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2012 Community Prospect Rankings: Billy Quix steals the number 3 spot
via cincinnati.com In a turn of events that should surprise no one, Billy Hamilton is the RR 3rd ranked prospect. Personally, I had him at #2, due to his blazing speed and switch hitting ability. He's still essentially a lottery ticket at this point,
Posted: 1/6/2012 8:01 AM
The origins of relief pitchers or: Why I can't stop thinking about Josh Judy
I'm fascinated by relief pitchers. They are interesting because they are clearly the third-most important squad on any baseball team. Bullpens are overwhelmingly populated by cast-offs, riff-raff, no-good-nicks, and ne'er-do-wells. Building a bullpen
Posted: 1/5/2012 12:00 PM
2012 Community Prospect Rankings: Wolfgang Amadeus Cozart writes himself into the #2 spot
In a remarkably close vote, Zack Cozart edged Billy Hamilton by 10 votes in the Home Depot Floor vs. Ceiling Bowl to earn the #2 spot on our list. Perhaps we should start calling him Billy "Salieri" Hamilton. Cozart may lack the elite tools and super...
Posted: 1/5/2012 8:00 AM
Cozart should be ready to rock (me Amadeus) on Opening Day, right?
Barring an unforeseen - and probably unfortunate - move, the Reds will enter the 2012 season with Zack Cozart and Scott Rolen at the top of the depth chart for SS and 3B, respectively. Both players, though at opposite ends of the career spectrum, suf...
Posted: 1/4/2012 3:06 PM
2012 Community Prospect Rankings: Snacks on Snacks on Snacks - Devin Mesoraco is your #1 prospect
With a staggering 72% of the vote, Devin "Snacks" Mesoraco is the number 1 prospect for our list. It's well deserved, I'd say. He was the best player in the organization last year, and looks to be the catcher of the future for the big league club, st...
Posted: 1/4/2012 8:01 AM
2012 Community Prospect Rankings: Votto Window™ Prospect Wasteland Edition
The overly melodramatic title notwithstanding, this year's prospect rankings has a bit of a different feel. In years past we discussed and celebrated the gradual ascendance of the Reds farm system into one of the best in baseball. But after years of ...
Posted: 1/3/2012 8:00 AM
In the New Year
It's 2012 (again?) which means it's finally time to throw out that Red Report Snark Remark-a-Day calendar and begin looking forward, in earnest, not only to the likely enshrinement of Barry Larkin into the Hall of Fame of January 9th, but also: The R...
Posted: 1/2/2012 1:35 PM
Red Reposter rings in the new year
No news on the contract fronts for BP, CocoThe Reds offered Francisco Cordero a one-year deal, which he's mulling over. Fay guesses it's for $7M. Meanwhile, the team and Brandon Phillips' agent should resume talking this month for the first time sinc...
Posted: 1/2/2012 8:00 AM
Red It, Watched It, And Wept - Week of 12/30
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Posted: 12/30/2011 12:20 PM
Left on the shopping list: Relievers
It's worth asking, after the Reds traded for an elite reliever in Sean Marshall, whether they need to go get another late-innings arm. After all, with Marshall, they can construct a bullpen something like this: Marshall Masset Ondrusek Arredondo Bray
Posted: 12/30/2011 7:02 AM
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