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Tag: Cincinnati Reds

What is in the water in Ohio?

August 14, 2020 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion

Warning: Tenuous link ahead. A few years ago, the town of Flint, Michigan suffered a catastrophe when cost-cutting measures forced the residents in the General Motors-based city to consume lead-contaminated water resulting in death, disease and birth abnormalities. Political and

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Marlins and Orioles playoff bound? That’s so 2020

August 14, 2020 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion

With expanded playoffs a “thing” this season, eight teams from each league will play October baseball. The top two teams in each division make up 12 of the 16 spots, with the two final places in each league going to

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Trade speculation: Reds and Indians

August 14, 2020 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Guest writer

Trade: Brad Hand to the Cincinnati Reds for RHP Joe Boyle Nearly everyone in Cleveland does not like Brad Hand in the closer role. I thought Cody Allen was tough to watch as a closer, but Hand has blown that

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What if last season had started on 23 July …

July 22, 2020 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion

Eugenio Suarez would have been the home run king with 23 dingers. And his teammate, Aristides Aquino would have tied for sixth-place with 19. Watch out for the Cincinnati Reds this season. Trea Turner scored the most runs (56) after

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Episode 188 – 2020 Baseball Visions – The Beat Reporter, with C. Trent Rosecrans

July 21, 2020 GavGavinGavlaar Podcast

In the first of a series profiling those in key baseball roles ahead of a season unlike any other, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic Cincinnati joins us to talk about how the job of reporting might be changed forever

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Cincinnati Reds 2020: Reasons for optimism

February 18, 2020 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion, Previews

What happened in 2019? Reinforced by the additions of Matt Kemp, Alex Wood, Yasiel Puig and Sonny Gray, preseason optimism evaporated as the Reds slipped to eight defeats in their first nine games. Giving away such an advantage to the

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September storylines to follow: Worst team of the century

September 7, 2019 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion

With four or maybe five of the divisions sewn up, you can be forgiven for thinking that there is not much left to get excited about until the postseason starts. When real, meaningful baseball takes centre stage. The tightest AL

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Hot takes and overreactions

April 3, 2019 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, MLB UK, Opinion

It is far too early to anoint Phillies as World Series champions or label Chris Sale’s contract a bust, or even start thinking that the Baltimore Orioles might be a good team. Here are some interesting snippets from the opening

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JUST ACCEPT IT, PECOTA HATES YOUR TEAM

February 10, 2019 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, MLB UK, Opinion

Baseball Prospectus has just released their PECOTA projections for 2019, and you know what? They hate your team. The funny thing is, PECOTA is not opinion, yet MLB players, managers and fans take it personally. An acronym for Player Empirical

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Three minutes on the Cincinnati Reds

January 25, 2019 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, MLB UK, Opinion

Recovering after finishing 28½ games behind the Brewers in arguably the toughest division in baseball is the challenge that faces the Cincinnati Reds front office. They are showing admirable optimism in acquiring big-name talent and attaching their name to trade

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