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Reds Tidbits (2006 Season)

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Jaxbuck said:
I still see the annual June swoon in our future but will be interested to see the moves Krivisky makes to reshape the team going foreward. Being a Reds fan is all about finding ways to be entertained and keep some sort of interest.
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It is certainly ironic that the team is without Griffey, and has also lost Pena and Caseys bats, and their run production hasn't fallen off at all. Although, one could argue that without Casey, they'll only ground into a third as many double plays this season as they have the last three or four, so that amounts to at least an extra 20 or 30 base runners in scoring position over the long haul.

Unfortunately, it's still the lack of groundball pitching and the infield defense that is this teams weakness. The Reds are 1st in the majors in Es, 19th in DPs, and dead last in Fielding %. The pitching staff is, miraculously, 5th in all of MLB in strike outs and 9th in all of MLB in fewest BBs issued. Of course, the taters served (36) leads the majors by a healthy margin and the overall team ERA isn't going to impress anybody.

The most important factor in whether this team puts together a string of winning seasons or continues the June Swoon trend will be based on what the front office eventually does with players like Encarnacion. Edwin is a fine hitter, he's among the NL's elite 3Bs right now as he's leading the league in doubles and RBIs, and is top three in home runs and runs scored for his position. He's got good pop and doesn't strike out alot. However, his name contains a few capital letter 'E's' for a reason, and it's because nobody is going to mistake him for Brooks Robinson anyday soon. 8 errors in 18 games. He is the worst fielding everyday third baseman in the NL, and by a healthy margin -- he's lapped the field, even Morgan Ensberg, who is ONLY around for his bat.

The same could be said of Felipe Lopez at SS.

Runs are less useful in bunches. If the Reds could already score 9 runs a game, what difference does it make to carry these guys and then score 12 when they're complete and total liabilities with the leather on the rare occassion a Reds pitcher actually induces a groundball? Encarnacion, with as good a hitter as he is growing to become, could become outstanding bait for lighter bats with superior fielding skills and/or a pitching prospect or two.

The Reds don't need to score more runs, they need to allow fewer. Krivisky is lucky to have inherited some good young hitters who also happen to play premium positions where a number of GMs will go ape-shit over the offensive numbers.
 
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It is certainly ironic that the team is without Griffey, and has also lost Pena and Caseys bats, and their run production hasn't fallen off at all. Although, one could argue that without Casey, they'll only ground into a third as many double plays this season as they have the last three or four, so that amounts to at least an extra 20 or 30 base runners in scoring position over the long haul.

Unfortunately, it's still the lack of groundball pitching and the infield defense that is this teams weakness. The Reds are 1st in the majors in Es, 19th in DPs, and dead last in Fielding %. The pitching staff is, miraculously, 5th in all of MLB in strike outs and 9th in all of MLB in fewest BBs issued. Of course, the taters served (36) leads the majors by a healthy margin and the overall team ERA isn't going to impress anybody.

The most important factor in whether this team puts together a string of winning seasons or continues the June Swoon trend will be based on what the front office eventually does with players like Encarnacion. Edwin is a fine hitter, he's among the NL's elite 3Bs right now as he's leading the league in doubles and RBIs, and is top three in home runs and runs scored for his position. He's got good pop and doesn't strike out alot. However, his name contains a few capital letter 'E's' for a reason, and it's because nobody is going to mistake him for Brooks Robinson anyday soon. 8 errors in 18 games. He is the worst fielding everyday third baseman in the NL, and by a healthy margin -- he's lapped the field, even Morgan Ensberg, who is ONLY around for his bat.

The same could be said of Felipe Lopez at SS.

Runs are less useful in bunches. If the Reds could already score 9 runs a game, what difference does it make to carry these guys and then score 12 when they're complete and total liabilities with the leather on the rare occassion a Reds pitcher actually induces a groundball? Encarnacion, with as good a hitter as he is growing to become, could become outstanding bait for lighter bats with superior fielding skills and/or a pitching prospect or two.

The Reds don't need to score more runs, they need to allow fewer. Krivisky is lucky to have inherited some good young hitters who also happen to play premium positions where a number of GMs will go ape-shit over the offensive numbers.
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Well we could still have Brandon Larson at 3rd base.

EE and Lopez will both continue to improve on their D. Lopez has gotten a whole lot better since when he came into the league. The throwing error he had last night was not a great throw, but Hatteberg easily could of made the catch and tagged the guy, instead it went off his glove and into right field.

Lopez seems to make the tough play, but not the easy one, b/c I think he is just thinking too much, once they get confidence in fielding the ball they will be ok, and I believe that both are out there early and taking ground balls, and trying to improve. The speed off the ball is not anything they have seen and it takes time gettting used too.

Not trying to boast myself up or anything, but in baseball I played 2nd and thorughout my junior high years, I had 1 error and that was on a pop fly, that I had bounce off my glove. Then when I got to high school and attempted to play there, I had quite a few my freshmen year, mainly b/c of the speed of the ball and the grass infield didnt help, and then the confidence starts to go and you start missing the easy ones, but make the tough ones, b/c you just arent thinking about it, just goign on instincts. I see this problem right now with Lopez and EE.
 
