OT: Raise the Jolly Roger: Congrats to the Houston Cheaters on their win

[ChaosAgent]

Tucker still hasn't been DFAd, amazingly.

 

[bigdaddyk88]

Tucker still hasn't been DFAd, amazingly.

He is the only other SS option

 

[Factorial]

Tucker still hasn't been DFAd, amazingly.

I think he's here for the year to give him a chance to rectify his problems but we'll see.

 

[ChaosAgent]

Minors Post:

*Cruz with a 3B and a walk at Indy. Good stuff. You LOVE to see Castro on base 4 times, guy is honing in his plate discipline. Seems like they are just gonna pick up the game tomorrow in the bottom of the 9th. Weird double-header.
*Nicholas with another great outing at Altoona. Hard to hold him out of our Top 10 at this point. Lolo Sanchez is hitting great to start the year; kind of a forgotten prospect in our system but he is unquestionably trending upwards since things resumed last year.
*Jones with a strong start at Greensboro. Davis homered - he is just too good for that level.

I think my Top whatever at this point is:
1) Davis
2) Roansy
3) Cruz
4) Peguero
5) Gonzales
6) Burrows
7) Nicholas
8) Endy Rodriguez
9) Priester
10) Castro

11-15: Jones, Mlod, Solometo, Bae, Tahnaj Thomas
16-20: Chandler, Escotto, Suwinski, Cal Mitchell, Omar Cruz

 

[Coastal Kev]

Tucker still hasn't been DFAd, amazingly.

He has a gf or something

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

The Reds are 3-22!?!?!?

 

[ChaosAgent]

The Reds are 3-22!?!?!?

If we don't take at least 2/3 it will be a disaster. And yet I feel like we will choke this.

Yeah. I mean the Reds lost Gray, Lorenzen, Castellanos, Winker and Suarez. Plus father time has finally caught Votto. They have a lefty pitching prospect who could dominate us (Lodolo) but also Hunter Greene who I think is not very good.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Somebody on the Bucs is probably going to get tossed today.

Overton's zone is half a foot wider than Brubaker's.

Garbage league.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

There it is.

Knapp tossed.

Good job by the ump today. Everybody is in Cincinnatti today to see him!

 

[td_ice]

Marisnick adding to his highlight reel!

Another oustanding diving catch.

2-2 going to the 8th.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Welp Perez just got hurt after Knapp got thrown out, so this is pretty horrible.

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Great job by the ump tossing Knapp because his zone has been a joke all day so now we don't have a catcher.

Great job, ump. You really put on a show for the people out there.

 

[Empoleon8771]

The Pirates can probably get a catcher from Indy for game 2, since that game won't start until 6:40, but they better move fast to get that.

It would be swell for Reynolds to put one in the seats here to make this game safe.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Those are the kind of at-bats Hayes is paid $10 million this year to get a hit on, him striking out there is just flat out not good enough.

 

[td_ice]

Those are the kind of at-bats Hayes is paid $10 million this year to get a hit on, him striking out there is just flat out not good enough.

Now Vogelbach K's as well.

 

[ChaosAgent]

Probably the worst half-inning of the season.

Hayes and Vogey completely choked. Now we lose.

 

[dogthateats]

This is going to be interesting

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

This umpire really desperately wants the Reds' losing streak to end.

Pirates pitchers have not gotten 1 called strike off the plate and the Reds have gotten at least 10.

 

[td_ice]

Good lord.

Pirates had bases loaded, no outs, and get no runs out of it.

3 K's.

VanMeter to catch.

 

[Empoleon8771]

VanMeter actually looks competent as a catcher, which is encouraging to see.

Then Crowe just spiked one and the runner advanced.

 

[td_ice]

Yeah, VanMeter looks to be receiving well.

 

[ChaosAgent]

Yeah, VanMeter looks to be receiving well.

I can't believe they are legitimately trying to spike breaking balls with guys on base.

Just chuck fastballs geniuses.

 

[td_ice]

I can't believe they are legitimately trying to spike breaking balls with guys on base.

Just chuck fastballs geniuses.

Exactly!

VanMeter most likely to Crowe, "can you not throw it at the batter or in the ground....I'd appreciate it".

 

[Empoleon8771]

I can't believe they are legitimately trying to spike breaking balls with guys on base.

Just chuck fastballs geniuses.

Yeah Crowe is doing VanMeter no favors here. First he beams a guy and then he spikes one in the ground to let the runner advance.

Maybe it's just a discomfort with VanMeter behind the plate but Crowe isn't helping. Crowe should be solely throwing fast balls and sliders, because VanMeter can clearly track both of those.

 

[ChaosAgent]

This loss is 100% on the offense though. Hayes and Vogelbach specifically.