I agree, piss poor decision straight out of the Nick Senzel School of Base Running but I wouldEDC is fast but he’s also a very dumb base runner! You just can’t get thrown out trying to tag up from first on a fly to the right fielder.
Don't let the door hit you in the *** on the way out!
Don't see Senzel has a future in Cincy, he's used up his 9-Lives, he has zero value. He's now playing RF at AAA but in the ML he was a defensive liability frequently getting poor jumps, missing cutoff men or throwing to wrong bases. While he had success early in the year vs LHP he lost well over 100 points on his BA the last month or so vs LHP plus he's hitting less that .180 vs RHP. If all that isn't enough he's poison in the clubhouse.
Everything you say about Nick Senzel can be said of Jose Barrero if you are being fair and objective. Barrero has used up his chances up here too. He has yet to hit a home run in Great American Ballpark and 25 years old isn't exactly young for a guy who has played parts of 4 seasons now. Senzel had major injuries too so that excuse on Barrero people use is a wash. It's past time to **** or get off the pot for him. Teams don't need to be convinced of his numbers in AAA which are below where he was 2 years ago in the minors, they need to see it at the MLB level. Sadly, he has only contributed a fraction of what Senzel has done in a Reds uniform which is nothing to crow about. Yeah, I'll agree he should get a shot somewhere, just not here. 2023 should be it for the 2 of these guys in Cincinnati.
It's quite simple, who are they going to play over here at this point without keeping down more deserving prospects who are close to joining the Reds? No spots in the infield plus Marte barring some unforeseen circumstances will be better than both. Had their chances in the outfield and would not bench Fraley, Friedl, Benson or Steer plus Fairchild does enough to stay above them. He is a natural outfielder and there is a reason he is up here and they aren't.
No one. They are exactly where they belong. Quite frankly I'm sick and tired of hearing about them and glad they aren't pandering to those jokes anymore. If you can't beat out Newman, Fairchild, Hopkins or Ramos in Mid-August, then you don't belong up here.
Shreve was a good pitcher for the Yankees, Cardinals & Pirates. Should have picked up Jacob Webb off waivers while they had the chance. Let him slide all the way to the 3rd best team in all of baseball with the Orioles. Has not given up a run pitching in high-leverage situations for them in 6 games. Reds and nearly the entire league dropped the ball on that one. Especially the Angels letting him go in the first place who already had solid numbers for them this year and throughout his career.
Angels are already promoting their #1 pick of the 2023 MLB Draft, Nolan Schanuel all the way to MLB today!!
Expect him in Cincy soon, Reds will need major BP help the next 2 weeks.
Could be by choice, as a pitcher his arm needs time to rest after a full season of college pitching.Angels are already promoting their #1 pick of the 2023 MLB Draft, Nolan Schanuel all the way to MLB today!!
I don't even think Rhett Lowder has pitched so much as one game even for the ACL Reds. Hubbart, Stewart & Collier all saw action in 2022 after being drafted.
Haven't seen that, I thought I read the plan was for him to pitch a handful of games even if just a couple one off relief appearances like Hubbart. Just pointing out that he hasn't yet and it is a different approach than the plan with Bryce Hubbart who pitched a full season plus 5 games for the ACL Reds & Daytona in 2022, Andrew Abbott in 2021 among others. It's not uncommon at all for College Pitchers despite a full season to log a few games at the end of the year after a couple of months off. Seems like none of the Reds College draft picks of 2023 in the Top 5 Lowder, Floyd, Hollan or Schoenwetter have pitched yet unlike other NCAA pitchers the Reds have drafted lately in the same season. Hell, I remember Brandon Finnegan with the Royals pitched in both the College World Series and World Series with KC in 2014. Mike Leake jumped straight from College to the Reds the next season without any MILB play.
Read a lot of stupid ******** on this very site too. Lacks the foresight to see the big picture that these guys are rookies and going to take some time to adjust. Now if they struggle as long as Senzel has, that's one thing to be worried about. Even guys like Steer have less than 1 entire season at the MLB Level. Can just hear it now if Greene doesn't get a quality start tomorrow in just 1 game back.
Had to figure the Reds would struggle this series. Toronto has the best staff in baseball.
