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Lowder among Reds prospects on All-Spring Breakout Team

4:33 PM EDT

The first-ever Spring Breakout is in the books and if these four days of prospect spotlight showcases mean anything, the future of the game is in very good hands. On Monday, MLB announced the inaugural All-Spring Breakout Team, composed of 30 players across 18 organizations (six teams did not play

Friedl to miss extended time with wrist fracture

March 17, 2024

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The Reds will be without center fielder TJ Friedl for an extended period after he was diagnosed Sunday with a non-displaced fracture in his right wrist. Friedl’s wrist is in a soft cast. His return has no immediate timeline, but he will be re-evaluated in three to

1 player from each team making a big impression this spring

2:15 PM EDT

As we near the end of Spring Training, and with Opening Day right around the corner, it's time to check in on which players around baseball have made the biggest impression on each club during Cactus League and Grapefruit League play. With the help of all 30 MLB.com beat writers,

These prospects stood out most in Spring Breakout

@SamDykstraMiLB
March 17, 2024

As the inaugural Spring Breakout weekend comes to a close, there was no shortage of talent on display. With dozens of Top 100 prospects and nearly two-thirds of the 900 players who make up the team Top 30 prospects lists taking part, each club was well represented … but a

Projecting Reds' Opening Day roster one last time

March 17, 2024

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The final week of Reds camp is here and the battle for a place on the 26-man roster is intensifying -- especially for the final bench spot. It appears that the 26th man could be coming down to the incumbent Nick Martini and three veteran non-roster invitees:

Spring Breakout a team-building exercise

March 17, 2024

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- They may be playing at different levels in the Reds system, but the players chosen to take part in the two games in the inaugural Spring Breakout jelled like they've been on one team for more than a little while. Players stood on the top step of

Reds rallying around Fraley amid 'most challenging season of my life'

March 15, 2024

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Jake Fraley has yet to play a regular season game but the Reds outfielder already knows this much. “I’m not going to shy away. This is the most challenging season of my life," Fraley said. "It already started when we got here and it’s only going to

These 12 teams won the MLB offseason

March 16, 2024

The Dodgers and Padres will play games that count in the 2024 Seoul Series this week, while prominent free agents are still available, while 28 teams are still in their camps in Florida and Arizona. So, the regular season, Hot Stove season and Spring Training season are ALL HAPPENING AT

Reds prospect Collier starts Spring Breakout off with a bang

March 14, 2024

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Not only was Reds third-base prospect Cam Collier anticipating Spring Breakout, he also was expecting the pitch he saw in the second inning, when he launched a two-run home run to fuel a 4-1 victory over the Rangers’ prospects. Collier drove a two-run home run to left-center

India embracing challenges of playing first base, left field

March 13, 2024

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- During Tuesday's Reds game vs. the White Sox in the third inning, second baseman Matt McLain made a dazzling snag on a grounder up the middle. McLain made a one-hop throw across his body to the first baseman. The first baseman who expertly scooped the ball from

Votto talks future with Reds, joining Blue Jays

March 13, 2024

This story was excerpted from Mark Sheldon's Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

McLain confident he will be ready for Opening Day

March 12, 2024

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Matt McLain has just under two weeks to go before the Reds break camp ahead of Opening Day. Can the second baseman get enough swings to be ready in time? “Yeah, totally," McLain replied prior to the Reds' 14-1 loss to the White Sox on Tuesday. However,

1 position battle to watch for each team

March 11, 2024

With the first few rounds of cuts behind us, clubs are getting a clearer picture of what their rosters are going to look like to open the 2024 season. Even so, every team still has at least one key question mark -- a role that remains, for all intents and

Newcomer Montas named Reds' Opening Day starter

March 10, 2024

GOODYEAR, Ariz. – The new guy will start off a new season for the Cincinnati Reds. Free-agent acquisition Frankie Montas will get the starting nod for Opening Day against the Nationals on March 28 at Great American Ball Park, manager David Bell confirmed Sunday. It will mark the third Opening

Arroyo emerges as biggest standout at Reds camp

@colebradley01
March 10, 2024

This story was excerpted from the Reds Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Many of the Reds’ inaugural Spring Breakout participants have made strong impressions early this spring, generating plenty of praise from manager David

'Anxious' Lodolo works 2 perfect frames in return to mound

March 10, 2024

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Nick Lodolo was not going to pretend his start against the Guardians on Sunday afternoon at Goodyear Ballpark was business as usual. “You know,” he said, “it’s been a minute.” Actually, it had been 309 days since Lodolo last pitched for the Reds in the Majors. The

After umbilical hernia surgery, Pagán ready to contribute to 'pen

March 10, 2024

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Emilio Pagán posts. That’s part of his appeal, and it’s what he values in a Major League reliever. Over the last six seasons, Pagán is tied for eighth in MLB in appearances, with 335, and one of the things that drew him to the Reds in free

Every team's projected 2024 home run leader

@bmags94
March 10, 2024

Spring Training is in full swing as we gear up for the 2024 regular season. That means it's a good time to look at projections for how things might turn out this year, and as usual, home runs are at the forefront of that discussion. Courtesy of FanGraphs’ Steamer projections,

Candelario set for hot corner as infield takes shape

@sonjamchen
March 9, 2024

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The surplus of infield talent at the Reds' disposal was always a good problem to have, but their depth at the position group has taken on added significance in the wake of Noelvi Marte's 80-game suspension for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. Marte's suspension creates a

Martinez mows through LA's big bats in latest rotation audition

March 8, 2024

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Nick Martinez was trying to beat the Dodgers, not the rain. But he wound up doing both Friday night at Camelback Ranch. Facing that loaded L.A. lineup that featured a troika of MVPs up top in Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman, Martinez threw four perfect

Noelvi Marte suspended 80 games for PED violation

March 8, 2024

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- A promising young career was put on pause and the Reds' crowded infield picture became at once more clear and more complicated Friday with the news that Noelvi Marte has been suspended 80 games without pay by Major League Baseball for violating the league's Joint Drug Prevention

See where Cincinnati lands on 2024 farm system rankings

@SamDykstraMiLB
March 8, 2024

We rank farm systems twice a year, and while we spend a lot of time breaking them down, evaluating the talents of 5,000 players across 30 different organizations is a fairly impossible task. We often joke that one team congratulates us on placing them perfectly, while the other 29 lament

Lodolo ramping back up; Greene focused on positives

@colebradley01
March 7, 2024

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Nick Lodolo had a noticeable edge as he faced Matt McLain and Jonathan India in a live batting practice session on Wednesday. Each of the 30 pitches he threw came out with zip, authority and intent. But the most encouraging takeaway was that Lodolo looked comfortable, as