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Reds march on to 15-7 behind Arroyo's one hit, 8-inning gem.

Wily Mo Who?! :tongue2:

Arroyo allows one run in eight innings as Reds win

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Bronson Arroyo threw eight innings of one-hit ball, and the Cincinnati Reds jumped out to an early lead just as they have all series in a 5-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday that completed a three-game sweep.

Arroyo (4-0) allowed only Ryan Zimmerman's single to right-center with two outs in the fourth. The next batter, Ryan Church, hit a hard shot that first baseman Scott Hatteberg smothered.

The right-hander left after 119 pitches, and Kent Mercker and David Weathers combined for a hitless ninth. The Nationals wound up with more errors (two) than hits.

Arroyo struck out eight, walked two and faced just four batters over the minimum in his latest impressive outing since joining the Reds in a spring training trade from the Red Sox. Arroyo was headed to Boston's bullpen when he was dealt for outfielder Wily Mo Pena.

On Wednesday, Arroyo did have the benefit of not having to face two of Washington's best hitters, Jose Vidro and Jose Guillen, who didn't start. Still, Arroyo quickly has established himself as the ace of a staff that doesn't have another member of the rotation with an ERA under 4.50.

The Reds, though, are off to a 15-7 start, including four consecutive victories, thanks to their majors-leading offense. They scored a total of seven first-inning runs in the opening two games at Washington, and went up 4-0 by the fourth on Wednesday off Ramon Ortiz (0-3).

David Ross got things going with an upper-deck homer in the third inning. The Reds tacked on three runs the next inning, when they batted around and got helped by two errors by the Nationals.

Felipe Lopez and Adam Dunn singled, and Austin Kearns hit a comebacker that appeared tailor-made for a 1-4-3 double play. But Ortiz threw the ball into center field, allowing Lopez to score.

Ortiz then loaded the bases with a walk to Hatteberg, and Edwin Encarnacion dumped a blooper into shallow center that dropped in for a single and his team-leading 23rd RBI. Ryan Church watched the ball fall in, then stumbled awkwardly, failed to pick up the ball and nearly fell down altogether. That error allowed a second run to score.

Cincinnati made it 5-0 in the seventh, helped by another Nationals miscue. Ryan Freel was hit by Oritz, and moved to third on Dunn's third single. But when Kearns hit another ball that might have led to an inning-ending double play, second baseman Marlon Anderson couldn't get shortstop Royce Clayton's throw out of his glove properly. That allowed Kearns to reach on a fielder's choice, and Freel crossed the plate.

The Nationals dropped to 1-7 at home, and they've lost four in a row.
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The NL Central collectively is off to a strong start, with Pittsburgh being the dismal exception. Milwaukee's in fifth place, and their record's good enough for 2nd in the East and only a 1/2 game deficit in the West behind SF and COL.
 
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Well, this weekend will tell a lot about where the Reds really are in this division, they're off tomorrow before hosting three against Houston and two against StL.

The projected starters for the next five are:
<pre>Fri. 28 Houston Claussen (1-2) Oswalt (4-0)<br>Sat. 29 Houston Harang (3-1) Pettitte (1-3)<br>Sun. 30 Houston Ramirez (1-0) Buchholz (1-1)<br>Mon. 1 St. Louis Williams (1-2) Mulder (2-0)<br>Tue. 2 St. Louis Arroyo (4-0) Ponson (2-0)</pre>
 
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Well, there goes my fun time Friday night. The Reds still haven't pinned an 'L' on Oswalt yet, have they? I sure picked a good night to go to the game.:(

I think they have a legit chance at winning 3 of the 5, but by the same token they could drop all five. If it didn't violate my fan integrity, I'd go ahead and chalk up Friday and Monday in the 'L' column.

Here's to the Reds pulling something out of their asses!
 
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jlb1705 said:
Well, there goes my fun time Friday night. The Reds still haven't pinned an 'L' on Oswalt yet, have they? I sure picked a good night to go to the game.:(

I think they have a legit chance at winning 3 of the 5, but by the same token they could drop all five. If it didn't violate my fan integrity, I'd go ahead and chalk up Friday and Monday in the 'L' column.

Here's to the Reds pulling something out of their asses!
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You can still go to the game though. They are giving a free scratch off ticket to everyone with the opportunity to win tickets and other Reds prizes.
 
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Dryden said:
Well, this weekend will tell a lot about where the Reds really are in this division, they're off tomorrow before hosting three against Houston and two against StL.

The projected starters for the next five are:
<pre>Fri. 28 Houston Claussen (1-2) Oswalt (4-0)<br>Sat. 29 Houston Harang (3-1) Pettitte (1-3)<br>Sun. 30 Houston Ramirez (1-0) Buchholz (1-1)<br>Mon. 1 St. Louis Williams (1-2) Mulder (2-0)<br>Tue. 2 St. Louis Arroyo (4-0) Ponson (2-0)</pre>
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times like this where I wish I was a heavy gambler. sucky claussen vs. invinceable oswalt? money in the bank.
 
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