Drew Koch

What's up Reds Nation! I am the site expert for Blog Red Machine. I'm not an analytics guy, but numbers never lie, and I'm a sucker for a good slash line. I love the sacrifice bunt, hate instant replay and can take or leave the designated hitter.

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Luis Castillo trade rumor is much ado about nothing

The first Reds rumors of the trade season involve Luis Castillo, and I believe it's much ado about nothing. Jon Morosi of MLB Network calls Castillo...

Kyle Farmer should be the Reds' SS for the remainder of 2021

Before the season started, many fans questioned whether or not Kyle Farmer could handle the rigors of playing shortstop in the major leagues. Over...

1 trade the Reds should make and 1 to avoid with the Twins

Might the Reds and Twins be able to work out a trade in the coming days? The Minnesota Twins are officially selling this July. Yesterday, news...

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Forget trading for a shortstop, Jose Barrero is ready

Trevor Story and Andrelton Simmons are two of the most likely shortstops to be on the move at the trade deadline. While shortstop is a position of...

Castellanos' late-inning substitution may keep him off IL

During an Instagram chat last night with Jomboy Media's Chris Rose, Cincinnati Reds' outfielder Nick Castellanos revealed that a CT scan showed he'd...

Why Reds should take a flier and trade for T.J. Zeuch

T.J. Zeuch, a former first-round pick of the Toronto Blue Jays back in 2016, was designated for assignment earlier this week. The Cincinnati Reds,...

Ranking the Cincinnati Reds' Top 5 trade deadline targets

Who should be the top trade target for the Cincinnati Reds? The MLB trade deadline is a little over one week away, and if the Cincinnati Reds are...

With Seattle looking to trade, could the Reds land Graveman?

According to FanSided's Robert Murray, the Seattle Mariners are in the market for starting pitching and infield help. Could the Cincinnati Reds be a...

Joey Votto's rounding into form during the month of July

Joey Votto has notoriously been a slow starter. In fact, one look at his career numbers shows that Votto's .894 OPS during the months of March and...

Aristides Aquino gives David Bell a viable 4th outfielder

Aristides Aquino may only be hitting .241, but the Cincinnati Reds outfielder has a 1.008 OPS as well. Aquino may be the definition of a player who's...

Tyler Naquin's hot start to the 2nd-half can't be overlooked

The Cincinnati Reds have relied heavily on the bats of Nick Castellanos and Jesse Winker this season, but Tyler Naquin refuses to be left out of the...

Starters, not just the bullpen, have the Reds slumping

We all know how bad the Cincinnati bullpen has been this season. The Reds' relief corps ranks just ahead of the Colorado Rockies and Arizona...

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