CINCINNATI -- One run isn't a commanding advantage, but the Reds had a lead for the first time in a full week -- or 43 innings -- during the second inning on Wednesday vs. the Diamondbacks. But it proved to be ever-so fleeting. Graham Ashcraft couldn't hold on to it

CINCINNATI -- It turns out that Christian Encarnacion-Strand has a fractured hand after all. The Reds first baseman was placed on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday and the club brought back veteran first baseman Mike Ford on a one-year, $1.3 million contract to take his place. Encarnacion-Strand was hit

This story was excerpted from Mark Sheldon’s Reds Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. CINCINNATI -- Tuesday marked Reds starting pitcher Frankie Montas’ return from the injured list. He immediately became part of the collateral damage created by

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Big league closers can come from all areas of the pitching world. Some are guys who have always been relievers, from college all the way up to the big leagues. Some were starters whose power stuff (and perhaps lack of command) were better suited for shorter stints coming out of

CINCINNATI -- When TJ Friedl was activated from the injured list on Tuesday, it happened when the Reds needed their center fielder and leadoff hitter the most. The Reds have struggled because their sagging offense hasn't produced. As much as they wanted Friedl back from a fractured right wrist, they

After a multi-season hiatus, Crooked Numbers returns with a heaping portion of Minor League Baseball on-field oddities and absurdities. This edition, covering the start of the season through the end of April, has a disproportionate number of items from the Triple-A level. As for why that is, who knows? Maybe

CINCINNATI -- Allowing three runs in the first inning usually doesn't spell doom for a pitcher or a team, as there should be plenty of time and space to settle in and expect a comeback. For the "Rally Reds" of 2023, that was rarely a concern. But the way things

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Travis Bazzana's power bat seemingly never takes a break -- even in the rare Monday college baseball game. Just one day after going deep three times and setting Oregon State's single-season home run record, the No. 2 Draft prospect knocked another two homers in the Beavers’ 20-12 win over Gonzaga.

CINCINNATI -- The last time the Reds experienced this, Elly De La Cruz had only been in the Majors for just over a week. Christian Encarnacion-Strand has never known it during his young big league career. The Reds are waking up on Sunday as a sub-.500 team. With a 2-1

CINCINNATI -- Hunter Greene became the latest victim of Cincinnati’s slumping offense on Friday night. For the second time this season, the Reds were held hitless outside Elly De La Cruz, going a woeful 2-for-29 in a 3-0 loss to Baltimore after a two-hour, 41-minute rain delay. De La Cruz

One year after the Braves’ Ronald Acuña Jr. became the first player in MLB history to produce 40-plus homers and 70-plus steals in a season, the Reds’ Elly De La Cruz is threatening to form a club of his own: the 40-90 Club. Cincinnati’s budding superstar is off to a

Pitchers are meant to be ahead of hitters. Sluggers need at-bats to get into the rhythm of the season, and that takes time. Or at least that’s how the popular belief goes. But some Minor League hitters are proving they don’t need time at all to come flying out of

SAN DIEGO -- Stuart Fairchild is making a habit of jaw-dropping catches. His first victim of the season was Willy Adames. The second was his college buddy. His latest? Padres star Manny Machado, and this robbery snatched away a home run that looked eerily similar to a famous one you

SAN DIEGO -- A perusal of the Reds’ lineup doesn't show many heavy hitters. From the fifth through ninth spots, every batter owns a batting average below .200. A scan of the bench lacks immediate solutions. Tyler Stephenson and Christian Encarnacion-Strand missed the past four games since each was hit

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You know it’s really Draft season when the first mock draft is out. Between now and July 14, when the 2024 Draft begins, Jim Callis and I will be providing prognostications of the first round on a fairly regular basis with the hope that our final mocks the night before

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Since being selected with the No. 7 overall pick in last year's Draft by Cincinnati, Rhett Lowder has found that one of the biggest adjustments going from the college game to being a pro is -- time. The 22-year-old says he has a lot more free time on his hands

April is in the books, but there’s still plenty of baseball left to be played this season, and you can follow all the action on MLB.TV for a new reduced price. MLB.TV’s All Teams Yearly package, which enables you to stream every out-of-market game, live or on demand, on your

SAN DIEGO -- There was mutual respect going between Reds pitcher Nick Martinez and his old club, the Padres, on Tuesday night. It was in San Diego where Martinez successfully rebooted his Major League career from 2022-23 after a four-season stint in Japan. The right-hander had to squelch the butterflies

Whenever a Draft list is updated for the first time since December, there are bound to be a lot of changes up and down the rankings. This year's new Draft Top 150 takes that to an extreme, speaking to the volatility and uncertainty of the class outside of the top