2K24: Cincinnati Reds

[onejayhawk]

Is Jose Peraza worth a roster spot in a 15 team mixed keeper? He's on WW and Mondesi may be headed for IL.

J

[revo]

Is Jose Peraza worth a roster spot in a 15 team mixed keeper? He's on WW and Mondesi may be headed for IL.

J

Gennett is back in the next week to 10 days, so Peraza will be little more than a utility guy. You could roster him until then, but he may not be of much use afterwards.

[madducks]

Joey Votto has been absolutely gawd awful. 8 RBIs?? Oh, and he's only owed about $120m through 2024. Yikes.

A $38 Votto ($300 budget) was just dropped in my 14 team mixed league. And i'm not even interested in picking him up since i already have Rizzo, Hosmer, and Yandy. At 35 years old, you would think Votto should still have a little more left in the tank. But, i'm not so sure.

[madducks]

And regarding that $120 million that Votto is owed by the Reds. Votto walks to the beat of a different drum. So, it wouldn't surprise me to see Votto walk away from substantial money before his contract is up in 2024.

[madducks]

Just another day at the brawl park for the Pirates and Reds last night. The battle for last place in the NL Central is very intense this year. And Puig had to get in some parting shots against the Pirates before he left for the AL.

[madducks]

Here's the video of Amir Garrett going after Trevor Williams and the ensuing melee:

[madducks]

This guy has some great baseball video breakdowns on Youtube:

NSFW language

[Hammer]

Couple of thoughts here

---Puig is a fake tough guy. He coulda cracked Crick and didnt but when there were people between him, he was a tough guy
---Garrett is a beast. Going right into the belly of the whale guns a blazing.
---I am going to assume this is from Hurdle but the Pirates pitchers who continue to throw at peoples heads deserve a beat down. Deitrich gets hit constantly. Keep it below the waist and theres no issue. Throwing at his head and then high fiving teammates in the dugout is disgusting and cowardly.

[Mithrandir]

Who cares anymore. Let em hit, punch, bean, maim each other. So what. Play ball.

[Ken]

---Garrett is a beast. Going right into the belly of the whale guns a blazing.

Leeeeerooyyyyy Jenkins

[Fresno Bob]

This guy has some great baseball video breakdowns on Youtube:

NSFW language

this is beautiful stuff, thanks for posting!

[fuhrdog]

this is beautiful stuff, thanks for posting!

Agreed. Pirate pitchers are going to get one of their hitters killed before long. Next time it may not be in the leg.

[madducks]

Suspensions from the brawl:

Yasiel Puig = 3 games
Amir Garrett = 8 games
Jared Hughes = 3 games
David Bell = 6 games
Keone Kela = 10 games
Jose Osuna = 5 games
Kyle Crick = 3 games
Clint Hurdle = 2 games

[Ken]

Aquino's rise to the big leagues has been remarkable this year. Former top prospect due to the raw talent, but struggled with Ks. Apparently a swing change this spring produced great results. Tore up AAA and he's on fire to start his MLB career. Set the Reds record for exit velocity, and he's only played 7 games.

Huge power and great arm in the OF. One of the best nicknames going "The Punisher". The talk is that he has all the tools to become a star, and he's already hitting cleanup. But he'll be 26 years old next year. Strange path.

Fun player to watch. I somehow snagged him in a keeper league last weekend for $2, hoping he's on my team for many years going forward.

[harmon]

Aquino's rise to the big leagues has been remarkable this year. Former top prospect due to the raw talent, but struggled with Ks. Apparently a swing change this spring produced great results. Tore up AAA and he's on fire to start his MLB career. Set the Reds record for exit velocity, and he's only played 7 games.

Huge power and great arm in the OF. One of the best nicknames going "The Punisher". The talk is that he has all the tools to become a star, and he's already hitting cleanup. But he'll be 26 years old next year. Strange path.

Fun player to watch. I somehow snagged him in a keeper league last weekend for $2, hoping he's on my team for many years going forward.

I saw his first 3 or 4 AB with the radical open stance. He was swinging and missing badly at all kinds of stuff thrown out of the strike zone. I missed my chance to get him.....doh!