The Cincinnati Reds finally got the top-of-the-rotation arm they had been searching for on Saturday, acquiring right-hander Mat Latos from the San Diego Padres in exchange for right-hander Edinson Volquez and three of the club’s top prospects. “Our offseason objective was to try to upgrade our rotation and add a top-of-the-rotation starter, and Mat Latos, [...]
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Volquez’s Arm, Valaika’s Bat Sends Bats to 4-2 Win Over Knights
A big single up the middle by Chris Valaika gave the Louisville Bats a 3-2 lead that they would not relinquish. In a pitcher’s duel, the Bats offense was a little bit better as they took game one of the series against Charlotte. Edinson Volquez was brilliant for all but one inning. After starting the [...]
Reds News And Notes
Some news tidbits that involve our Cincinnati Reds: The Reds’ next game will start out promising as Johnny Cueto will get the starting assignment when Cincinnati hosts the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday. From there, it is likely that Bronson Arroyo, Homer Bailey and Mike Leake will follow Cueto in the rotation. This is one of those [...]
Reds Blasted By Cardinals 8-1, Drop Below .500
Unlike in recent years, the National League’s Central Division has been a very close race. And perhaps as a result, the division has become arguably weaker if the win-loss records of the teams are any indication. The Reds are certainly regressing compared to the 2010 season, as they are currently 4 games behind the St. [...]
Reds Keep The Transaction Wire Busy
June 8th, 2011 
Stephen Rhodes 
Posted in 2011 Carolina Mudcats (Southern League) News, 2011 Louisville Bats (IL) News, Reds Locker Room, Reds Transactions As expected, the Cincinnati Reds recalled pitcher Edinson Volquez in time for his start and subsequent victory against the Chicago Cubs Tuesday. But the team also made an additional pair of moves. Cincinnati optioned Daryl Thompson back to Triple-A Lousiville just one day after bring him up to the big club while also transferring the current rehab [...]
Reds’ Wildness Haunts Them, Edged By Astros 4-3
One thing that has hurt the Cincinnati Reds‘ pitching this season is the fact that they have this knack of waking batters at inopportune times. Lately, the pitcher who has been glaring in that respect is Aroldis Chapman. But the starting pitching has seen its share of wildness, as well. During the Reds’ game [...]
Bruce’s Hot Bat Helps Reds Edge Cubs 5-4
Coincidence or not, the Cincinnati Reds’ recent success can be attributed to at least a small part to Jay Bruce’s hot bat. Prior to Friday’s game between the Reds and Chicago Cubs, he had a .312 batting average in his last nine games, with 4 home runs and 7 RBI, while raising his overall batting [...]
Revision To Cueto Story
Lars, a Reds Report reader, brought to my attention – and rightfully so - in that Bronson Arroyo’s name should have been brought up in the Reds’ starting rotation conversation. As I told him in the comments section, I told him that somehow, I overlooked Arroyo in terms of the Reds’ rotation mix. Having said that, that changes things [...]
