Our own short commentary on the day in Cincinnati Reds baseball. Headlines on the front page link to other publishers; everything on this page is written by RedsNation.
Reds fans, the offseason just got real. In one Saturday, Cincinnati lost its closer, its third baseman and a veteran reliever to the open market. Our Take: This is a lot of money coming off the books, and the front office has no excuse now. Fill the ninth inn…
Reds fans, the offseason gets real on Monday. And the first big call isn't even the front office's to make. Our Take: Pagán finished like a closer you want back. If he picks up his option, the Reds keep a proven ninth-inning arm without having to shop for one…
Reds fans, the offseason officially has teeth now. Cincinnati's catcher is officially on the open market, and he isn't going alone. Our Take: This is the decision of the winter. Stephenson has been a fixture behind the plate, and replacing a catcher is never…
Reds fans, this is the one that should mean the most to Sal Stewart. The guys who had to pitch to him all summer just voted him the best rookie in the National League. Our Take: Peers don't hand out votes for hype. Stewart earned this one, and the Reds should…
Reds fans, it's easy to look at Edwin Arroyo's first big league numbers and wince. Look at what he did in Louisville before you write him off. Our Take: Arroyo deserves real runway. A 23-year-old switch-hitter who mashed in Triple-A is worth more patience tha…
Reds fans, the offseason just got a little more fun. Two prospects are swinging hot bats out in the Arizona Fall League, and one of them is putting the front office on the clock. Our Take: Carlos Sanchez is the headline, but Yerlin Confidan is the decision. H…
Reds fans, after a tough 2026, here's a box score worth smiling at. Noelvi Marte went 4-for-6 in the Dominican Winter League over the weekend. Our Take: One winter night doesn't fix a season, but this is exactly what Marte needed: regular at-bats, hard contac…
Reds fans, the offseason shopping list is long and the budget isn't getting any bigger. So here's a name worth keeping on the board: Eugenio Suárez. Our Take: A short, incentive-heavy reunion with Suárez is the kind of smart, affordable power move the Reds ne…
Reds fans, the offseason is here, so let's talk about a center fielder who gave this team everything. Our Take: Dane Myers earned a real spot in 2027. He isn't a star, but he's a hard-playing center fielder who crushes lefties. The front office should build t…
Reds fans have been rooting for Matt McLain to be the 2023 version again for three years now. The numbers say time is running short. Our Take: The glove and the legs are real, but a second baseman who can't hit righties can't play every day. 2027 has to be th…
Todd Benzinger, the first baseman who squeezed the last out of the Reds' 1990 World Series sweep, has died at 63. The Reds announced his death Thursday, and no cause has been released (via WLWT and WKRC). A hometown kid on the biggest stage Benzinger (1963-20…
Reds fans have heard "toolsy" a hundred times. Justin Lebron actually showed it the minute he got to Dayton. Our Take: The Reds got a steal at No. 18, and Lebron belongs on the fast track. A front office that keeps winning the draft has to start turning those…
Reds fans, remember May? JJ Bleday was the best hitter in the National League for a minute, and the numbers say that guy didn't just disappear. Bleday was named NL Player of the Month for May, per MLB. Red Reporter's Wick Terrell points out that on the mornin…
Reds Country, for the first time in years there's no homegrown answer ready behind the plate. Tyler Stephenson is headed to free agency, and MLB.com's Mark Sheldon reports top prospect Alfredo Duno, No. 20 in baseball per MLB Pipeline, isn't expected to be re…
Reds fans, in a season that didn't go our way, Sal Stewart keeps giving us something to celebrate. Our Take: When the guys you play against vote you into the final three, that says more than any stat line. Stewart is the cornerstone of whatever comes next in…
Reds fans, winter ball is here, and one of our young outfielders already left a mark. Our Take: This is exactly the kind of offseason Carlos Jorge needs. Every good at-bat this winter is an audition for a crowded outfield in Goodyear. The Dominican Winter Lea…
Reds Country, the offseason just got its first real argument, and it came from one of the biggest names in franchise history. Our Take: Joey Votto's point about payroll is fair, but you don't build a winner by shipping out the most electric player on the rost…
Reds fans looking for offseason good news, here's a name to learn: Carter Graham. Our Take: An eighth-round pick who fixed his approach and led the whole system in power is exactly the kind of internal answer this lineup needs. Cincinnati should make sure he…
The 1990 Reds weren't supposed to win the World Series. They were supposed to be a nice story that ran into the Oakland A's. Instead they swept the defending champions in four games and gave Cincinnati its fifth title, and still its most recent one. Here's ho…
Every franchise has a golden age. Cincinnati's has a name that still sounds like a threat: the Big Red Machine. From 1970 to 1979, the Reds were one of the best teams baseball has ever seen, and the numbers hold up half a century later. With the offseason her…
Reds fans spent all summer watching a last-place club. Thursday they finally got an offseason move that actually happened. Our Take: This is not a splash signing. It is a smart, cheap utility piece with an option left — exactly the kind of depth Cincinnati sp…
Reds fans already know Elly De La Cruz and Chase Burns were the two best things about 2026. The question hanging over the winter is whether a cheap star duo was ever enough. Our Take: Red Reporter's deep dive makes the hard point stick — how little of the pay…
The Reds' offseason is all free-agent chatter right now, but one of the best stories in the organization is happening in Scottsdale. Our Take: a healthy Luke Holman could be the kind of homegrown arm that helps Cincinnati in 2027 more than anyone it signs thi…
The Reds didn't just lose a pitching coach this fall. They lost a year. Derek Johnson took a personal leave of absence in June and never came back. On October 1, Nick Krall announced he won't return and that "a search for a new pitching coach will begin immed…