Welcome Sean Marshall with Arms Wide Open. Trust me.
A trade has been conditionally accepted that would save Sean Marshall from the Cubs and sentence Travis Wood to do hard time in baseball’s purgatory. A moment of silence. The trade is getting mixed…Read More
Reds, Cubs near deal to exchange Marshall for Wood
Starting as a season of inactivity among baseball operations at Great American Ballpark and a large helping of discontent from fans, the Cincinnati Reds have erased all their 2011 offseason transgressions…Read More
Tremendous or Tragic?: Dealing Dickerson
One aspect of Walt Jocketty’s time in Cincinnati has been littered with his penchant for bringing in former Cardinals into the Reds fold. This trade was no different. It was meant with stern resistence;…Read More
Volquez Out. Latos In. A Closer Look.
In 2011, Reds starting pitchers went a combined 50-54 with a 4.47 ERA. They finished third in the NL Central. The off-season mission: sending out an SOS–starting pitching, please. I think the…Read More
Cincinnati Reds Immemorial: The Gift of Legend Edition
With Christmas less than a week away, people are scrambling to find and buy last minutes gifts or they’re working late in the night to try to put just the right amount of finishing touches on a homemade…Read More
The Questions After the Latos Deal
The analysis of the Mat Latos trade is endless. Some feel the Reds were fleeced. Ex-Red GM Jim Bowden…Read More
Free Agent Frenzy…Or Not?
Thought I would take a small break from the trade analysis and talk a bit about something else: free…Read More
Walt Jocketty Makes His Move, Mat Latos joins the Cincinnati Reds Rotation
The Cincinnati Reds have finally embraced the off season and made a move. Bloggers and Tweeters alike…Read More
Tremendous or Tragic? ‘Clutch Man Monie’
Sometimes, you just gotta tip your cap. This is one of those times. On December 9, 2008, Walt Jocketty…Read More
BRM Podcast is Up!
The lastest Blog Red Machine podcast is now up on Podomatic! I review the (lack of) activity from the…Read More
Help Wanted: Closer Needed
The Free Agent season has settled into a trickle now after the deluge of news during the Winter Meetings in Dallas but numerous questions remain. Will the Reds make any moves this off season? Who will…Read More
Tremendous or Tragic? Dealing ‘The Kid’
The date: July 31, 2008. It may have been a small case of the end to justify the means. It was also the first big trade made by Walt Jocketty after being names Reds general manager. This was the day Walt…Read More
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