D-backs vs. Reds full game highlights from 7/23/23

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  1. reds fan here, but dang how does a 5-10/165-70 player have that much power(corbin carroll-i thought he was all hype-shows what i know) imagine when his frame fills out a little and if he's able to maintain that bad speed/plus he had to generate almost all of the power because it was a 80mph pitch, oppo onto the steamboat….that's impressive shyte, he might be the only non-red player position rookie that would be in the NL(maybe all of baseball) top 5, because steer(still a rookie, even though he had 94 ab's in 22), mclain, de la cruz and now CES got 4 of the spots, and if you don't think CES deserves a top 5 spot yet(7 games in-23 ab/7h, 1hr/6 rbi and trust me over his first few games, he saw no fastballs close to the zone), look at his outs, he's only had 2 strikeouts and has 5 warning track outs(and please no warning track power jokes, because if you think this guy has only warning track power, go to his milb page and look at his 7/8/23, 2 homeruns which are shown(back to back swings, over 900 feet of travel and i don't believe those are his top 2), he's the best bad ball hitter of the 5, probably the best since VLAD and by far has the most pop(not exit velocity), but raw strength, I ONLY GO AS FAR AS THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL WITH MY KNOWLEDGE/COACHING AND PLAYING ABILITY, but i guarantee you this will be a 40 to 60(yes) homer player over the next 5 to 10 years(especially if he's in the nati)….i actually think his bat will be the most impressive trait of all the tools any of these players have and that includes the FREAK-de la cruz? my rankings would be 1. mclain 2. carroll 3.steer-based on all season numbers 4. CES 5. de la cruz but next year at this time, the 1 and 2 spots will be de la cruz or CES(possibly mclain) as their ceilings are much higher than carroll or steer, but that's what makes the reds so scary because even if either lodolo or greene don't become legit #1 or #2 starters, there has been enough depth(williamson, abbott, ashcraft, overton, stoudt, phillips, petty(25) that the reds will be able to spend on proven bullpen guys(1 solid number 2/3 starter) to surround diaz, they are a MODERN DAY NFL TEAM, that has a top notch first contract QB that can spend on all of the other positions that will guarantee you wins(THIS MIGHT BE THE CURRENT CHIEFS OF THE NFL, only problem is i don't think they have the 1/2/3 starters that could dominate a lcs or world series, unless 3 of the big 4(abbott, ashcraft, greene, lodolo hit long term/they'll be lucky if 2 become that DUDE) and trust me i'm very critical of this team at times, shoot they go on a 10 day road trip(mil, dodgers and cubs) and if they come back 6-4 i will be happy, yet lately until the recent trip to milwaukee, they had become road warriors(after starting 1 and 9 on the road, so a road win percentage of .703 since-if you win 70% of your games, that's 113 wins)? this may be blasphemous but could this starting 8/9 be better than the big red machine(and there playing with 3 catchers(2 of which have been on the interstate for the entire season, until maile over the last week)?

  2. i know it's only been maybe 100 games, but is it blasphemous to consider that the current reds 1 through 9 is as good/maybe better than the BIG RED MACHINE(brm)-when you consider the player's floor/ceiling…lf-benson/senzel–foster, obviously FOSTER by a lot////cf-friedl–geronimo, friedl-higher ceiling, geronimo was very good defensively but can friedl even get better, i'm going to go with EVEN, just because i wasn't old enough to probably truly appreciate what geronimo was to that team////rf-fraley–griffey, like fraley's ceiling 77th overall pick, griffey picked in 29th round but besides the potential power, griffey had a career 296, 12 points higher than his son and was a plus defender, so EVEN////c-stephenson–bench of course BENCH but he's probably the best ever, i hate to say this but my least favorite player of all time-yadier is close(look at the cardinals without him and he was an absolute REDS KILLER)///1b-votto/CES–perez, i know perez is in the hall, but if votto doesn't get in, then there doesn't need to be one(he will probably end up with 375-380/1300-1350 and 290-295 as compared to perez 379/1652 and 279 and votto's SABERMETRIC(hate these) stats are way better and i haven't even mentioned CES who when his career is over will have more homeruns/rbi's than either votto or perez(big jump for a guy with my baseball experience here, but the guy just bangs-and wait til he starts to swing at strikes:), so advantage VOTTO/CES///2b-india-morgan, india should be kept even with marte down there and so many young middle infielders(jmo), but MORGAN///SS-mclain/concepcion, tough one, but mclain's bat ceiling puts him over the top, i know outside of the wizard(concepcion for many years was considered the best defensive ss even in his later years) but he was a typical 70's/80's ss, only 2 double digit hr years, and only 2, 80 plus rbi years, so MCLAIN if ceiling, even if floor????////3b-rose/de la cruz-steer, will go with ROSE, but can anyone say what de la cruz's ceiling is, not even experts know at this point, if it wasn't for ohtani(pitching/hitting), baseball would have as much pub as basketball has with wembanyama…if anybody reads this far, since they are able to track everything nowadays and i know they have a sprint speed stat but you can't tell me that tim locastro was faster than vince coleman or rickey henderson, cuz that stat says he's 30.8, while coleman/henderson are in the 31.6 range and elly makes them look slow when he runs(maybe it's just me), dh/util-steer/driessen–i know this is a tough one, because of course the brm had, but when driessen became an everyday player, i think people would agree that his prime average season numbers(15/75/270 but only about 6 seasons worth of production), gotta go with STEER here, because if he is already good enough to be taking ab's away from votto, fraley, de la cruz, india, ces, benson, senzel, then his numbers are only going to prove and i think he has enough of a sample size that the league knows what steer is and over a 162, that translates to (20/80-85/270-280) and i think those number can and will improve………..

