According to Jon Heyman, the Cincinnati Reds were the winners of the Amed Rosario sweepstakes. Amed signed with the Tampa Bay Rays late in the year, some of which to be DFA’d. After he was DFA’d the first time, the Los Angeles Dodgers claimed him, and he was just recently DFA’d once again.
Amed has posted 0.6 bWAR per Baseball Reference. When it comes to Fangraphs, they like him a little bit more; he’s posted 0.8 fWAR with the two teams he’s been with on the year, and has a very good 114 wRC+. How he’ll fit with the Cincinnati Reds remain unseen. Amed fits the Reds typical desires with his ability to play all over the diamond, albeit not very good at any particular position. He’s played his best in the infield.
Amed is more known for his abilities of bat to ball, he does not have a prosperous profile when it comes to power, but his xHR, should he of played each of his games in GABP, would be 4 instead of his 2 total on the season thus far. Amed is a much better fastball hitter than anything, which is something the Reds profile well in whole with. Regardless of outcome, this is a rental deal, and just another body to try to help an extremely lackluster Cincinnati offense.
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Sometimes we just have to laugh and call them the Deds. It doesn’t mean we don’t love our Cincinnati Reds, it’s just a t-shirt for all the parody-ers like ourselves that like to have fun, even if we suck. Maybe you just think the shirt is cool. So do we! Look at the detail in this bad boy!
The Cincinnati Bengals have spent the week in Chicago as they prepare for a preseason matchup with the Bears on Saturday. After a intersquad practice with the Bears this week, the Bengals are not expected to play majority of their starters. As the CB battle continues, expect to see Dax Hill and DJ Turner to get some snaps.
FOX Sports- Jermaine Burton holds his hands up after a catch vs the Buccaneers.
Key Players for Today’s Matchup
The Bears, however, will be playing their starters, including rookie QB Caleb Williams. Williams is coming off quite the debut, slinging the rock left and right, topped off by a sick screen pass as he was being sacked that went for 42 yards. As for the Bengals, expect to see QB Logan Woodside to play majority of the game as Jake Browning is still dealing with a rib injury. Rocky Lombardi could make an appearance during the 4th quarter as well. As far as other offensive positions go, look out for #62 C Matt Lee and #81 WR Jermaine Burton to get significant time with the 2’s as the rookies had a stellar debut last Saturday. Defensively, S Daijahn Anthony and MLB Maema Njongmeta are two key players that are trying to make their case for the opening 53-man roster. Njongmeta had a breakout game vs the Buccaneers and has had a stellar camp. Daijahn Anthony is also making a case for the backup safety role. Safe to say, the Bengals hit on some UDFA’s and their 7th round picks this year.
Injury and New Pant Updates!
Other news to surface from Bengals camp this week include some key injuries and the unveiling of an all orange uniform set. RB Chris Evans and OT D’Ante Smith are both out for the year after they both tore their patellar tendon during Thursday’s practice, per ESPN. This leaves some spots for the offensive line position for guys like Jackson Carman and Cody Ford. Trent Brown is also out with back tightness but the injury isn’t considered to be serious. Basically, the OT depth is weak and some guys are going to need to step up and show out.
The Bengals also revealed that they will be wearing their orange jersey’s matched with orange pants for the first time in franchise history. This will take place during the opener against the Patriots as they “Open in orange,” a new tradition for the franchise.
Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase poses in the new orange pants
That’s all for this week’s preseason preview. Check back for reactions and the post-game breakdown when the game ends. Enjoy the game and the rest of the summer season, real football is right around the corner!
Witt and De La Cruz: A Clash of Baseball’s Brightest Talents
In baseball, the fusion of speed and power is a rare and thrilling sight. This weekend, fans are treated to an exceptional display of this combination as Bobby Witt Jr. and Elly De La Cruz, two of the game’s most electrifying players, go head-to-head.
Witt has been putting up remarkable numbers that could see him contend for the American League MVP, challenging even the likes of Aaron Judge. On the flip side, De La Cruz is making a compelling case for National League MVP honors. The 22-year-old shortstop is currently hitting .263 with a .346 on-base percentage and a .493 slugging percentage, along with 21 home runs and an impressive 59 stolen bases, leading all of baseball. Notably, De La Cruz shares the National League lead in fWAR with Shohei Ohtani at 5.7. And he’s only at the beginning of his career.
