 Jay Bruce's name first appeared in my scribes on May 21, 2008. Back then, dude was killing AAA pitching to a tune of .366 with an OPS of 1.059. Not to mention he was raking with 37 RBIs and 10 homers with eight steals. He was prospect numero uno in all of baseball, and thus dubbed "The Natural" by Reds fans everywhere. Bruce went on to be a mixed bag of treats, knocking in ...
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 The Saint Louis Cardinals needed a three bagger, and today they filled that hole by acquiring Pedro Feliz from the Houston Astros. In order to nab Feliz, the Cards sent Carpenter to the Astros. No, not Chris Carpenter, that would be lunacy in its finest form. This Carpenter is David, a minor league pitcher.
Word out of Cincinnati, Atlanta, San Diego and Philadelphia was hard to ...
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 When I first saw the phrase "Bailey placed on DL" my initial thought was "oh crap!" Then I saw it was not Andrew Bailey, who currently sits at eight saves on the year in 10 opportunities. Then I clicked the link and discovered it was not Andrew, but rather Homer Bailey. Factor in that Johnny Cueto may miss his next start with a blister and it almost immediately made me wonder if ...
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 It looks like dude is headed to the Minors to start the year. This is because of his recent back spasms, and not because he did not earn the fifth starters job. That job will still go to an unproven rookie, and if either Travis Wood or Mike Leake (whichever rookie gets the nod) falters look for Chapman to show up ASAP. Had he not had the back spasms and missed some work, he would...
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 Most fantasy baseball players already know who Aroldis Chapman is. The Cuban defector signed with the Reds back in January, and is looking good for making the big league roster as the Reds' fifth starter. Through 8.1 innings this Spring, Chapman has a 1.04 ERA and 12 Ks. His fastball touches triple digits, and he has a good changeup to pair with it. Chapman has nasty stuff, and watching him wi...
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 Jay Bruce made his major league debut on Tuesday night, and it was one he’ll never want to forget. Hitting in the two hole, Bruce reached base all five times that he came to bat, twice by walking, and three times by swinging the wood (two singles and a double). He tacked on his first two ML RBIs, two runs and stole a base as well.
Over on Diamond Hoggers, The Natural Mevs discusses his tr...
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