Stick with your team, bro.
I wish I could sell you on the Reds. Starting this season as any other. Very good pitching with no run support. Hamilton is killing us in the leadoff spot. He can't hit. Votto and Phillips with usual slow starts. Bruce and Frazier are the only bright spots so far. Need Chapman and Latos back soon. Just a typical slow start and they can't afford it. Another long baseball season and summer for me.
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Outside of Wainwright and Wacha Cards starters are not that great. Lynne, Kelly, and I'm missing somebody are ok. Reds Closer is far superior. Middle relief is about even. I like the Reds pitching staff once they all get healthy. If the Reds had any bats working at the same time they would be really good.
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I like Latos and I think Cingrani can be good, but Leake is very inconsistent and Bailey is WAY overrated. Cueto is good, but spends too much time on the DL.
I'll give you Chapman, but Rosenthal doesnt exactly suck.
The one you were missing is Shelby Miller. I'd probably put him in a higher bracket than "OK".
The whole division has some solid pitching...I just personally wouldnt say the Reds have the best overall.
Last years was Cuetos longest extended period on the DL. Unfortunately he gets a bunch of no decisions cause the Reds can't ******* score. Latos is solid. Cingrani looked good his first start but sucked at his second. Reds overpaid for Bailey, so far. They broke the bank on him but he is coming into his prime, we'll see about him. I still like middle relief and our closer. If Marshall ever gets healthy, him and Broxton are solid in the middle. We'll see how it all plays out. I'm so pissed at them right now. They get bailey a 4 run lead tonight and he gives all 4 back in one inning. They are the most inconsistent team in any professional sport. They just make me want to grab through the screen and break their ******* necks sometimes.
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OK, so Leake and Miller go head to head today. Leaks goes 8 innings, 4 hits, O runs, 1bb, 3 k's; Miller goes7 hits 3 earned runs, 3 bb, 5 k's.
Miller is 0-2 this year and leake is 1-1; Career Leake is 42-30 and Miller is 16-10
I just can't give you Miller in this one. He's not any better than "ok" of course in my opinion. I would put him and Leake about even.
Overall, I'll take the Reds pitching, when healthy. I like Cueto, latos, at the top of the rotation compared with Wainright and Wacha. After that it's pretty even. I'll take the Reds middle relievers and closer in a heartbeat.
Remember, our 2 best middle relieves are on the DL right now.
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