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  • Ironman92
    David Price on Red Sox
    Zach Greinke on Diamondbacks
    Johnny Curto on Giants

    Dusty managing the Nationals

    Barry Bonds hitting coach for Marlins

    Ichiro 65 hits from 3,000

    Arod starts the season 687 HR, 2002 runs, 2055 RBI, 3070 hits

    Pujols should move into the top 10 HR list
  • like_that
    I don't understand how a pro athlete lets himself get this fat. http://deadspin.com/you-wanna-see-pablo-sandovals-big-spring-training-belly-1760455224?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_facebook&utm_source=deadspin_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
  • Ironman92
    Hard to understand. I'll guess he grew up poor on the island and has all the money he could ever want and all the other riches...and a couple WS rings (that he also obtained while fat)...but with age you can't keep that condition. I see this similar to Andruw Jones except that Jones was young and fit (and fast) and with all the wealth just said screw it and enjoyed his riches.

    Never affected the skill of Tony Gwynn but caused him missed games and easier injuries....ultimately more after his career.
  • Ironman92
    On a funnier side but honestly it has to do with him being hungry lol. Or not being hungry.

    Guys fighting to make it are hungry.....he's way past that. He's to the 285 lb guys are hungry.
  • sherm03
    Seems like the Reds threads got less and less participation last year. And with this year looking like a total dumpster fire, do we resort to just one "2016 Cincinnati Reds Regular Season" thread and do all of our bitching in there?

    On a Reds note, MLBTradeRumors saying a 3 team deal that would send Bruce to Toronto, Michael Saunders heading to Anaheim, and the Reds getting prospects is in the works. Bruce had a no-trade clause for the Blue Jays, but took them off the list this offseason.
  • Midstate01
    Bye Bruce

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  • Midstate01
    Predictions on reds wins? I'm going with 54

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  • Ironman92
    Reds 69 wins
  • SportsAndLady
    Never was a fan of Bruce. Hoping the trade to Toronto goes through.
  • Ironman92
    SportsAndLady;1782867 wrote:Never was a fan of Bruce. Hoping the trade to Toronto goes through.
    Great guy but not what's needed and IMO he needs a change more than the Reds need a change from him. Hopefully, not a Paul O'Neill comparison in the near future
  • SnotBubbles
    Orioles sign Dexter Fowler to a 3 year, $33 million contract.

    Oh wait, Fowler stormed into Cubs camp with a WWE-esq entrance after signing a 1 year $8 million with a $9 million option for year 2 with Chicago.

    Fowler has to be kicking himself though, he turned down the Cubs $15.8 million qualifying offer at the end of last season. Settled for almost half that to probably be a platoon outfielder.

    Cubs are going all in. Not sure I like it, teams who do that seem to always underachieve.
  • wildcats20
    Aroldis Chapman suspended 30 games for breaking the new domestic violence policy.
  • gerb131
    Votto in mid season form. Walks in his first AB
  • Heretic
    Pirates win their first preseason game. WORLD. SERIES. BABY.
  • Midstate01
    Heretic;1784155 wrote:Pirates win their first preseason game. WORLD. SERIES. BABY.
    So did the reds... they might lose 110 games.

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  • Ironman92
    Reds 69-93
  • Ironman92
    My God this is terrible. Zips projections of similar players

    http://www.redszone.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3428558
  • SnotBubbles
    Midstate01;1784169 wrote:So did the reds... they might lose 110 games.

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    Tough division, which doesn't help, but I think the Reds are going to be better than that. Good young pitching and while losing Frazier hurts the offense, it is still decent.

    I think Cincinnati will surprise a lot of people and win around 80 games.
  • hasbeen
    SnotBubbles;1784276 wrote:
    I think Cincinnati will surprise a lot of people and win around 80 games.
    Does this include their Minor League affiliates?
  • SportsAndLady
    I don't even know who the hell is on their damn team this year. Seems like every player outside Votto was traded in the offseason but then brought back for whatever reason.

    Hell I thought BP was gone until I read that link from Ironman. Smh @ how far they've fallen since being a game away from defeating the eventual World Series champion Giants in '12.
  • Ironman92
    Turned over and noticed Reds were on MLB Network and and on 1st pitch Reds batter drives a fly ball deep with 2 outs....LF muffs it and Phillips wasn't running with to out and had to stop at 3rd....going to be a great year
  • Ironman92
    Cueto hit in head by a line drive that caromed off his head for a double....stayed in game???
  • sherm03
    Ironman92;1786638 wrote:Cueto hit in head by a line drive that caromed off his head for a double....stayed in game???
    I was watching that when it happened last night. Woke up my son when I instinctively shouted "Holy fuck!" after it happened. I thought for sure he was going to be just like Chapman after that. And somehow he stayed in the game. That was unreal.
  • Ironman92
    sherm03;1786802 wrote:I was watching that when it happened last night. Woke up my son when I instinctively shouted "Holy fuck!" after it happened. I thought for sure he was going to be just like Chapman after that. And somehow he stayed in the game. That was unreal.
    Hope it doesn't mess with him while on the mound
  • Azubuike24
    Not the sharpest tool in the shed.

    http://arizonasports.com/story/604587/mets-of-cespedes-loses-track-of-ball-allows-inside-the-park-home-run/