August 1st, 2026 Cincinnati Reds Stats and Musings
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| CR Month | Rank | PV Month | Rank |
| CR Month | Rank | PV Month | Rank |
| Batting AVE | 0.274 | 4th | 0.268 | 5th | ERA | 4.75 | 11th | 4.69 | 9th |
| OB PCT | 0.324 | 9th | 0.312 | 12th | Starters ERA | 5.21 | 11th | 5.10 | 12th |
| SLG PCT | 0.466 | 2nd | 0.460 | 2nd | Bullpen ERA | 4.03 | 8th | 4.05 | 9th |
| OPS PCT | 0.790 | 4th | 0.773 | 4th | Runs Allowed | 527 | 11th | 399 | 10th |
| Runs Scored | 519 | 4th | 374 | 6th | Hits Allowed | 1009 | 12th | 757 | 10th |
| EB Hits | 987 | 4th | 272 | 2nd | OPP AVG | 0.279 | 13th | 0.273 | 11th |
| Home Runs | 157 | 1st | 125 | 1st | Homes Run AG | 122 | 7th | 95 | 9th |
| Walks | 257 | 14th | 176 | 15th | Walks | 305 | 5th | 224 | 3rd |
| Strikeouts | 735 | 8th | 568 | 9th | Strikeouts | 714 | 11th | 573 | 10th |
| Stolen Bases | 62 | 10th | 45 | 12th | Def Eff | 0.664 | 14th | 0.668 | 13th |
The Offense got a little better, the pitching got a little worse. The Starting rotation is still a concern and there is no improvement in site. The Reds did have a good month 14-10 (.583) to make some improvement but still need to win 40 of their final 59 games (.677) to have a shot at the Wild card.
| Starters | Team | Age | W-L | ERA | GS | IP | Whip | Injured |
| David Batista | Reds | 31 | 11-7 | 4.98 | 22 | 148 | 1.32 |
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| Alejandro Santiago | Reds | 32 | 7-5 | 4.53 | 21 | 119 | 1.50 |
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| Fernao Curros | Reds | 35 | 8-6 | 3.93 | 21 | 116 | 1.40 |
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| Octavio Salazar | Reds | 31 | 5-6 | 4.77 | 20 | 115 | 1.44 |
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| Kevin Walsh | Reds | 25 | 7-4 | 5.84 | 15 | 94 | 1.57 |
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| Larry Baker | Reds | 31 | 2-1 | 3.15 | 6 | 34 | 0.84 | 6 weeks |
| Hubert Lucas | Reds | 26 |
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| Manny Perez | AAA | 23 | 2-3 | 5.37 | 12 | 65 | 1.53 |
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| Bart Whinnett | AAA | 25 | 2-7 | 5.40 | 11 | 55 | 1.44 |
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| Greg Brooks | AAA | 26 | 1-4 | 4.84 | 7 | 44 | 1.30 |
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| Logan Furzer | AA | 22 | 0-0 | 0.00 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 | 6 months |
I am going to bring back up SP Bart Whinnett and send down SP Kevin Walsh. This may help a little, and hopefully Batista and Curros can pick it up in the final 2 months.
BJ Wagsis August starting rotation:
| Rotation |
| 1 | Bart Whinnett |
| 2 | Fernao Curros |
| 3 | Alejandro Santiago |
| 4 | David Batista |
| 5 | Octavio Salazar |
| Relievers | Team | Age | W-L | ERA | SV | IP | Whip | Injured |
| Ray Hicks | Reds | 23 | 4-4 | 4.57 | 0 | 69 | 1.58 |
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| Gabriel Miranda | Reds | 28 | 4-4 | 2.34 | 13 | 57 | 0.97 |
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| Jorge Martinez | Reds | 32 | 3-5 | 4.71 | 13 | 57 | 1.40 |
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| Miguel Ochoa | Reds | 21 | 1-2 | 3.26 | 2 | 49 | 1.35 |
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| Eduardo Sanchez | Reds | 37 | 3-0 | 3.65 | 0 | 49 | 1.30 |
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| Pablo Hernandez | Reds | 26 | 1-0 | 7.32 | 0 | 19 | 1.63 |
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| Tony Roman | Reds | 27 | 0-0 | 6.75 | 0 | 14 | 1.64 |
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| Ramon Rodriquez | AAA | 24 | 6-0 | 2.35 | 0 | 57 | 1.19 |
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| John Bayley | AAA | 25 | 1-6 | 4.19 | 27 | 43 | 1.12 |
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| Craig Henson | AAA | 24 | 5-2 | 3.48 | 0 | 41 | 1.35 |
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| Jack Gunther | AA | 24 | 5-2 | 1.24 | 5 | 51 | 0.92 |
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Time for some drastic changes, Ray Hicks, Pablo Hernandez and Tony Roman to AAA Louisville, Ramon Rodriquez, John Bayley and Craig Hanson to the Reds.