    final tally, current reds 3 wins, BIG RED MACHINE 4 wins, 2 evens but i still think that there's a good chance in 15 years(of course a few/maybe all of these guys will be gone in 5 years) so you will have to take into account there stats with other teams that the CURRENT REDS POSITION PLAYERS ARE BETTER, both hitting and fielding…people the 75/76 reds won 210 game and went and went 14 and 3 in the playoffs with all 3 losses coming in the 75 series against the RED SOX, only team in history to not lose a lcs or world series game in 1976(so until i wrote THIS BOOK, i always thought that no team could touch those 75/76 reds, not even those great yankee teams)….if anybody does read this, and has a young team from the past comparison(like the 17 through 21 possibly cheating astros or 2014/15 royals, please stack their line-up's vs the current reds, i know no one will do this, cuz anybody who has typed this much under a comment, obviously has no life, but maybe you come across this and just want to help validate MINE:):):)

  3. current reds vs BRM, 1B-votto/CES vs perez, advantage votto/CES
    2B-india vs morgan, advantage morgan
    SS-mclain vs concepcion, close but mclain(bat/ceiling)
    3B-de la cruz vs rose, the "alien" vs the "hit machine, advantage rose for now
    C-stephenson vs bench, advantage bench(best ever, reds killer molina is prolly #2, consider cards post molina
    LF-benson/senzel vs foster, huge advantage foster(imagine him in the juiced ball, steroid era)
    CF-friedl vs geronimo, EVEN, i know geronimo was a great fielder and a vital cog
    RF-fraley vs griffey Sr. EVEN, though griffey carrer BA is 296(12 points higher than his son, but the power/ceiling fraley)
    DH/UTIL-steer vs driessen, advantage steer as looked closely at driessen when he got everyday ab's and there right in
    the floor/ceiling of steer

    final total, current reds 3, BRM 4, EVEN 2, but when you factor in floor/ceiling i think the current reds talent/numbers will top the BRM(only problem is how many will be retired or not a red in 4/5 years, i say all but 2), which 2, not counting votto get a 2nd contract with the reds(after 4/5 years), my guesses are mclain and stephenson, with close options being friedl and steer as there numbers possibly won't balloon to a number the CHEAP reds can't afford—only wish the original MLB team could get an owner/admin. that would be willing to spend money like that organization deserves, like the spoiled cubs(year to year, only have been outside the top 10 in team salary twice since 1970), shoot i'd take the white sox money over what the reds typically pay-there actually 12th highest currently

  4. reds have next 10 on the road, 3 at mil, 3 at dodgers, 4 at cubs, what is your realistic expectation of their record over these 10 games?
    mine is 5 and 5, hope for 6 and 4, definitely in the playoffs if 7 and 3 or better(this next 10 might make or break the season, will be the last time they play the brewers)

  5. Huge sweep for the Reds, they're just so fun to watch! Hoping they make the playoffs, I think they can make some noise they just gotta get their pitching solid.

  6. What an exciting team these Reds are. As a Red Sox fan I'm constantly reminded of the Dynasty Cincinnati had in the 70s and the two World Series they won in a row. Baseball has changed a lot since then. I'm glad for you guys to have such a great future. If only you could fill out your stadium. You have a really good team over there CONGRATULATIONS!!! GO REDS!!!

  7. over the last 60 games the reds are 37 and 23(which included a 6 game losing streak), 2nd in baseball to the braves who are 39 and 21, over the last 70(42-28), they still are 2nd, but fell 2 more games behind the braves, weird thing is that over the last 80(48-32), they are 3rd but are actually back to only 2 games behind the braves, but the orioles have won 1 more game….if the reds just play 500 baseball the rest of the way(31-30) that would get them to 86 wins, the phillies made the world series with 87 wins last year(6th seed) and the rays made the playoffs as the 6th seed with 86 wins….the reds have to find a way to at least go 4 and 6 or better over the next 10 road games and i think they will make it?

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