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FOXSports.com previews the 2011 Cincinnati Reds. Will the pitching staff get the Reds a second division title in a row?
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I've won I'm Bryan Webber welcome the fox sports dot com's first pitch and pleased to be joined by baseball analysts my friend Jim voted previewing the Cincinnati Reds Jimmy the reds won the central last year. Thanks in part to the -- from cat Majoli -- one B. NL MVP -- duplicate those kind of numbers again.
Absolutely can't he's at 330 home run hundred RBI guy he's gonna do year in year out. What jockey the GM that are very good job in this offseason making sure he tied up your two best young position players. Jay Bruce in right field enjoy bottle joy of -- repeat what he did last year I think Jay Bruce who's gonna become a player at the level of Larry Walker. He's a guy that's gonna put up huge numbers this year I look for thirty home runs from right field.
While let's move from the lineup to the mound lot of young arms in the reds' rotation to question marks in the -- do you think overall pitching to concern.
If they stay healthy this is the team then has the best pitching one to eleven in the division. Yes I said that in the division. Because ball kids at the chance to begin number one. Johnny Quaid can develop into -- two we know what -- the threes like you're gonna get fifteen wins -- Travis wood were the most underrated lefties in the league. This guy's going to be at 1214 game winner Homer Bailey has tremendous upside. Now did you are out of it she's got the stuff got the stuff to be -- top of the rotation guy. Willie make adjustments not be so stubborn and start to really learn to change speeds and hit the ball. Where he wants and of course is still up Mike Leake who should be stronger. And won't be able to pitch like he did the first half last year while the second half rolled his jab at the back in the 105 miles an -- you kidding me. I think by September he becomes a closer and the sleep well in the Red -- that you heard here first. Joe Aaron Don though the former Angel who they sign when he was hurt with Tommy John surgery I think he'll have an impact -- reds in the back.
So does that all add up to another division championships in Cincinnati I got Cincinnati. Batting in the queen city first place again and the division back to back years like the glory days of the big red machine as always we appreciate the inside that's it for this edition of first pitch remember foxsports.com. That you covered -- your baseball needs -- about -- Bryan Webber will see next up.