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Writing this made me feel gross, but that's what following a spendthrift baseball franchise does to you. It makes you feel gross.

and the Cardinals rebuild continues!

remember that one time when [/checks notes] Brandon Drury was the best player on the Cincinnati Reds

Reds non-tendering Gavin Lux today to save $5 million only to immediately roll that into twice/thrice that on Luis Arraez is 1000000% about to happen, isn't it?

How the Reds handle their Gavin Lux decision at today's non-tender deadline will give us a glimpse into just how aggressive they plan to be with additions this winter. You can't be cheap, aggressive, *and* clingy. So what's it going to be?

hey it's like the Reds aren't actually very good right now and need to spend some money on upgrades almost everywhere!

and they didn't even get him, like, a day or two off?!

The Cincinnati Reds eschewed keeping Carson Spiers on the 40-man roster going forward, instead using his spot - and two others - to add Edwin Arroyo, Hector Rodriguez, and Leo Balcazar ahead of December's Rule 5 Draft.

If you squint (and ignore a lot about 2025), you may only find like five places that need serious upgrading this offseason on an incredibly shoestring budget.

Shin-Soo Choo, Edwin Encarnacion, and presumably the parrot on Edwin's shoulder highlight the list of newcomers on the recently released 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot.

Major League Baseball announced the All-MLB first and second teams and there are no Reds on it because they hate Andrew Abbott, apparently.

If the Nationals really are shopping CJ Abrams, should the Reds have interest? Not as a shortstop, but at the right price he could be a steal.

I wonder if that's got anything to do with them finding a taker for ~$38 million of questionable guaranteed money they had on the books back at last July's trade deadline... www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/11/pira...

BY GOD, THAT'S ANDREW ABBOTT'S MUSIC even if it sounds like it's coming from a truck with its windows down a block and a half away

Terry Francona finished second in NL Manager of the Year Award voting behind winner Pat Murphy. Francona received two first place votes.

but why aim for perfect when you can simply avoid the peaks and valleys

Reds assistant pitching coach heads to DC

After scouring all the lists of the Top 50 free agents this winter, I've convinced myself the Reds are going to dive deep into the 'honorable mentions' section and sign [wait for it] Mike Yastrzemski this winter to be the 2026 version of Austin Hays/Wil Myers/Tommy Pham/Jake Fraley.

In: Roddery Muñoz Out: Reiver Sanmartin In: Jose Franco Out: Sam Benschoter A busy day of Reds moves as they welcome back a handful of injured guys from the 60-day IL to the 40-man roster.

old friend alert

Lot of great candidates here, though I'm confused how Edinson Volquez is one given he's still a rookie

Hey, the Reds are in the news during awards season! Well, 'a' Red. Not actually 'a' Red but a guy who sits in the dugout with the Reds. Anyway, Terry Francona's in the news, and here's some news about it, as well as notes on other news:

Didn't expect to wake up to this news!

The Reds had some changes to manager Terry Francona’s coaching staff. More on who is in and who departed. www.mlb.com/reds/news/re...

Here is the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee ballot for the @BaseballHall Class of 2026! Voting results from a 16-person panel will be announced December 7th.

The Reds have outrighted Santiago Espinal off the roster and assigned him to AAA Louisville. Given his service time there's a clause...a Santi clause...that he can reject the assignment, though, but it seems pretty clear his time with the Reds is over.

The Cincinnati Reds will be watching the Super Two cutoff closely, as they've got a handful of players who may or may not qualify.

Shoutout to the Cincinnati Reds for getting a mention during tonight’s World Series broadcast (even if it was for something so notable because it’s been 50 years since it actually happened)

Reds aiming to maybe have a ballpark idea of where their budget will be by January 15th

If I didn't already know the Reds would never spend any money on anyone, let alone 'big' money, I'd sure point out that Bo Bichette ticks pretty much every box this current front office looks for in a hitter.

Let's go baseball

Sure would be cool to ever have the chance to watch the Cincinnati Reds play in the World Series. Or hell, watch them even host a playoff game.

In a turn of events one could only describe as ‘duh,’ no Cincinnati Reds hitters are finalists for a Silver Slugger award this year.

that's right, a former Cincinnati Reds reliever is coming in to pitch the 9th inning of a Game 7

If your slash line evokes references of Skip Schumaker, Santiago Espinal, and Billy Hamilton, well, it might be time to sit down and have a talk. On Elly De La Cruz continuing to switch-hit: www.redreporter.com/stat-colored...

Wonder if any baseball folks around the league are noticing that it’s the teams that sock dingers a-plenty are the teams that are advancing

Who gets the next contract extension from the Cincinnati Reds? Does anyone, yet?

Ke'Bryan Hayes pushed Noelvi Marte to RF and Sal Stewart to 1B, which pushes Spencer Steer to...where? LF seemed like the one obvious spot the Reds could upgrade the roster without blocking a 'young' guy, and Steer's almost 28 and getting a big raise. How they handle him defines their winter.

That’s Phil Castellini’s music

Congrats to the not-Cubs on making it to the NLCS to take on the Dodgers. Anyway, go Brewers!

Thinking about the person driving home with that flag after a loss and thinking about how sad that would be lol

Dodgers vs Brewers. Mariners vs Blue Jays. That's just full of fantastically fun stories and potential matchups. Can't wait.

Rhett Lowder threw 23 pitches in his two innings today. 21 of those pitches were strikes.

dang man did the dang ol' Yankees crash outta the playoffs already man dang that's sad man real sad dang

After dealing with an early torn ligament in his left thumb, Cam Collier hit .337/.425/.452 in his final 27 games with Double-A Chattanooga. The Reds prospect has carried that momentum to the Arizona Fall League as he showed in last night's opener. More from @jimcallis.bsky.social:

Arizona Fall League play begins today, and the Peoria Javelinas - featuring Cam Collier, Alfredo Duno, Rhett Lowder, & the rest of the Reds contingent - can be seen tonight at 9:30 PM ET. Here's more:

Reds offensive ranks in 2025: AVG: .245 (19th) OBP: .315 (16th) SLG: .391 (21st) HR: 162 (21st) ISO: .146 (24th) wOBA: .309 (19th) wRC+: 92 (24th) Avg. EV: 88.6 mph (27th) Hard-hit rate: 38.2% (28th) Let's run it back!