Pitching Prowess Highlights Reds’ Recent Surge
The Cincinnati Reds’ pitching staff has demonstrated exceptional dominance in their recent series against the St. Louis Cardinals. In their latest clash, the Reds triumphed with a decisive 9-2 win. Jonathan India led the charge offensively, delivering a stellar performance with two home runs and four RBIs. On the season, the Reds are averaging 4.88 runs per game, while their pitchers have restricted opponents to just 4.03 runs per game.
In terms of rankings, the Reds’ offense is positioned 14th in the league, but their pitching excellence shines through with a 5th-place ranking. Elly De La Cruz has been a standout performer, boasting 21 home runs and 52 RBIs to date. Scheduled to take the mound for the Reds is Nick Martinez, who holds a 6-5 record and a solid 3.16 ERA. Notably, Martinez has been in outstanding form recently, having pitched 12 innings with just five hits allowed and no earned runs.
Critical Wins Needed for Royals’ Wild-Card Push
The Kansas City Royals are in a fierce battle for a wild-card berth and must secure victories to keep their playoff hopes alive. Their recent series against the Minnesota Twins saw them come up short in two of three games. However, their pitching staff delivered a commendable performance in the final matchup, yielding just one run en route to a three-run victory. Cole Ragans was particularly impressive, pitching seven innings with only five hits allowed and a single run conceded.
Currently, the Royals are averaging 4.77 runs per game, while their pitching staff has allowed 4.07 runs per game. Offensively, the Royals rank 11th in the league, and their pitching holds a respectable 6th-place ranking. On the mound for the Royals in their upcoming game will be Michael Lorenzen, who carries a 5-6 record and a 3.79 ERA. Lorenzen’s most recent outing against the St. Louis Cardinals saw him last just 4.1 innings, giving up six hits and three runs.
Title says it all. Mike Garafolo of NFL Network is reporting that the Cincinnati Bengals have extended K Evan McPherson. McPherson is a renowned name in Bengals fandom, being the staple to help the Bengals advance to the Super Bowl for the first time since the 80s. We all know Money Mac and that name reigns true.
The Deal
Mike reported that the Bengals star kicker will get a new deal worth $16,000,000 total. The deal will pay him $10,000,000 new money up front, which is a record. Is it safe to say…Ja’Marr Chase, you’re next? Money Mike has the Brinks truck still backed up!
Money Mac. Literally. 💰
The #Bengals agreed to terms on a three-year, $16.5 million extension with K Evan McPherson, per his agents at @SPORTSTARSNYC.
McPherson will earn $10 million in new money in the first year of the deal, highest ever for a three-year kicker extension. pic.twitter.com/6OMpDepxwO
Evan McPherson gets the money because he’s been money for the #Bengals: 19-for-19 in the playoffs (second-most without a miss to begin a postseason career) and 21 made FGs of 50+ yards (tied for most the last 3 years, most for a kicker in the first 3 years of his career). https://t.co/yg4gfmFtnr
Evan was set to make $1,140,928 in 2024 before he signed this deal. Evan McPherson was a 5th round pick of Cincinnati’s in 2019. He’s just 25 years old. The Bengals will retain him through 2028’s season now, where he’ll be just 29 years old at kickoff.
The Bengals traveled to Chicago to take on the Bears in an intersquad practice this afternoon. In what was a rainy day in the windy city, let’s take a look at some of the events that transpired!
It was a rough day for QB Joe Burrow and the offense. Burrow reportedly threw 3 interceptions according to senior Pro Football Network beat writer Jay Morrison. In the same post, Morrison also states that the offense struggled with catching the football, highlighting that Tee Higgins had 4 drops.
However, it wasn’t all bad. Trey Hendrickson came hot off the edge in an 11v11 period and sacked Caleb Williams, beating tight end Cole Kmet in the process. Burrow threw a tight spiral to WR Trent Irwin for a touchdown as he lined up in the slot, a position we’re watching closely during camp, during a redzone period. He also threw a wobbler to WR Tee Higgins for a touchdown. Chase Brown scored a rushing touchdown in the same portion as he makes his case for the starting running back position.
