Reds June 2025 Thread

[*bengalfan74*]

(06-19-2025, 04:34 PM)The D.O.Z. Wrote: Yikes. Pitching staff took it up the wazoo today. I think I know who will be coming OUT of the rotation when Greene gets back!

7 hits and 7 runs in 2.2 innings, yikes. Was it 3 HR's

[Forever Spinning Vinyl]

(06-19-2025, 04:41 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: 7 hits and 7 runs in 2.2 innings, yikes. Was it 3 HR's

All three were grooved. He only had one walk but control was the main issue because he doesn't normally throw poor to mediocre fastballs/cutters/sliders right down the middle of the plate . . . and in GABP? That has to be a rarity or hopefully a one off. 

For those of you wanting a trade . . . here's the top ten targets according to some guy.

[Forever Spinning Vinyl]

Will Clark rips into launch angles and comments on all of these weak batting averages.

[*ochocincos*]

(06-20-2025, 02:01 AM)Forever Spinning Vinyl Wrote: All three were grooved. He only had one walk but control was the main issue because he doesn't normally throw poor to mediocre fastballs/cutters/sliders right down the middle of the plate . . . and in GABP? That has to be a rarity or hopefully a one off. 

For those of you wanting a trade . . . here's the top ten targets according to some guy.

I must be so out of touch with baseball now. I hardly know any of these names lol.

Abreu sounds like a potential target given they could use a consistent RF, and he does have .792 OPS and 13 HRs this year. That could add some pop to the lineup.
But the BoSox are right about the same record as Reds, so they probably would be looking to trade for someone impactful for them, as their season isn't ready to give up on yet. Not sure that is a team I'd be looking to try to trade with.
The Orioles, White Sox, and Marlins though are clearly out of the running barring a miracle.
Would Mullins be able to play RF? I don't want to move Friedl, who is doing very well this year.
Not interested in Alcantara or Eflin really, as their ERA suggests they wouldn't really offer much upgrade over the SPs the Reds already have.
Robert has seemingly fallen off a cliff since his All Star campaign in 2023.

[cinci4life]

Miley on 15 day IL retroactive to June 17. Connor Phillips called up and Chase Petty on the taxi squad.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/06/reds-place-wade-miley-on-il-with-flexor-strain.html

[Goalpost]

Reds bullpen collapses for inning. Gives up 5 runs on two hits, both singles.

[Nicomo Cosca]

It was fun while it lasted.

[Forever Spinning Vinyl]

Boy, Lux ####ed that up that throw big time.

Caught the grounder . . . then, for some stupid reason, he took his time to shuffle his feet, not in a "get my feet into throwing position" kind of way, but in a "I need to get rid of this quickly" kind of way and threw off balance off of one foot . . . That's why he's often replaced in the field by the end of a win.

The only positives that I can take out of this is Singer pitched great and McLain finally broke the .200 barrier.

yay

[Timanky12]

If the Reds can’t play above .500 in their own division, you can kiss the playoffs goodbye.

The Brewers and Cardinals will be in the wild card hunt and Chicago will probably win the division. We can’t catch the teams in front if you can’t beat them head to head.

[*bengalfan74*]

The Reds desperately need to win these next two vs. Cards with the Yankees next.

[*bengalfan74*]

(06-20-2025, 11:08 AM)Forever Spinning Vinyl Wrote: Will Clark rips into launch angles and comments on all of these weak batting averages.

I agree 1,000% with him, he's dead on.

[*bengalfan74*]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/nationals-collapse-just-gave-the-reds-a-perfect-trade-deadline-target/ar-AA1H9o4O?cmp_prftch=2&ocid=msedgdhp&pc=ASTS&cvid=9162b534b98447c685a62d741553a022&ei=13

Something like this might be the most we can hope for.

[cinci4life]

Bucknor is as bad behind the plate if not worse than Angel Hernandez was.

[cinci4life]

EDLC!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cinci4life]

They're going to freaking lose this because Santillan couldn't get the #9 hitter out with 2 outs and no one on and then let it blow up in his face.

[cinci4life]

Barlow turned into Houdini. Don't know how he got out of that mess.

[Timanky12]

(06-21-2025, 06:18 PM)cinci4life Wrote: Barlow turned into Houdini. Don't know how he got out of that mess.

Agree, but we still stink in extra inning games. Not sure why it’s so difficult to advance runners to 3rd and get a fly ball.  Seems like we always make to quit outs and then get the fly ball.

[Timanky12]

What are the odds we still don’t get the man in from 3rd with no outs?

[Timanky12]

Bingo, 3 strike outs without contact, I’m shocked. 1-14 with runners in scoring position.

[Timanky12]

You can’t go extra innings again and not score a run with a runner at 2nd to start the inning. This team is so bad at making contact with runners in scoring position. How many times how the reds not scored a run in extra innings?