Welcome to our second NL Central Remarkable season preview. The Reds made some major signings in the offseason. Can they make it over .500 and to the playoffs?

 

2019 Record: 75-87 (4th in NL Central)

 

Reds PITCHERS

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Luis Castillo
  • Luis Castillo recorded 161 of his 226 strikeouts (71.2%) with his changeup last seasonhighest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 11.8%
  • Luis Castillo walked 79 of 781 batters (10.1%) last season4th highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 7.0%
  • Luis Castillo had a first-pitch strike rate of just 56.3% (440/782) last season3rd lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 62.6%
  • Opponents batted just .123 (38-for-308) against Luis Castillos changeup last seasonbest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: .233

  • Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of just .066 (26/393) against Luis Castillo on non-fastballs last seasonbest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .142
  • Opponents had a groundball rate of 55.9% (262/469) against Luis Castillo last season2nd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 45.1%
  • Opponents batted just .140 (55-for-393) against Luis Castillo‘s non-fastballs last season3rd best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .219
  • Luis Castillo threw his changeup 56.5% of the time (521/922) with two-strikes last seasonhighest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 17.5%
  • Left-handed hitters had a miss rate of 37.7% (288/763) against Luis Castillo last season3rd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 24.6%

 

Sonny Gray
  • Sonny Gray threw at least two strikes in his first three pitches to 60.5% (340/562) of opposing batters last season10th lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 64.8%
  • Sonny Gray had an ERA of 2.87 (175.1 IP) last season7th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 3.86
  • Sonny Gray had a first-pitch strike rate of just 55.6% (394/709) last seasonlowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 62.6%
  • Hitters not batting 3-4-5 in the order batted just .174 (71-for-407) against Sonny Gray last seasonbest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .240
  • Hitters swung at 42.2% of Sonny Gray‘s pitches (1,228/2,909) last seasonlowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 48.0%
  • Opponents had a line drive rate of just 18.2% (78/428) versus Sonny Gray last season2nd lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 22.8%
  • Opponents batted just .126 (42-for-333) against Sonny Grays non-fastballs last seasonbest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .219

 

Trevor Bauer
  • Hitters chased just 271 of Trevor Bauers 922 off-speed pitches out of the zone (chase rate of 29.4%) last season10th lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 34.6%
  • Trevor Bauer allowed an OBP of .434 (387 PA’s) in non-two strike counts last season7th highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .388
  • Right-handed hitters had a miss rate of 33.9% (306/902) against Trevor Bauer last season4th highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 26.0%

  • Left-handed hitters had a groundball rate of just 34.8% (93/267) against Trevor Bauer last season9th lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 44.5%
  • Trevor Bauer averaged 108.4 pitches per start in 34 starts last seasonhighest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 94.4
  • Opponents batted just .120 (24-for-200) against Trevor Bauer on low non-fastballs last season4th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .190

 

Anthony DeSclafani
  • Left-handed hitters had a groundball rate of just 34.4% (83/241) against Anthony DeSclafani last season8th lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 44.5%
  • Anthony DeSclafani walked 39 of 363 left-handed batters (10.7%) last seasontied for 8th highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 7.7%
  • Anthony DeSclafani threw fastballs up 65.5% of the time (296/452) with two-strikes last season2nd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 49.8%
  • Anthony DeSclafani allowed 17 home runs on pitches 94 mph or greater last season tied for 3rd most among qualified SPs in MLB
  • Opponents batted just .195 (22-for-113) against Anthony DeSclafani with runners in scoring position last season9th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .246

 

Wade Miley
  • Opponents had a groundball rate of 50.9% (261/513) against Wade Miley last season10th highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 45.1%
  • Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of just .075 (5/67) against Wade Miley on inside fastballs last season3rd best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .151
  • Wade Miley had a strike rate of just 60.7% (1,801/2,968) last season2nd lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 64.9%
  • Wade Miley threw his cutter 47.7% of the time (1,416/2,968) last seasonhighest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total CUT; League Avg: 19.5%
  • Opponents batted just .109 (6-for-55) against Wade Mileys elevated fastballs last seasonbest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .213

 

Tyler Mahle
  • Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of just .073 (7/96) against Tyler Mahle on inside fastballs last season4th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: .159
  • Tyler Mahle had a first-pitch strike rate of 68.3% (380/556) last seasontied for 6th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: 61.9%
  • Tyler Mahle allowed a slugging percentage of .674 (58 Total Bases / 86 ABs) with runners in scoring position last season4th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 80 total IP; League Avg: .431

 

