What happened to that upgraded offense the Cincinnati Reds expected?
The Cincinnati Reds are the lowest scoring team in MLB and split another low-wattage series, this time a four-gamer in Miami.
MIAMI – Rece Hinds’ blistering start at the plate this season for Triple-A Louisville earned the Cincinnati Reds outfield prospect Player of the Week honors in the International League − and started the amateur baseball managers buzzing on social media. Call up Hinds! Send out (fill in the blank)!
Hey, Terry Francona, what should we tell those fans? “Whatever you want,” the Reds manager said. “Why would I talk to somebody on social media about one of our players?
“There’s no answer. ” Not for social media hand-wringers, for sure. Not this early in the season, not when small sample sizes amplify every bad game or series, not when guys who have been around the game as long as Francona trust big league track records.
“That doesn’t mean we don’t care about it. Because we know we have to score runs,” he said. “And we will.
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