals, Ledezma: One year ago today, the Reds won the bidding for Aroldis Chapman. The Cuban left-hander made 15 relief appearances in the majors...
• 1/10 Blog Red Machine: Chapman v. Rhodes: Sometimes you just run across something and it piques your interest. That was the case for me a bit earlier today when I checked...
• 1/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman to stay in relief for now: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman will stay in a relief role at least for the start of the 2011 season, according to John Fay...[+] of The Cincinnati Enquirer. The long-term plan is to still make him a starter.

• 12/31 Call to the Pen: Olde Man’s Tavern: The Year That Was 2010Oled Man's Tavern revisits some things from the 2010 baseball season....
• 12/30 MLBTradeRumors: Hindsight Is 2010: Our Top 15 Stories Of The Year: You know it has been a busy year when the trades for Dan Uggla and Roy Oswalt aren't among the year's top stories. Uggla and...
• 12/30 The Writer's Journey: Baseball in December!: They’re not on the field…they’re in the mail! GCRL sent over a nice stack o’ Redlegs, and will be receiving...
• 12/27 MLBTradeRumors: What's In Store For January: Here's what to expect as we prepare to enter 2011... Boras Clients Will Find Homes Last January, Matt Holliday, Adrian Beltre,...
• 12/25 Blog Red Machine: Job Posting: 8th Inning Guy/Shut Down Left Hander Needed: Throughout the 2010 season there were a few constants, Joey Votto would work the pitcher, the Reds would never give up and Arthur...
• 12/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman could stay in bullpen: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman's chances of staying in the bullpen next year increased with RP Arthur Rhodes signing with...[+] the Texas Rangers, according to SportingNews.com's Chris Bahr. Chapman could replace Rhodes as the team's left-handed setup man.
• 12/24 Blog Red Machine: A Letter to Dusty ClausA Christmas wish list for Dusty Claus....
• 12/22 Call to the Pen: Trade Analysis: Josh Willingham for Henry Rodriguez, Corey Brown: Nobody really noticed, but Josh Willingham was a very effective player the last two seasons in Washington. He hit .264/.377/.475...
• 12/15 MLBTradeRumors: Multiyear Free Agent Contracts On The Rise: Multiyear free agent contracts are on the rise again. If the first six weeks of the 2010-11 offseason are any indication, teams...
• 12/6 Blog Red Machine: Winter Meetings, Day 1: Well, not really the end of the day. There could be other happenings down in Florida. The Reds were pretty much under the radar...

• 11/28 Call to the Pen: Ten Half-Conculsions to Draw from My Top 100 Prospect List: I’ve spent the past eleven weeks of This Week in Prospects disclosing my Top 100 Prospects of 2010 list. For this column,...
• 11/27 Blog Red Machine: Seriously? Jeter a Red?: Interesting title, but it grabbed ya, didn’t it. Believable? I’ve read a couple of posts over on Bleacher Report that...
• 11/26 Blog Red Machine: Should the Reds Deal Edinson Volquez?Would trading Edinson Volquez help fill the Reds needs?...
• 11/25 Blog Red Machine: Our Thanks to the 2010 Reds…and a Few TurkeysBlog Red Machine shares its thanks...and turkeys...on the Reds 2010 season....
• 11/24 COSFBA: Finding Keepers: Cincinnati Reds: 11/16/2010: The Cincinnati Reds had an unexpected run into the playoffs this season and several players showed why they should be considered...
• 11/23 Blog Red Machine: Top 5 Reds Moments of 2010: While creating this list, I noticed that it is more shaded toward pitching than anything else.  Why is that?  I honestly have...
• 11/20 Blog Red Machine: The Voice of the Reds Fans…You!: We asked…and we did get an answer. A few days ago, we asked for our readers to answer this question. You are Walt Jocketty....
• 11/19 Blog Red Machine: AFL Spotlight: Jeremy HorstJeremy Horst is the next Reds porspect on our list....
• 11/17 Blog Red Machine: Would You Give Brandon Webb a Deal?: Well, would you be willing to take the risk? Seems that ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick thinks the Reds could consider landing the...
• 11/9 MLBTradeRumors: One Year Ago: Early November 2009: A look back at the first half of November 2009 reveals interesting parallels with what we've seen so far this month.  Last year...
• 11/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman could stay in relief role: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman is likely to stay in a relief role for next season, according to MLB.com's Mark Sheldon. 'That's...[+] one thing we're wrestling with,' manager Dusty Baker recently said on Sirius XM's Mad Dog radio. 'I see him personally probably being somewhere in the back end of the bullpen, because it's hard to find a guy that can get righties and lefties out equally. And that gas he has - and you haven't even seen his breaking ball and his changeup yet. So his potential is unbelievable.'
