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Carlos Zambrano vs. Cincinnati Reds
There are rumors going around that Chicago Cubs are trading Carlos Zambrano to Miami Marlins. I thought I would add my two cents. I am glad he is leaving the National League Central, this is another move not done by the Reds that really helps the team.
Carlos Zambrano has a 17-11 record and a 3.28 career ERA vs. the Reds and a 9-3, 3.31 ERA at Great American Ball Park.
Carlos Zambrano career vs. Cincinnati Reds
AB H SO BA OBP SLG OPS
Brandon Phillips 47 11 11 .234 .345 .426 .771
Scott Rolen 48 9 8 .188 .235 .396 .631
Edgar Renteria 39 14 9 .359 .468 .436 .904
Joey Votto 26 9 2 .346 .433 .500 .933
Jay Bruce 18 4 2 .222 .364 .389 .753
Ramon Hernandez 15 3 2 .200 .200 .200 .400
Miguel Cairo 12 3 5 .250 .357 .333 .690
Drew Stubbs 11 3 5 .273 .333 .273 .606
Dontrelle Willis 7 1 1 .143 .143 .143 .286
Ryan Hanigan 6 2 1 .333 .333 .500 .833
Johnny Cueto 3 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Yonder Alonso 2 2 0 1.000 1.000 2.500 3.500
Juan Francisco 3 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bronson Arroyo 2 1 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Nick Masset 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Homer Bailey 1 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Todd Frazier 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Total 242 63 51 .260 .344 .401 .745
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Generated 1/4/2012.
2r2d Podcast: Episode 1 (01.03.12)
I wanted to try out a podcast to start off 2012. I am not sure if I will do a lot of podcasts but if feedback is good it might become a welcome addition to the blog. This first episode is about what I have posted on 2r2d blog. Mat Latos, Sean Marshall and Josh Judy are talked about in this episode.
Sean Marshall vs. Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds fans are still waiting to find out who the minor league players are in the Sean Marshall trade today. While we wait I thought I would look into something I read from a fan’s comments earlier today. The fan said that this trade will help the Reds out more then they think because the Reds players had a very tough time against Sean Marshall when he was playing for Chicago Cubs. After looking at the stats I have to agree. Marshall has been said to be one of the best relief pitchers in Major League Baseball right now. Having a setup man like this on the team will really help out with signing or trading for a new closer.
Sean Marshall vs. Cincinnati Reds
AB H HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
Joey Votto 13 3 1 2 4 4 .231 .412 .538 .950
Edgar Renteria 12 3 0 0 3 4 .250 .400 .250 .650
Brandon Phillips 12 1 1 2 2 2 .083 .214 .333 .548
Jay Bruce 11 2 0 0 1 6 .182 .308 .182 .490
Scott Rolen 8 3 1 2 1 1 .375 .444 .750 1.194
Drew Stubbs 5 0 0 1 1 3 .000 .167 .000 .167
Ramon Hernandez 5 3 0 0 0 1 .600 .600 .600 1.200
Paul Janish 3 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Ryan Hanigan 2 1 0 1 2 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250
Miguel Cairo 2 1 0 1 1 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Chris Heisey 2 1 0 0 1 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Todd Frazier 2 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500
Dontrelle Willis 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Yonder Alonso 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Juan Francisco 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Devin Mesoraco 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Edinson Volquez 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Dave Sappelt 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 83 21 3 10 16 26 .253 .380 .386 .766
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Generated 12/21/2011.
Sean Marshall career vs. National League Central teams.
Split W L ERA G IP H HR SO WHIP SO/9 SO/BB
Cincinnati Reds 1 3 2.61 23 31.0 26 2 30 1.387 8.7 1.76
Houston Astros 2 5 2.70 27 46.2 44 5 36 1.307 6.9 2.12
Milwaukee Brewers 2 2 4.13 27 32.2 35 2 29 1.531 8.0 1.93
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 2 3.27 26 41.1 31 2 33 1.113 7.2 2.20
St. Louis Cardinals 3 3 2.71 31 63.0 63 7 45 1.302 6.4 2.37
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Generated 12/21/2011.
Big trade
I have to take my words back and say I am sorry to Walt Jocketty right now. I really did not think he would pull the trigger and make a deal for a starting pitcher this offseason.
Today the Reds traded Edinson Volquez and three of the club’s top prospects, Yonder Alonso, Brad Boxberger and Yasmani Grandal to San Diego Padres for right-handed Mat Latos. This trade gives the Reds their top of the rotation starter they were looking for and it gives San Diego a bunch of top prospects in the game today. At first, I really thought the Reds overpaid but now that I look more into it, I see that there really was no other way Walt Jocketty was going to get the starter they really needed.
The question that comes up now is, who will play in left field in 2012? Yonder Alonso was prepping all offseason for the chance to play in left field and now the Reds have only Chris Heisey and Dave Sappelt. This move also puts the Reds 40 man roster down to 37 players. After looking at the Cincinnati Reds Depth Chart I see that they have their starting rotation set as;
1. J. Cueto 2. M. Latos 3. B. Arroyo 4. H. Bailey 5. M. Leake 6. A. Chapman
Does this mean the Reds will go shopping now for a closer and other position players through free agency? Or do they have more trading up their sleeves? I guess once again we just have to wait and see what happens. I am very happy to see that they did something at least this offseason and this move will help the club. Some people already think they gave up way to much but with deals like this, you never really know what will happen.
Mat Latos trade
Cincinnati Reds traded Edinson Volquez and prospects Yonder Alonso, Brad Boxberger and Yasmani Grandal to San Diego Padres for right-handed Mat Latos. It is nice to see Walt Jocketty made a deal but after seeing the prospects he had to give up I really hope it was worth it. Mat Latos is a great starter but time will only tell if he is worth as much as they gave up. I really hope the three prospects don’t come back to kill the team now since the Padres are in the National League.
Mat Latos
Year Age Tm Lg W L ERA GS IP HR SO WHIP 2009 21 SDP NL 4 5 4.62 10 50.2 7 39 1.303 2010 22 SDP NL 14 10 2.92 31 184.2 16 189 1.083 2011 23 SDP NL 9 14 3.47 31 194.1 16 185 1.184 3 Seasons 27 29 3.37 72 429.2 39 413 1.154 162 Game Avg. 13 14 3.37 34 203 18 195 1.154
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Generated 12/17/2011.
Stop talking about Gio!!!!
There are still a lot of arm-chair GMs out there that want Cincinnati Reds to trade for Gio Gonzalez. They feel that the Oakland A’s asking price is fair. I think they are all crazy so I thought I would predict the future right now. If Gio is traded to the Reds for Yonder Alonso and 3 to 4 other great prospects I predict his stats will look like;
10 W, 9 L, 33 GS, 3.88 ERA, 192.2 IP, 1.40 WHIP, 25 HR, 96 BB, 174 SO,
Oakland fans are drooling over the fact that they could get all of the Reds prospects for Gio and really hope that this deal gets done. I really don’t think Walt Jocketty will agree to this deal because to be real honest it is way too much to give up and what ever team does get Gio Gonzalez will over pay and their future will suffer because of it. There is a reason why the A’s want to trade him so badly. I predict Gio will give up 110+ walks in 2012 if he stays in Oakland.
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