Brandon Curry

[Brandon Curry @bdotcurry]

@SD36036 Orange/white, Stormtroopers, and white/green should be the only combos

[Brandon Curry @bdotcurry]

My biggest concern for the #Reds right now is ownership sees a potential capped system on the horizon, thinks that will automatically fix the organization's woes, and won't move on from Nick Krall because of it.

[Brandon Curry @bdotcurry]

@joonlee I'd be interested to see the data on Americans under the age of 35 *with native-born parents*. I imagine it would tell a different story.

[Brandon Curry @bdotcurry]

Wemby's off-season:

[Brandon Curry @bdotcurry]

Oh, I almost forgot...

[Brandon Curry @bdotcurry]

Remember how excited we were two years ago for the potential of Zach Maxwell and Luis Mey? They've been complete busts.

The pitching development in the #Reds organization has taken a stark nosedive.

[Brandon Curry @bdotcurry]

I’m fine with this for now because I don’t want Krall making any major decisions.

I don’t think he survives this season. He’s set too much money on fire and has two more bombs ready to go off in Hayes and Trevino. Ownership may not care about bad trades, but they care about $$$

[Chatterbox Sports @CBoxSports]

Sal Stewart is open to a long-term deal, but Nick Krall says they haven’t had any discussions yet.

“He could be in consideration, he’s been really good for us, but we have not had that discussion with him yet.”

#Reds

[Brandon Curry @bdotcurry]

@RedsDaily4 Nick Krall

[Brandon Curry @bdotcurry]

Hot take: college football has always been a "super league"

And "only a small number of universities" have had the resources to field a National Title contender per season. Those names changed over the years, but the numbers always stayed the same.

[Ross Dellenger @RossDellenger]

Without Congressional action, Notre Dame AD Pete Bevacqua says a "super league" is inevitable.

"You’re going to only have a small number of universities who can invest to field a nationally competitive football team."

[Brandon Curry @bdotcurry]

Could you imagine Mike Sirota being the centerpiece of a deal for Tarik Skubal... not even two years after Nick Krall traded him for Gavin Lux.

[MLB Network @MLBNetwork]

.@LanceBroz proposes potential packages for Tarik Skubal:

Dodgers: Mike Sirota, River Ryan
Yankees: Elmer Rodríguez, Dax Kilby, Ben Hess
Brewers: Jett Williams, Luis Lara, Bishop Letson

[Brandon Curry @bdotcurry]

Look, I'm just going to pretend those quotes from Nick Krall today don't exist. #Reds

[Brandon Curry @bdotcurry]

For anyone confused as to why this matters, ask yourself this: if players didn't care what fans think, why would they release statements painting them as the good guys and victims of greedy owners?

[Brandon Curry @bdotcurry]

If the players think they’re going to win the PR battle this time around, I got bad news for them.

[Alden González @Alden_Gonzalez]

The MLBPA, as you might expect, is not happy with the league’s cap proposal: https://t.co/RKqFgXum6W

[Brandon Curry @bdotcurry]

@MoEgger I think postseason advancement being a goal for this ownership group is questionable at best.

[Brandon Curry @bdotcurry]

Most underrated sport in America

[11Point7 College Baseball @11point7]

For the 2nd straight year....

The #1 and #2 national seeds did not make it out of their own regionals.

Parity.

[Brandon Curry @bdotcurry]

I believe this trade birthed Krall's "reallocate the resources" line.

[Steve Mancuso @spmancuso]

Remember when the Reds traded Raisel Iglesias (157 saves ago) and got Noe Ramirez and Leo Rivas in return? And then the Reds cut Ramirez before he ever pitched for them and Rivas left as a minor league free agent?

[Brandon Curry @bdotcurry]

We can’t let Krall play the injury excuse card. This bullpen was bad before they started hitting the IL.

[Charlie Goldsmith @CharlieG__]

The Reds have placed Pierce Johnson on the IL with right elbow inflammation.

Three of the Reds’ top four relievers entering the year were projected to include Pagán, Johnson and Ashcraft. They’re all on the IL now

To add to that, Pagán and Johnson have historically been very durable (Ashcraft hasn’t been a reliever for too long).

[Brandon Curry @bdotcurry]

Fascinating quote from the top decision maker of a professional baseball franchise:

[Charlie Goldsmith @CharlieG__]

The Reds' bullpen was already struggling in May. Today, they lost their top reliever, Graham Ashcraft, to the 60-day IL.

Nick Krall and Terry Francona discussed how the bullpen looks now and going forward.

Krall said, "Hopefully, we can get some of our younger players to continue to develop and take some of those roles.”

https://t.co/58hJ0E2VJo

[Brandon Curry @bdotcurry]

I am neither pro-owner or pro-player in the salary cap dispute. I am pro-fan.

And a salary cap is pro-fan (unless you root for the Dodgers or Yankees)

[FreeAgentHicks @ClutchHicks]

It’s always depressing to be reminded of the amount of bootlickers we have in this country whenever labor discussions start. You have far more in common with an MLB player than with an MLB owner. They are the product of the sport, not the owners. Owners can screw themselves