• 11/6 Call to the Pen: The Top 100 MLB Prospects 2010: #30-21: Welcome to the November 6, 2010 edition of This Week in Prospects, which happens to be the antepenultimate edition of my top 100...
• 11/3 MLBTradeRumors: Jocketty Named Sporting News Executive Of Year: Cincinnati GM Walt Jocketty won the 2010 Sporting News Executive of the Year Award after leading the Reds to their first winning...

• 10/26 MLBTradeRumors: Last Year's Big Free Agent Deals: 20 players signed free agent deals worth at least $10MM last offseason.  How'd those work out? Matt Holliday, Cardinals:...
• 10/19 MLBTradeRumors: Amateur Signing Bonuses: Reds: Next up in our series looking at how much each club spends on amateurs, the Reds... Aroldis Chapman, $16.25MM (2010) Chris...
• 10/16 Baseball Daily Digest: Raising Aces: How the NL West Was Won: The greatest September showdown of 2010 took place out west, where the San Francisco Giants rode their prolific pitching staff...
• 10/12 Baseball Musings: Good Things ‘Bout the Reds: Cincinnati.com’s Reds blog shares some positive links about the Reds. I agree that this should be the start of a positive...
• 10/10 Baseball Musings: Bottom of the Ninth: Aroldis Chapman allows a double but no runs in the top of the ninth to keep the Phillies lead at 2-0. The Reds come out to face...
• 10/10 Baseball Musings: Staying Close: The Reds pen just completed their third inning of work, doing their job of keeping the Phillies off the board. They’ve allowed...
• 10/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman suffers loss in Game 2 Friday: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman (0-1) was tagged with the loss against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 2 of the NLDS Friday,...[+] Oct. 8, according to The Associated Press. He allowed three unearned runs on two hits over two-thirds of an inning, with one strikeout and one hit batter.
• 10/9 Crashburn Alley: Is Acting Unethical in Baseball?: During the bottom of the seventh inning of Game Two of the NLDS against the Cincinnati Reds, Chase Utley was awarded first base...
• 10/9 Caught Looking: Friday night’s recap: Caught Looking breaks down the games from Friday night…a couple of comeback victories in the National League Division Series....
• 10/8 Baseball Musings: The Error of their Ways: The Phillies win 7-4 over the Reds, but only two of those seven runs were earned. Four Cincinnati errors lead to five runs, and...
• 10/8 Baseball Musings: Chapman in the Seventh: Aroldis Chapman comes on to pitch the seventh for the Reds. He’ll face Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and Jayson Werth. Update:...
• 10/7 Reds Fan Central: Jay Bruce A Hero: He has been a power hitter his entire career, but no home run has been better for Jay Bruce than last night’s shot over...
• 10/7 Reds Fan Central: Reds Announce NLDS Roster: Ok the playoff roster has been announced and we finally know who will be representing our Reds! Pitching Staff: Edinson Volquez,...
• 10/7 Baseball Daily Digest: Raising Aces: The Red Dragon: When the Cincinnati Reds secured the NL Central crown last week, the clinching W was fastened to the stat line of their new fire-breathing...
• 10/6 Crashburn Alley: Phillies-Reds NLDS Preview: Q&A with Chad Dotson: Philadelphia is ready to enjoy yet another year of post-season baseball. I believe it was the great philosopher Sun Tzu Zack de...
• 10/5 Reds Fan Central: Reds Announce NLDS Roster: Ok the playoff roster has been announced and we finally know who will be representing our Reds! Pitching Staff: Edinson Volquez,...
• 10/5 Pirates Property: Playoff Primer: Reds vs. Phillies: By Brian Joura The skinny: The Phillies took the season series, 5-2, and have home field advantage in the NLDS thanks to a major...
• 10/1 Reds Fan Central: Jay Bruce A Hero: He has been a power hitter his entire career, but no home run has been better for Jay Bruce than last night’s shot over...

• 9/29 Baseball Press: The 606 - September 29, 2010: Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look at the most intriguing pitching matchup of the day, with a final prediction of the...
• 9/26 Baseball Musings: Choking Up: I like the way the Padres adjust: Facing the fastball of Cincinnati’s Aroldis Chapman means swallowing pride and shifting strategy....
• 9/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman fails to dip below 100 mph on the radar gun Friday: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman pitched 1 1/3 innings against the San Diego Padres Friday, Sept. 24, with one walk and two...[+] strikeouts, according to The Associated Press. Each of the 25 pitches he threw was clocked at 100 mph or greater, with the fastest pitch being recorded at 105 mph.
• 9/21 Reds Fan Central: Reds Defeat Pirates 5-4 With Votto Walk-Off HR: It was a thrilling evening in Cincinnati baseball tonight.  The evening started off with a touching tribute and celebration of...
• 9/16 Baseball Musings: Agreeing With Dusty: I’m in agreement with Dusty Baker here (emphasis added): Those people dont manage this ballclub. Those people dont understand...
