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[TheShizNo1]

His slider is getting nastier

[redsrule]

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If he could ever throw a changeup.... Going from 100+ to 88-90 would be crazy.

[PhantomPain]

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If he could ever throw a changeup.... Going from 100+ to 88-90 would be crazy.

He has a change up but he doesn't seem have confidence in it. He better get confidence in it though if he ends up going to the rotation. He can't live with only 2 pitches.

With his fastball and slider, I think he could be a ridiculous starter if he threw the change up and added a 2-seamer.

[PhantomPain]

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At this point, what are the chances Frazier gets ROY and Cueto for CY Young? Both are deservedly in the conversation for both and nearly declared front runners at this point (still behind but emerging). If Cueto gets 20 wins and has under a 2.50 era, wouldn't he have to be highly considered? What about Frazier? He is near or at the top of nearly all offensive categories for rookies.

It will be interesting to see how it goes for them the rest of the year.

[redsrule]

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As of now, the only other people other than Frazier that should be considered are Wade Miley & Aoki for Milwaukee.
Cueto is interesting, I think he is in the top 5 for Cy Young, but who knows, it depends on how the season plays out. Cueto has the #1 WAR for pitchers according to ESPN in the National League, plus being tied for the lead in wins (which really doesn't matter). He isn't a big strikeout pitcher though which might hurt him.

[Jackdog]

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I'll be there for Saturday's game in row 1 of sec 213. Driving up from Cincy with some friends tomorrow night.

Just got back. Sorry I missed you. Had a great time with a ton of Reds fans. Wrigley was GABP North.

[SlimKibbles]

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Just got back. Sorry I missed you. Had a great time with a ton of Reds fans. Wrigley was GABP North.

No worries, JD. Yeah tons of Reds fans up there. It was great to see. Had a gorgeous day on Saturday too. I'm glad they took the last three of the series. Struggled a bit but I'll take it.

[Buckeyes_Doc]

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I'm always impressed with how many Reds fans are at Wrigley when the Reds are in town.

[WWF80sKid]

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I'm sorry I haven't been on here as much as normal! What a season the Reds have been having guys! I can't wait until October!

[Motown]

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Heard Billy Hamilton could be gettin' a taste of the Show...stay tuned

[WWF80sKid]

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Heard Billy Hamilton could be gettin' a taste of the Show...stay tuned

He is a beast!

[SlimKibbles]

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Heard Billy Hamilton could be gettin' a taste of the Show...stay tuned

I'd be surprised if he was called up prior to 9/1. Although if they think he can be a weapon in the playoffs then it would have to be before that. He'd be a liability in the playoffs if he had to start and couldn't hit major league pitching. One thing I noticed about his current stats that is encouraging is the fact that he has dropped his strikeout-to-walk ratio from about 2.5:1 in 2011 to 1.3:1 in 2012. At Pensacola, he's sitting at nearly 1:1. His plate discipline is improving. If I were the Reds and were seriously considering adding him prior to 9/1 so he can be on the team for the playoffs, I'd send him to Louisville right now so they can see if he can hit the pitching at that level.

[Son of Sam99]

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I'd be surprised if he was called up prior to 9/1. Although if they think he can be a weapon in the playoffs then it would have to be before that. He'd be a liability in the playoffs if he had to start and couldn't hit major league pitching. One thing I noticed about his current stats that is encouraging is the fact that he has dropped his strikeout-to-walk ratio from about 2.5:1 in 2011 to 1.3:1 in 2012. At Pensacola, he's sitting at nearly 1:1. His plate discipline is improving. If I were the Reds and were seriously considering adding him prior to 9/1 so he can be on the team for the playoffs, I'd send him to Louisville right now so they can see if he can hit the pitching at that level.

That's a really good point; if he can steal on major league pitchers and catchers, than he would be devastating in the late season/ playoffs. No one is kidding themselves that he would be brought up to hit.
I would be disappointed if they didn't give him a chance late in September to get a look at the majors because they'd be effectively eliminating a possible huge weapon for late in games and he would provide rest for other players.

[Son of Sam99]

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Also here is an interesting point made by Lance Mcalister:

Who gets the call Saturday?
The Reds streak of using the same 5 starting pitchers will end on Saturday when they play a double header vs the Cubs. A new rule in the CBA allows teams to call-up a 26th player for double headers scheduled at least two days after the original game was rained out. I would think that Todd Redmond gets the call. He is due to pitch Friday for Louisville


I honestly got to thinking they'd go wire to wire with the same staff all season, barring injury of course.

[SlimKibbles]

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Also here is an interesting point made by Lance Mcalister:

Who gets the call Saturday?
The Reds streak of using the same 5 starting pitchers will end on Saturday when they play a double header vs the Cubs. A new rule in the CBA allows teams to call-up a 26th player for double headers scheduled at least two days after the original game was rained out. I would think that Todd Redmond gets the call. He is due to pitch Friday for Louisville


I honestly got to thinking they'd go wire to wire with the same staff all season, barring injury of course.

I've only heard Redmond mentioned as starting on Saturday. It makes sense. It would have been cool, and very unusual, if the Reds had gone all season with the same 5 guys. If it does finish up that way, with the exception of the likely Redmond start, I'll still say they pulled off the wire-to-wire 5 starters.