A couple of injuries transpired at the practice today as well. 4th year OT D’Ante Smith and RB Chris Evans both were transported off the field, via a cart, and both had air casts. Cody Ford had to sub in at RT as Trent Brown had some lower back tightness. The OT depth we once thought was strong is quickly fading. Although, Trent Brown’s injury is not anything too serious and he should be back when practices resume next week.
The Bengals will be back this weekend as they face off against the Bears on Saturday at 1pm. The Bengals will not be playing any starters as they got a lot of work in today. It will be QB Logan Woodside taking the start as Jake Browning recovers from a rib injury. Expect to see Rocky Lombardi, a UDFA out of Northern Illinois, to make his debut as well.
It’s safe to say the analysts at MLB Pipeline REALLY liked the Cincinnati Reds 2024 MLB Draft, considering there’s 2 draftees graded higher than several from last year. This year’s MLB Pipeline update is out – let’s get into our top 5, who has some new faces. Overall, the MLB Pipeline slated the Cincinnati Reds as having 4 top 100 prospects in this update. Overall, MLB Pipeline believes the Cincinnati Reds have the 14th best farm system in baseball. We’ll take that, won’t we, after graduating over 8+ top 100s the last 3 years? Yep.
We could’ve all predicted this, couldn’t we? MLB Pipeline slotted Chase Burns as the Reds #1 prospect. On the overall top 100 list, he comes in at #24 – which would rank him the 3rd best RHP in the pipeline, just behind Chase Dollander (why?) and Jackson Jobe. Chase won’t pitch professionally in any games this year, but the Reds, of last note, are having him stretch back out and pitch some in Arizona at the complex.
This shouldn’t come as any surprise, even though he’s struggled a little bit, if you want to call it that. Rhett is on MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 at 35 overall, labeling him the 5th best RHP in the pipeline. Rhett hasn’t really struggled insurmountably, but he has been hit quite a bit in AA. Still, even while being hit around, he’s sporting a 17:69 BB:K, which signals he’s throwing a ton of strikes, maybe too many, which sounds funny, but is a real thing. He was having trouble missing bats early on in Chattanooga.
Edwin’s 2024 campaign was cut short due to labrum surgery, which we hope to heck he can recover completely from, but the outlets still really, really like him and so do I. I still think he was the best “prospect” to come from the Luis Castillo trade and he was showing a lot of promise in 2023. Not much to write about him here other than we hope he’s recovering well and will be back completely for 2025. He is MLB Pipeline’s 72nd overall prospect in the game, which you take considering he hasn’t played at all in 2024.
What a year the kid is having, y’all. I don’t want to call this one a surprise at all, because it’s not, Sal is arguably the best hitter in all of the Reds organization and is proving it time and time again. Chattanooga is assuredly on the radar. Had he not been banged up the last month, he’d be there already. He’s currently slashing .279/.391/.454/.845 in Dayton with 32 extra base hits, 8 of those being homers. The only knock you can find on Sal’s game is…where will he play? He should be grabbing an outfielders glove, in my opinion, when he heads to Chattanooga shortly. Really could see him playing LF.
Reds #5 Prospect – IF Cam Collier
Cam Collier has been in and out of the top 100 list about 3 different times now, and although the first time it was warranted him not being in there, this time I’m not sure I agree with it. He’s been showing his raw power again in Dayton A+, slashing .243/.336/.416/.752 on the year now with 15 HRs and 17 2Bs while sporting a 46:110 BB:K. The issue with Cam in ’24 has been consistency – he’s been up and down a whole lot. Of late, he’s back on absolute fire. Like Sal…Cam doesn’t have a sure spot on the diamond when it comes to defense. Easy to see why he was dropped out of the top 100.
Remaining Top Prospects Per MLB Pipeline for Cincinnati
#6: SS Tyson Lewis – This is our first real big ‘surprise’ – I’m a bit shocked the analysts ranked him over Sammy Stafura, for example, being as Sammy has been playing pro ball already & is proving to be a force. Pipeline really likes this kid.