Rasiel Iglesias
  • Opponents had a Well-Hit Avg of just .078 (4/51) against fastballs up from Raisel Iglesias last season15th best among among 127 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .147
  • Raisel Iglesias had a first-pitch strike rate of just 56.7% (156/275) last season10th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 61.4%
  • Right-handed hitters had a miss rate of 37.6% (118/314) against Raisel Iglesias last season9th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 28.3%
  • Raisel Iglesias allowed an OPS of 1.334 (108 PA’s) in non-two strike counts last season2nd highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .993
  • Raisel Iglesias allowed an OPS of 1.617 (47 PA’s) when he’s behind in the count last seasonhighest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 1.115

 

Michael Lorenzen
  • Michael Lorenzen allowed an OBP of just .253 (83 PA’s) with runners in scoring position last seasontied for 8th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .344
  • Opponents batted just .089 (8-for-90) against Michael Lorenzen on low non-fastballs last season9th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .180

 

Amir Garrett
  • Hitters chased just 32 of Amir Garretts 212 fastballs out of the zone (chase rate of 15.1%) last season3rd lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 25.3%
  • Opponents had a groundball rate of 55.0% (71/129) against Amir Garrett last season25th highest among among 204 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 44.5%
  • Amir Garrett threw his slider 65.8% of the time (304/462) vs left-handed batters last season2nd highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 25.0%
  • Opponents had a miss rate of 38.7% (167/432) against Amir Garrett last season5th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 27.9%

 

Robert Stephenson
  • Hitters chased 140 of Robert Stephensons 272 breaking balls down out of the zone (chase rate of 51.5%) last season2nd highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 35.9%

  • Robert Stephenson threw his slider 56.7% of the time (583/1,028) last season10th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 29.0%
  • Opponents batted just .103 (11-for-107) against Robert Stephenson on low non-fastballs last seasontied for 12th best among among 142 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .180
  • Right-handed hitters had a miss rate of 42.3% (126/298) against Robert Stephenson last seasonhighest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 28.3%
  • Opponents had a miss rate of 53.9% (48/89) against Robert Stephenson on the first pitch of at-bats last season2nd highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 29.6%

 

Pedro Strop
  • Hitters chased 85 of Pedro Strops 175 breaking balls down out of the zone (chase rate of 48.6%) last season5th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 35.9%
  • Pedro Strop recorded 32 of his 49 strikeouts (65.3%) with his slider last season23rd highest among among 204 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 29.8%
  • Pedro Strop allowed a slugging percentage of just .100 (6 Total Bases / 60 ABs) on low non-fastballs last season3rd best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .286

 

Lucas Sims
  • Hitters chased 75 of Lucas Sims‘ 229 fastballs out of the zone (chase rate of 32.8%) last season15th highest among among 148 qualified RPs in MLB*; League Avg: 25.3%
  • Opponents batted just .077 (4-for-52) against Lucas Sims on low non-fastballs last season4th best among qualified RPs in MLB*; League Avg: .180
  • Opponents had a groundball rate of just 26.3% (26/99) against Lucas Sims last season4th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB*; League Avg: 44.5%

 

 

Reds HITTERS

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Phillip Ervin
  • Phillip Ervin has a Well-Hit Avg of just .086 (8/93) on non-fastballs since the 2019 All-Star Break15th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 102 total PA’s; League Avg: .159
  • Phillip Ervin is slugging .574 (54 total bases in 94 ABs) versus relief pitchers since the 2019 All-Star Break14th best in MLB among hitters with at least 102 total PA’s; League Avg: .437
  • Phillip Ervin is batting just .217 (5-for-23) on the first pitch of at-bats since the 2019 All-Star Break5th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 102 total PA’s; League Avg: .363

 

Jesse Winker
  • Jesse Winker had a K:BB ratio of 1.6 (60/38) last seasontied for 30th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 2.5
  • Jesse Winker has chased 20.7% of pitches out of the zone (296/1,428) since the start of 201827th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 484 total PA’s; League Avg: 28.5%
  • Jesse Winker grounded into 10 double plays in 50 opportunities (20.0%) last seasontied for 9th highest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 10.2%
  • Jesse Winker has an OBP of .379 (718 PA’s) since the start of 2018tied for 18th best in MLB among hitters with at least 484 total PA’s; League Avg: .332

 

Nick Senzel
  • Nick Senzel had a groundball batting average of .305 (40 GB hits out of 131 GBs) last seasontied for 34th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .250
  • Nick Senzel came to the plate with runners in scoring position in just 74 of his 413 plate appearances (17.9%) last season6th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: 24.4%
  • Nick Senzel batted .386 (17-for-44) on changeups last season5th best in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .243

