Reds Season 2016

• Ironman92

  

  Oh Billy. Wow
• Ironman92

  

  This bullpen. Add to it Price sucks at who to pitch and when the 2x a week it might matter
• friendfromlowry

  Fucking seriously. Can any of these guys consistently not suck?
• Ironman92

  

  friendfromlowry;1796542 wrote:Fucking seriously. Can any of these guys consistently not suck?

  This is why I was mad last night when Ohlendorf fooled them in the 8th and then he didn't pitch the 9th. Not often are any of them effective, but when they are they need to stay in
• friendfromlowry

  Ironman92;1796545 wrote:This is why I was mad last night when Ohlendorf fooled them in the 8th and then he didn't pitch the 9th. Not often are any of them effective, but when they are they need to stay in

  The especially frustrating part is that they've been in a lot of these games. The bullpen has blown like 10 of 14 opportunities?
• Azubuike24

  

  Absolutely loving how the team is playing lately. Again, aside from a miracle 5-1 start, this is the worst team in baseball. At least the Braves came to their senses and fired the worst manager in MLB. Now, he resides in Cincinnati.
  
  Hopefully we see some guys dumped soon (Phillips, Bruce, Simon, Straily, the whole bullpen, etc).
  
  We might get to actually see some guys in AAA who give us something to watch (Stephenson, Reed, Winker, Peraza).
• mhs95_06

  Sunday not much better, squander 3-0 and 4-2 leads. Bullpen goes 4 scoreless, but the starter struggled to get thru 5, giving up 3 in the 5th to go along with 2 in the 3rd. But the offense fails to add on much after the initial 3-0 working margin gained in the 1st.
• Rotinaj

  

  This team blows.
• thavoice

  Wonder if Phillips is second guessing his choice to nix the trades......
• Ironman92

  

  thavoice;1796725 wrote:Wonder if Phillips is second guessing his choice to nix the trades......

  No
• Azubuike24

  

  Wouldn't make sense if he was. Clearly he doesn't care about being on a contender and anyone could've seen this year's Reds would be a disaster. He chose to stay put.
  
  Then again, he holds all the leverage. He's got a no-trade clause and a guaranteed contract. Apparently, he's selfish and wanted someone to pay him to waive the no-trade clause.
• thavoice

  Azubuike24;1796765 wrote:Wouldn't make sense if he was. Clearly he doesn't care about being on a contender and anyone could've seen this year's Reds would be a disaster. He chose to stay put.
  
  Then again, he holds all the leverage. He's got a no-trade clause and a guaranteed contract. Apparently, he's selfish and wanted someone to pay him to waive the no-trade clause.

  Yep. Got greedy and now he has to live with it.
  I mean, seriously, how bad could it be playing a game for millions of dollars and really have little pressure because the team is going to suck.
  
  but still, playing on a winning team is a helluvalot more fun than a terrible team. I have been on both (HS of course), and if someone asked me today if I could go back and play on that awful team and get some $$$, or the good team and do it for free man I would take the good team!
• friendfromlowry

  Buy or sell them winning less than two games on this ten-game road trip.
• Azubuike24

  

  With the current staff, it's going to be rough. Finnegan has a fabulous start last night, but of course, Kershaw.
• friendfromlowry

  Three runs total in three games. Losing streak at ten games and 13 out of last 14.
• Rotinaj

  

  This team blows.
• Azubuike24

  

  Before last night, BP was 8 for his last 57. Looked like he might gain a little trade value, but he sure has tanked from a hot start.
• Ironman92

  

  Azubuike24;1797076 wrote:Before last night, BP was 8 for his last 57. Looked like he might gain a little trade value, but he sure has tanked from a hot start.

  Defense has slid a bit as well.
• thavoice

  Old age....and likely a little lack of focus on defense.
  Would say its tougher to stay totally focused when the pitching and team is this bad. Not making excuses, just human nature.
  

  Ironman92;1797093 wrote:Defense has slid a bit as well.

• Ironman92

  

  Expecting a 470 ft HR from Carter at some point this series.
• gerb131

  

  Lamb? Good bad young all the above?
• Ironman92

  

  gerb131;1797239 wrote:Lamb? Good bad young all the above?

  Fugly
• Azubuike24

  

  Lamb is an average relief arm. At full strength, he's got no shot at being a starter.
  
  Bailey
  Reed
  Stephenson
  Iglesias
  Finnegan
  DeSclafani
  
  It would be nice to get Bailey back and find a way to potentially deal him, but unlikely.
  
  Everyone else fills out the pen.
  
  Of course, this is in an ideal world, and this is the Reds. We're so far away from "ideal" right now it's crazy.
• Ironman92

  

  Moscot's ERA is now 7.13, but also the lowest of any of the 4 Reds pitchers used in this game
• friendfromlowry

  Dayan Diaz sucks.