#7: C Alfredo Duno – Alfredo is by far one of the shining spots of the Reds organization right now. He was hot to start 2024 before an injury in May and has been out since, but this is a well earned ranking. He’s just 18 years old, he had a .789 OPS headed into June before injury with 3 HRs. In the FSL, that’s incredible. Doing it at 18? Even more impressive.
#8: RHP Chase Petty – Easily one of the biggest underperformers, Chase Petty had big expectations and has not met them. He’s been way better in Chattanooga of late, but Chase has really struggled throwing consistent strikes. His K% is still in tact, which is a great sign, but he’s carrying a 1.53 WHIP to his name right now. Not ideal. He’s still 21 though. Gotta hang in with him.
#9: SS Sammy Stafura – If there’s a Cincinnati Reds MiLB Player of the Year award to give out, my vote is casted for Sammy Stafura. The dude is tearing up A ball in the FSL this year, slashing .259/.376/.415/.791 with 6 HRs. The FSL is notoriously very pitcher friendly, so this is extremely bullish. He’s 19, a lot of us didn’t anticipate a first year professionally like this for him. He came in with only 45 grade power, but has proven that to be a hoax with 6 HRs already at 19 in the FSL. There’s a LOT to love about this kid.
#10: SS/3B Ricardo Cabrera – Ricardo is best slated here due to his raw abilities. He has 10 HR in FSL right now at 19, and has swiped 15 bags. He’s got a lot to show and a ton of talent. We’ll see how he does going forward.
Remaining 20 Prospects
11: RHP Julian Aguiar
12: OF Hector Rodriguez
13: RHP Luke Holman
14: OF Mike Sirota
15: OF Rece Hinds
16: RHP Connor Phillips – Whew what a tumble
17: 2B/OF Carlos Jorge
18: OF Blake Dunn
19: SS/OF Sheng-En Lin
20: RHP Ty Floyd (Has not played, surgery)
21: 2B Peyton Stovall
22: LHP Tristan Smith
23: RHP Zach Maxwell
24: RHP Cole Schoenwetter
25: OF Adolfo Sanchez
26: LHP Adam Serwinowski
27: RHP Lyon Richardson
28: SS Naibel Mariano
29: SS Leo Balcazar
30: OF Kyle Henley
I think you can mark 2024 for the Cincinnati Reds farm system a little bit of a disappointment, mainly because they’re going super pitcher heavy of late in drafts & acquistions and they aren’t performing too well.
After striking out in his first at bat, Steer capitalized on his 2nd time at lead off for the 2024 season & homered in consecutive at bats and drove in five runs on the night. Elly De La Cruz hit his team-leading 21st homerun putting the Cardinals to bed on Monday night.
Spencer Steer delivered a standout performance with back-to-back home runs and five RBIs, while Elly De La Cruz slugged his team-leading 21st homer, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night, all backed by a nice outing from the southpaw Andrew Abbott.
Andrew Abbott (10-9) rebounded from a recent slump, allowing just one run on five hits over 6 2/3 innings to end his three-game losing streak. This marked a significant improvement for the left-hander, who had previously surrendered 12 earned runs in his last 13 1/3 innings.
Cardinals’ starter Sonny Gray (11-7) struck out nine over five innings but has yet to grab a win in three career starts against his former team. He conceded six runs on five hits, including three home runs.
Abbott deftly maneuvered through bases-loaded situations in both the second and third innings, ultimately striking out six and retiring 11 consecutive batters during one stretch.
In the third inning, Steer and De La Cruz homered on consecutive pitches from Gray, propelling Cincinnati to a 3-1 lead. This was the fifth instance this season of the Reds achieving back-to-back homers.
Steer, batting leadoff for only the third time this year and the fifth time in his career, added a three-run blast in the fifth inning to extend the lead to 6-1. This was Steer’s first career multi-homer game, bringing his season total to 18 home runs.
Cardinals’ manager Oliver Marmol was ejected in the fifth inning by plate umpire Stu Scheurwater following a dispute over a called ball. This ejection marks Marmol’s fourth of the season and the 13th of his managerial career.
August 13th, 2024: Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Bengals Head Coach Zac Taylor confirmed Monday afternoon in his press conference that OT Amarius Mims will miss several weeks “but not more than many” with a strained pec.
