3 days til Pitchers & Catchers!

Click HERE to link to the Depth Chart as MLB.com sees it. Link is also at left...

Questions I believe have to, or will have to, face this season:

* Can the young back-end of the rotation answer the call this season? Bailey, Wood, Leake...2 of the 3 will be called upon after Arroyo, Cueto, Volquez.

* LF. Who will pick up Gomes' slack in the 2nd half when he trails off?

* Bullpen. Who closes? What is Chapman's role?

* 2B. Brandon Phillips...what kind of offensive performance will we see from BP this season? Defense is less of a concern...BP is a first-rate fielder.

* Batting lineup. Need some OBP (!) ahead of Votto. Hanigan, new import Fred Lewis, BP, Stubbs?!

9.11 - Drew Barrymore kissing a chick, etc.

* As hot as Drew Barrymore has ever looked




* NL Offensive rankings this year. And yes, they are "offensive" if you're a Reds fan.




* NL pitching stats this season. The '010 Reds need to focus on pitchers who miss more bats!

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It's football season! Yay.

OBP Leaders - AAA

- One of the stats our blog believes to be important is "BBs per 10 AB".

- This ratio measures how disciplined a hitter is to draw a walk per every ten times at the plate.

- Attached are sorted lists of hitters with high BB rates per every 10 AB.
* International League - AAA

* Pacific Coast League - AAA

**Walt Jocketty - Pursue these players!!**