BJ Wagsis Bull-pen Roles:
| CL | Gabriel Miranda |
| SU | Miguel Ochoa |
| SU | Jorge Martinez |
| MR | John Bayley |
| MR | Eduardo Sanchez |
| MR | Ramon Rodriquez |
| MR | Craig Henson |
| Catchers | Team | Age | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | Injured |
| Jesus Lopez | Reds | 24 | 348 | 28 | 78 | 0.296 | 0.958 |
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| Guillermo Lopez | Reds | 27 | 161 | 3 | 22 | 0.261 | 0.671 |
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| Stan Shelton | AAA | 25 | 178 | 8 | 24 | 0.242 | 0.772 | 8 weeks |
No changes at catcher, Shelton should be ready for September call ups.
| Infielders | Team | Age | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | Injured |
| Andrew Cooper | Reds | 29 | 305 | 15 | 41 | 0.302 | 0.830 |
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| Gunnar Wallace | Reds | 32 | 254 | 11 | 32 | 0.272 | 0.756 | 1 week |
| Jeff White | Reds | 26 | 232 | 3 | 22 | 0.272 | 0.756 |
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| Bill Johnson | Reds | 24 | 73 | 1 | 4 | 0.260 | 0.691 |
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| Rudolf Wareham | Reds | 22 | 61 | 0 | 4 | 0.344 | 0.878 |
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| Eneas Mosinha | Reds | 26 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.558 |
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| Arthur Kline | AAA | 27 | 213 | 13 | 40 | 0.300 | 0.868 |
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Wallace will be back in a week. Eneas Mosinha goes to AAA Louisville while Arthur Kline gets recalled to the Reds.
| Outfielders | Team | Age | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | Injured |
| Billy Anderson | Reds | 29 | 427 | 32 | 81 | 0.288 | 0.873 |
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| Jose Quinones | Reds | 26 | 414 | 23 | 62 | 0.263 | 0.822 |
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| David Reed | Reds | 29 | 350 | 21 | 46 | 0.303 | 0.917 |
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| Dan Swain | Reds | 28 | 227 | 8 | 23 | 0.278 | 0.761 |
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| Cesar Bautista | Reds | 31 | 219 | 16 | 34 | 0.260 | 0.802 |
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| Chris Brooks | Reds | 25 | 54 | 0 | 6 | 0.296 | 0.756 |
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| Bob Sanders | AAA | 27 | 354 | 4 | 36 | 0.299 | 0.740 |
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| Vicente Lopez | AAA | 27 | 314 | 15 | 52 | 0.264 | 0.816 |
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| Ryan Almontte | AAA | 24 | 138 | 0 | 13 | 0.290 | 0.741 |
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Chris Brooks back to AAA Louisville, Vicente Lopez to the Reds.
BJ Wagsis August Line ups:
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| Jose Quinones | 3B |
| Cesar Batista | CF |
| David Reed | CF |
| Jeff White | SS |
| Billy Anderson | LF |
| Andrew Cooper | 1B |
| Jesus Lopez | C |
| Billy Anderson | LF |
| Andrew Cooper | 1B |
| Jose Quinones | RF |
| Jeff White | SS |
| Guillermo Lopez | C |
| Dan Swain | RF |
| Rudolf Wareham | 3B |
| Arthur Kline | 2B |
| Arthur Kline | 2B |