• 9/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman won't serve as closer: Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker said he will not use RP Aroldis Chapman to close out games with RP Francisco Cordero struggling...[+] recently, according to MLB.com's Mark Sheldon. 'It hasn't changed,' Baker said. 'Chapman just learned how to relieve. That eighth inning and seventh inning is a whole lot easier than that ninth inning. Is this the place to experiment with that? With the guy that hasn't been there? In case he doesn't do it, do I go back to Coco and say 'hey man, I was just kidding.' Then you lose both of them.'
• 9/15 Call to the Pen: What’s Next: Kyle Drabek Debuts: Roy Halladay won 148 games for the Toronto Blue Jays. He was an all-star six times for Toronto and garnered a top-five Cy Young...
• 9/12 Pirates Property: Walker extends hit streak against Reds Chapman: Pirates 2B Neal Walker delivered a two-out, two-run single off a 99 mph fastball by Aroldis Chapman in the eighth inning on...
• 9/9 Baseball Musings: Comeback Kids: The Colorado Rockies come back from an early 5-0 deficit to defeat the Reds 6-5. Aroldis Chapman got Carlos Gonzalez to hit into...
• 9/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman has future as reliever: One major league scout believes Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman has value as a reliever in the future, according to ESPN.com's...[+] Jayson Stark. 'He's the real deal - as a reliever. He's not going to help them any time soon as a starter. But if they leave him in that role, I think he'll be their closer in one more year. He has so many arms and legs and moving parts in his delivery, it will always be an issue. But the thing I like is, he came in and he was completely unrattled. He looked like he was throwing a simulated game. So I think they paid out big money for a top-end starter, and they'll get a top-end closer instead,' the scout said.
• 9/9 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Yankeeist Interview with Alex Langsam of the Pittsburgh Pirates' Front Office: I’m incredibly pleased to present one of the most exciting interviews in Yankeeist history, as I recently had the opportunity...
• 9/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman may not throw changeup: Cincinnati Reds Triple-A pitching coach Ted Power said RP Aroldis Chapman's hands are so large it may be difficult for him to...[+] master a changeup, FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal reports.
• 9/5 El Maquino: Waino and Albert Hit All-Time Lows: Cards 1 | Reds 6 (70-63; Tie Series, 1-1): September 5, 2010 Another day, another loss.  Adam Wainwright loses his 4th-straight (expanding on his career record of 3). ...
• 9/2 Bus League Baseball: Now Pitching For…: It’s September, which means prospects galore are being called up to The Show. Rather than bombard our loyal readers with...
• 9/2 The Captain's Blog: Doubters Whither Under Chapman’s Heat: When Aroldis Chapman was clocked at 105 mph during a minor league game, scouts around the game and in the media responded with...
• 9/2 PaulLebowitz.com: Broken Wings: Cardinals in freefall: Don't you hate the unexplainable? It's easy to look at teams like the Mariners; the Pirates; the...
• 9/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman picks up first win Wednesday: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman clocked 103 miles an hour on the radar gun twice Wednesday, Sept. 1, according to Joe Kay,...[+] of The Associated Press. Chapman picked up his first major league win when the Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-1.
• 9/1 Baseball Musings: A Win for Aroldis: Johnny Cueto pitched six strong innings, allowing the Brewers one run. The Reds didn’t score, however, until after Aroldis...
• 9/1 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Strasburg Or Chapman: Aroldis Chapman threw 104 mph tonight in his second - and second dominant - big league appearance. The Cuban lefty struck out...
• 9/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman shines in second outing: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman faced three batters for the second straight night in his second appearance in the big leagues...[+] Wednesday, Sept. 1, according to MLB.com's Mark Schmetzer. Chapman struck out one in the outing and hit 102 mph on the radar gun.
• 9/1 TetreaultVision: Bloguin BRU: September 1st, 2010: September commences with expanded rosters and dwindling playoff hopes. Walk with me around the network. Paddy McMahon of the...
• 9/1 Baseball Moves: Video of the Day 9/1/10: The MLB debut of Reds’ flame thrower Aroldis Chapman has created quite the buzz in the baseball world.  Chapman not only...
• 9/1 Bronx Baseball Daily: Some Aroldis Chapman Would Hit the Spot Right About Now: If you haven’t noticed, the young lefty phenom out of Cuba, Aroldis Chapman, finally made his debut for the Cincinnati...
• 9/1 PaulLebowitz.com: Judgment Calls: They swung at what they heard: Aroldis Chapman of the Cincinnati Reds exploded onto the big league scene last night with a...
• 9/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | Aroldis Chapman debuts: Cincinnati Reds RP Aroldis Chapman threw a scoreless inning in his major-league debut Tuesday, Aug. 31, and topped out at 102...[+] mph, The Associated Press reports.