Updates out of Reds' Camp
Mar 21, 2017 18:53:39 GMT -5
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Freddie Freeman has been there and done that. On the pitching side, even more so has C.C. Sabathia. The youthful Cincinnati Reds will be counting on those two for leadership.
"Those two are really are big leaders," Manager Billy Heyen said. "It's hard to see us getting very far without it being under their guidance."
The young manager Heyen, just 20 years old and younger than his whole MLB roster, knows it's important to get his big names on his side. That's one reason why he's taken to calling C.C. by his full name, Carsten Charles, which shows that he took the time to check out C.C.'s full bio. That was not lost on C.C.
"I don't think anyone in baseball knows what C.C. stands for," Sabathia said. "But 'skip' does, and that means something to me."
When Heyen recalled one game Freeman played in AAA in Rochester, Freddie got on the hype-train of the young manager as well.
"He remembered me smoking the ball in triple-A a lot, and I mean I did that," Freeman said. "So there's definitely something to that!"
If this Reds team is going to contend in a deep NL Central division, it will also be depending on it's recently extended shortstop, Xander Bogaerts. He was just extended through 2021, with a team option for 2022. Coming from Boston in this unusual expansion draft with two teammates, Jackie Bradley, Jr., and Chris Young, Bogaerts is already feeling at home. He's also glad there's no Green Monster in Great American Ballpark.
"I like to hit line drives, man," Bogaerts said. "Tough to hit line drives over the Monster. But we like to call it Great American Smallpark for a reason, and I know it'll be fun."
A veteran catcher in Brian McCann, and even another veteran backstop off the bench in Kurt Suzuki, will be counted on to reign in this young pitching staff. If this team is to contend, the youthful and injury-prone Steven Matz and Dylan Bundy will have to dominate.
"Those guys can really pitch," Heyen said. "Just gotta keep them on the mound."
Yes, that's boring coach-speak, but Heyen isn't wrong. The Reds will count on the leadership from their elder stars, but will need their young arms to perform for a full season to have a chance. Without them, it'll just be the opponents making their ballpark look small.
Freddie Freeman has been there and done that. On the pitching side, even more so has C.C. Sabathia. The youthful Cincinnati Reds will be counting on those two for leadership.
"Those two are really are big leaders," Manager Billy Heyen said. "It's hard to see us getting very far without it being under their guidance."
The young manager Heyen, just 20 years old and younger than his whole MLB roster, knows it's important to get his big names on his side. That's one reason why he's taken to calling C.C. by his full name, Carsten Charles, which shows that he took the time to check out C.C.'s full bio. That was not lost on C.C.
"I don't think anyone in baseball knows what C.C. stands for," Sabathia said. "But 'skip' does, and that means something to me."
When Heyen recalled one game Freeman played in AAA in Rochester, Freddie got on the hype-train of the young manager as well.
"He remembered me smoking the ball in triple-A a lot, and I mean I did that," Freeman said. "So there's definitely something to that!"
If this Reds team is going to contend in a deep NL Central division, it will also be depending on it's recently extended shortstop, Xander Bogaerts. He was just extended through 2021, with a team option for 2022. Coming from Boston in this unusual expansion draft with two teammates, Jackie Bradley, Jr., and Chris Young, Bogaerts is already feeling at home. He's also glad there's no Green Monster in Great American Ballpark.
"I like to hit line drives, man," Bogaerts said. "Tough to hit line drives over the Monster. But we like to call it Great American Smallpark for a reason, and I know it'll be fun."
A veteran catcher in Brian McCann, and even another veteran backstop off the bench in Kurt Suzuki, will be counted on to reign in this young pitching staff. If this team is to contend, the youthful and injury-prone Steven Matz and Dylan Bundy will have to dominate.
"Those guys can really pitch," Heyen said. "Just gotta keep them on the mound."
Yes, that's boring coach-speak, but Heyen isn't wrong. The Reds will count on the leadership from their elder stars, but will need their young arms to perform for a full season to have a chance. Without them, it'll just be the opponents making their ballpark look small.