 

Aristides Aquino
  • Aristides Aquino is slugging .797 (47 total bases in 59 ABs) with runners in scoring position since the 2019 All-Star Breakbest in MLB; League Avg: .492

  • Aristides Aquino has put just 29.5% of his swings in play (147/499) since the 2019 All-Star Break7th lowest in MLB; League Avg: 36.9%
  • Aristides Aquino has missed on 35.5% of swings (177/499) since the 2019 All-Star Break8th highest in MLB; League Avg: 24.4%
  • Aristides Aquino is slugging 1.000 (24 total bases in 24 ABs) on the first pitch of at-bats since the 2019 All-Star Breaktied for 15th best in MLB among hitters with at least 102 total PA’s; League Avg: .659
  • Aristides Aquino is batting just .103 (12-for-116) with two-strikes since the 2019 All-Star Break5th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 102 total PA’s; League Avg: .181

 

Nick Castellanos
  • Nick Castellanos had 88 extra-base hits out of 178 total hits (49.4%) last seasontied for 12th best among 139 in MLB; League Avg: 39.7%
  • Nick Castellanos chased 40.0% pitches (90/225) with the pitcher behind in the count last season4th highest in MLB; League Avg: 24.2%
  • Nick Castellanos batted .403 (29-for-72) on elevated fastballs last seasonbest in MLB; League Avg: .239

  • Nick Castellanos had a Well-Hit Avg of .356 (47/132) on pitches 94 mph or greater last seasonbest in MLB; League Avg: .221
  • Nick Castellanos slugged .713 (77 total bases in 108 ABs) against LHP last season4th best in MLB; League Avg: .486

 

Joey Votto
  • Joey Votto saw fastballs 52.1% of the time (382/733) with two-strikes last season11th highest among 139 in MLB; League Avg: 46.7%
  • Joey Votto batted just .179 (35-for-196) on non-fastballs last season4th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .245
  • Joey Votto chased 26.4% of pitches out of the zone (110/416) with two-strikes last season6th lowest in MLB; League Avg: 40.3%
  • Joey Votto came to the plate with runners in scoring position in just 112 of his 608 plate appearances (18.4%) last season3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 24.1%
  • Joey Votto slugged just .309 (47 total bases in 152 ABs) against LHP last season2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .486

 

Mike Moustakas
  • Mike Moustakas slugged .958 (91 total bases in 95 ABs) when the pitcher was behind in the count last season9th best in MLB; League Avg: .702
  • Mike Moustakas chased 52.7% of pitches out of the zone (186/353) with two-strikes last season9th highest in MLB; League Avg: 40.3%
  • Mike Moustakas had 32 extra-base hits out of 56 total hits (57.1%) on low pitches last seasonbest in MLB; League Avg: 35.8%
  • Mike Moustakas slugged .676 (46 total bases in 68 ABs) on changeups last season7th best in MLB; League Avg: .431

 

Freddy Galvis
  • Freddy Galvis had 228 quality ABs out of 589 total (38.71% QAB rate) last season3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 45.29%
  • Freddy Galvis had 36 strikeouts lasting 3 pitches last season2nd most in MLB
  • Freddy Galvis chased 44.3% of pitches out of the zone (155/350) against LHP last season4th highest in MLB; League Avg: 28.2%
  • Freddy Galvis had an OBP of just .296 (589 PA’s) last season6th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .345

 

Eugenio Suarez
  • Eugenio Suarez pulled 55.6% of balls he’s put into play (218/392) last seasontied for 5th highest in MLB; League Avg: 46.3%
  • Eugenio Suarez batted just .107 (17-for-159) on pitches out of the zone last season10th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .176
  • Eugenio Suarez struck out 189 times in 662 PA’s (28.5%) last seasontied for 6th highest in MLB; League Avg: 20.1%
  • Eugenio Suarez had an OPS of 1.933 (117 PA’s) when the pitcher was behind in the count last seasonbest in MLB; League Avg: 1.212

  • Eugenio Suarez slugged 1.241 (98 total bases in 79 ABs) when the pitcher was behind in the count last seasonbest in MLB; League Avg: .702

 

Tucker Barnhart
  • Tucker Barnhart had a groundball batting average of just .140 (15 GB hits out of 107 GBs) last season11th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .250
  • Tucker Barnhart slugged just .190 (11 total bases in 58 ABs) on changeups last seasontied for 2nd lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .409
  • Tucker Barnhart had a Well-Hit Avg of just .114 (36/316) last seasontied for 17th lowest in MLB among hitters with at least 241 total PA’s; League Avg: .192

 

 

 

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