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The Reds just called up a former fourth overall pick with a .215 career batting average, and the numbers from Louisville don't match anything he's done before.
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Elly De La Cruz Is Back, and Then Some
Elly De La Cruz's 2026 season surpasses his star-level 2024 after a stance overhaul and approach change following a quad-injury-marred 2025.
Updated: Our Old Friend Nick Martinez Is a Different Pitcher Now
Nick Martinez restructured his entire pitching approach for Tampa Bay, shifting from a balanced six-pitch mix to a sinker-changeup attack. A pitch-level scouting report for Reds fans watching his first start against his former team.
What's Eating TJ Friedl?
TJ Friedl's 2026 struggles reflect a four-year structural decline in power, launch angle, and game speed that his speed-dependent skills used to mask. A deep look at his bat tracking, batted ball profile, and baserunning data.
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Meet JJ Bleday
A beginner-friendly introduction to JJ Bleday, the Reds' new outfielder, explaining his swing mechanics, exit velocity, and what numbers to watch in his first MLB games with Cincinnati.
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Elly De La Cruz Is Back, and Then Some
Elly De La Cruz's 2026 season surpasses his star-level 2024 after a stance overhaul and approach change following a quad-injury-marred 2025.
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Updated: Our Old Friend Nick Martinez Is a Different Pitcher Now
Nick Martinez restructured his entire pitching approach for Tampa Bay, shifting from a balanced six-pitch mix to a sinker-changeup attack. A pitch-level scouting report for Reds fans watching his first start against his former team.
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What's Eating TJ Friedl?
TJ Friedl's 2026 struggles reflect a four-year structural decline in power, launch angle, and game speed that his speed-dependent skills used to mask. A deep look at his bat tracking, batted ball profile, and baserunning data.
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Fun with Small Samples: Sal Stewart Isn't the Next Joey Votto
Sal Stewart's Statcast profile matches Juan Soto's 2024 season more closely than any Joey Votto season. A deep look at his discipline, contact quality, mechanical changes, and what the Reds actually found.
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Rece Hinds Is a Different Hitter in 2026. Is It Enough?
Rece Hinds' .354 AAA average is inflated by luck, but his underlying improvements in strikeout rate, chase rate, and swing decisions target the exact pitches that broke him in two prior MLB stints. Pitch-by-pitch data shows what went wrong and what's changed.
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Nick Yorke Is Swinging Easier and Hitting Harder
Nick Yorke's bat speed is the same across three MLB call-ups, but his swing speed distribution has tightened dramatically. Pitch-level Statcast data explains why the Pirates' utility man is producing harder contact with easier swings.
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Updated: Nick Kurtz's Slump Isn't What It Looks Like
Nick Kurtz is hitting the ball harder in 2026 than during his elite 2025 rookie season but has zero home runs and a 40% strikeout rate. A deep look at his Statcast data, platoon splits, and historical comps explains why, and what to expect the rest of the year.
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How Brandon Williamson Got His Groove Back
How Brandon Williamson overhauled his pitch mix between his first two starts of 2026, and what the Stuff+, Location+, and batted-ball data reveal about the turnaround.
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April 5, 2026 Fantasy Waiver Wire Roundup
The news, production, and underlying contact metrics behind every batter with 4,000+ Yahoo transactions in fantasy baseball Week 2.
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Examining the Swings of the 2026 Rookie Class
The 2026 rookie class just broke records. Here's how to use bat speed, max exit velocity, and swing length to figure out which hot starts are real and which ones won't last.
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Grading the 2025 Rookie Class
Five Statcast process metrics that stabilize at 150 plate appearances grade the entire 2025 rookie class, sorting the genuine breakouts from the players running on luck before the box score catches up.
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Exit Velocity Is the Most Honest Statistic in Baseball
Exit velocity measures the speed of the ball off the bat and why that number tells you more about a hitter's true ability than batting average or the box score.
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How to Read Baseball Savant's Movement Profile
How to read Baseball Savant's Movement Profile chart, explained through Paul Skenes and Logan Webb.
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Why Matt McLain's K% Drop Is the Only Spring Number Worth Watching
What Matt McLain's spring training reveals about which numbers carry signal, which ones lie, and what it means for his 2026 fantasy value.
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The Pop-Up Problem
What Dylan Crews's infield fly ball rate reveals about swing mechanics and what it means for fantasy drafters at his current ADP.
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Why the Best Contact Quality at First Base Doesn't Always Mean the Most Home Runs
What Statcast reveals about first base and what it means for your fantasy draft.
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