I'm happy to see the Cincinnati Reds finally starting to have some success after what feels like an endless rebuilding cycle. Their rookie Elly De La Cruz is looking like the international free agent signing of the century so far. 2 years ago nobody had heard of this kid and now he's putting up prime Barry Bonds numbers at 21 years old.
MLB Thread - 2023
- Thread starter SLAB
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No kidding! Only been called up to big leagues 2 week ago and already most sensational, talked about baseball player on the planet. Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz at a svelte 6'5" looks like Usain Bolt flying around the bases for historic cycle. Dominican Cruz missile in jet-black Reds uni looks so cool. Some kind of new on the scene lethal weapon for those scorching red hot Reds.
Hitting? Yes, especially if these young guys keep producing.
Pitching? No. We need Harrison to come up and be awesome and probably another quality starter at the trade deadline. Cobb/Disco/Wood can be good, but they're super injury prone and super inconsistent. Stripling and Manea have also pitching well below expectation, but I think we need to do better than just hope they rebound.
Pitching? No. We need Harrison to come up and be awesome and probably another quality starter at the trade deadline. Cobb/Disco/Wood can be good, but they're super injury prone and super inconsistent. Stripling and Manea have also pitching well below expectation, but I think we need to do better than just hope they rebound.
I can’t see this team holding off the Dodgers. Hitting seems fine, defense seems fine… but man, the starting rotation seems busted. The few bullpen games every trip through the rotation is eventually going to hurt this team. Gotta hope Harrison comes up and is as advertised, that would be absolutely massive.
Yeah, and unfortunately, looks like Alex Wood and Junis might just be terrible now. So I think you have 3 guys (Webb, Cobb, Disco) and otherwise we're just throwing absolute darts. Someone from that Stripling, Manaea, Junis, Wood tier needs to step up. Manaea has looked a bit better, which is good news and he's still got his K stuff. I think he's the most likely candidate.
