NL CENTRAL PREDICTATRON 2019

2-3x a year I put a Cards game on mlb.tv and say "CHRIST, IT'S McCARVER" before switching feeds.

KM, is Fowler going to lose his starting job? Need to know for the reverse fantasy team.

he should lose it, but he probably won't fully lose it until May. It's too bad, because even the version of Jose Martinez that isn't hitting well is probably better overall than Fowler (even though he's somehow even worse at fielding than Fowler), and if Tyler O'Neill ever gets a chance to figure out how to not strikeout 35% of the time he could be very good. but he's a veteran and everyone likes him and he has two years left on his contract, so. today on the broadcast, the announcers enthused about how fowler has been unlucky, and how he has the 3rd highest line drive rate in MLB at the moment. so people are looking for reasons to keep him in. if he manages to provide even a brief glimpse of a good string of at bats, he'll buy himself another month or two

i feel bad for fowler, he seems like a good guy and he had to deal with so much bullshit when he came over the the cardinals

cardinals are extending matt carpenter ('s contract)

Carpenter is solid, be handy if the DH were to happen in 2020-21.

Mythical NL cardinals DH spot is reserved for J. Martinez, imo

Trevor Richards threw a really nice game for the Fish tonight until they lost it on a couple of Great American bonus HRs in the bottom of the 8th for the Reds.

what a shocking development

Tyler Glasnow in Pittsburgh: 5.79 ERA, 5.8 BB/9, 71 ERA+
Tyler Glasnow in Tampa Bay: 3.34 ERA, 2.7 BB/9, 123 ERA+ pic.twitter.com/cGeEJSe0hh

— Baseball Reference (@baseball_ref) April 11, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IlxnBiEsC4

as he intended, he made the highlight reel

Reds had an outfield of Matt Kemp in left, future first baseman Jesse Winker in CF and Puig in right. That has to be one of the slowest/worst coverage combos in left and center in the league. Winker is SLOW and cumbersome. Dude is like young Kent Hrbek.

http://www.fox19.com/resizer/74_mfplAMYmVzKQ2X21EDm0H_WA=/1200x600/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-raycom.s3.amazonaws.com/public/VE2QVWTTRJG6BOIW7QPACLY3WI.jpg

Puig is sporting one of these t-shirts on the Reuters article. Can't link picture.

https://www.reuters.com/article/baseball-mlb-cin-stl/reds-top-cardinals-in-mexico-earn-4th-straight-win-idUSMTZXEF4EXJFE3R

I was wondering why Puig was trending right now. I guess he needs that bobblehead money.

This piece on him on the LA Times today is pretty good:

https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/la-sp-yasiel-puig-dodgers-legacy-reds-20190414-story.html

It says a lot about him that he was so reckless while with the Dodgers and has recently said he wasn't trying hard during his time there, whereas now with the Reds he is.

Red's running out a bizarro Spring Training split lineup tonight against Kershaw.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4N9-PSW4AEoyF_.jpg:large

6 RBIs for Yelich already

6 of his 7 HRs vs the Cardinals this year, just brutal

well, Goldy's got 5 vs. the Brewers :)

or maybe 4. the bum

lmao what

jeeeeeezus

Red's running out a bizarro Spring Training split lineup tonight against Kershaw.

― earlnash, Monday, April 15, 2019 4:24 PM (four hours ago)

Puig took Kershaw into the cheap seats in his first at-bat back at Dodger Stadium.

And again

he's had a HR in each of the last 7 games vs. st louis

i don't know if any other player has singlehandedly ruined the cardinals so much over such a length of time

https://i.imgur.com/GxkHEme.png

early season silliness

The run differential is wacky. Reds definitely left two potential wins on the table in LA this week.

Your 2019 Pittsburgh Pirates, tied for 1st

Now 19 games into the season, the Cardinals are still waiting for a starting pitcher to record a seventh-inning out. In fact, they’re only the third team since 1908 -- joining the 1995 Padres and 2018 Cubs -- to go this deep into a season without a starter going longer than six innings.

Mikolas into the 7th, KM, I hope you're happy!

I have to admit I am pretty happy

Machado shows a sense of humor here.

https://www.facebook.com/Reds/videos/864492680562546/

two more HRs for Yelich today, he's on pace for 100

i’m told the record for april homers is 14, shared by a-rod and prince albert

yelich has 13 on the 20th

He has a great chance at the RBI records for April (35) and through-end-of-April (36)--both Juan Gonzalez.

Plus he has three more games against be cardinals in April. He’s got this thing pretty much wrapped up

The slow curve that Yelich hit for the second home run was a pretty good pitch. Even if he was sitting on Ryu to bring the curve on the first pitch, it was right on his hands and Yelich just swatted it.

I looked at his game logs from last year, and he started his epic finish as early as July 8. Since then, coming up on 100 games:

G – 96
AB – 380
H – 139
2B – 26
3B – 5
HR – 38
R – 87
RBI – 106
BB – 52
BA –.366
OBP – .446
SLG – .761

Incredible!

Bellinger robbed him of one today

Reds put a curb stomp down on the Cards last night. Cincy hit like the beer league softball team they are designed to be last night. A hot night and some bad pitching, and the Reds will probably play some high scoring games this year. They always seem to have a couple of slug fests a year at Great American as it is such a small park. Ball carries really well on a hot day game, I've seen a couple of them over the years.

all of that may be true. however, jedd gyorko struck out a batter.

worth it!

Your 2019 Pittsburgh Pirates, tied for 1st

the wheels came off shortly after you wrote this -- strong work

In a Drew Storen-esque move, Cardinals’ Alex Reyes broke his pinkie by punching a wall after his last start.

On his non-pitching hand, thankfully

Looks like Nick Senzel will join the Reds this weekend. I'm kinda thinking that Scott Schebler's terrible start is probably going to be the end of his shot at being a regular for Cincy and may have signed his ticket to Louisville and eternal AAAA baseball.

info for Reds fans: Vargas is not this good

jason vargas is a baseball legend

paul dejong has 14 doubles

cardinals have won 59 of 97 (.607) since mike matheny went to hell, a 99-game winning pace

just throwing some cardinal trivia out there

Mets have been taking the Reds lunch money for a few years.