Amarius Mims will miss several weeks with a sprained pec, Zac says
Amarius Mims fell to the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2024 NFL Draft strictly because of his lack of availability. Most considered him the top tackle in the draft, and if minimal play on Saturday against Tampa Bay Bucaneers was worth anything, it sure looked like it. He did not register many starts in college at Georgia due to injuries, and he’ll start his professional campaign injured as well. It’s said that this pec is the same one that bothered him in college.
Cincinnati Bengals 1st round injury history
It’s not a secret: The Bengals constantly lose their 1st round picks to injury, seemingly every single year. Ja’Marr Chase is the only one in recent memory that had not spent a portion of his rookie season on the injured list *that played significant amount of time/significant role.
We finally know the majority of the details. The Cincinnati Reds will take on the Atlanta Braves at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 2nd, 2025. We have the renderings, what we can expect, time, dates, and more in this article. Tickets go on sale in December for the public. If you’re a season ticket member for: The Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, or Bristol Motor Speedway, you’ll have tickets available to you beforehand.
When?
August 2nd, 2025
Bristol Motor Speedway – Bristol, Tennessee
Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves
What will it look like?
As most of you know, there’s been a major game played at Bristol Motor Speedway before, I detailed this in my article here. There was a MASSIVE crowd that showed up there. We don’t have the details just yet on how many folks will be able to be seated for this Reds-Braves classic, but we’d imagine well over 100,000, and we hope a LOT of them will be Cincinnati Reds fans. It’s the perfect location – jampacked right in the middle of Reds AND Braves country.
2025 Bristol Motor Speedway rendering via Reds on XBristol Motor Speedway 2025 rendering for the Atlanta Braves/Cincinnati Reds series
The floating scoreboard? The 75,000+ seats that’ll be available? The Thunder Dome? OH MY GOD, BOOGITY BOOGITY BOOGITY! Nati Sports and his crew are BEYOND excited. Even my Cubs fan girlfriend is hype about this one. See you there?!
Jeff Gordon wins the Sharpie 500 in 2002. GOAT.
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There’s new information coming out today in regards to a “Special Series” that the Cincinnati Reds will be playing in 2025 against the Atlanta Braves. Ladies & Gentleman…START YOUR ENGINES!
NASCAR Parntnering With the MLB
Jordan Bianchi, renowned NASCAR reporter for The Athletic, today is reporting that Major League Baseball & NASCAR have joined forces and are bringing the two most historic MLB teams together for a showcase at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, TN. One would figure the two teams selected for this showcase due to geographical location. Tennessee is known Reds Country paired with Braves Country. One of the Reds affiliates, Chattanooga Lookouts, is stationed southwest of Bristol and at the state of Tennessee’s bottom corner, which is labeled Braves Country by many.
When Is This Happening?
Right now the only information we have is that it will occur in 2025’s season. The date is TBA and the location is known to be Bristol Motor Speedway. The venue has never seen something like this with Major League Baseball, so as details arise, we’ll update you on this article. It’s likely that the venue turns to the infield grass once more to build out the start of the field. Major League Baseball declined to comment, per the linked article, but is expected to announce this series on Friday of this week.
As Jordan’s article states, this isn’t the first time that a high profile sport will take over the venue: in 2016, Virginia Tech & Tennessee played a football game at the speedway, which drew a record crowd of 156,990 people. Bristol Speedway is one of NASCAR’s most historic & known venues, it has over 4.7 stars out of 5 of 9,853 reviews on Google, making it a top 3 NASCAR venue.
Virginia Tech vs Tennessee Football in 2016 at Bristol Speedway
MLB Is Listening To Us, Finally.
For long, most baseball fans warned of the lack of “marketing” the sport was putting out. Now, in 2025, they’ll have plenty of reason to tone the complaints – two of the game’s most exciting super stars will face off in Bristol, Tennessee: the Atlanta Braves’ Ronald Acuna Jr, and the Cincinnati Reds’ Elly De La Cruz. Let’s go! Start those Engines!
The Cincinnati Reds are set to face the Atlanta Braves 6 times next season. There’s a series in AtlantaMay 5-8, and the Braves will then come to Cincinnati in August on August 1-3. Make sure you clear your schedules, and see you there?
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