Despite what this first-inning photo suggests, the recent flowering of such young players as former first-round draft pick Jay Bruce has pushed the Reds to their highest attendance ranking since their ballpark's opening season. (AP) Coming into the 2010 season, the Reds had gone 14 seasons without ...

When the Rays signed former Mariners first baseman Casey Kotchman to a minor league deal this week, it seemed like an odd gesture. After all, Kotchman was spectacularly miserable last year. I’ve been trying to prune my writing of adverbs, but when a first baseman hits .217/.280/.336, it really deserves ...

It’s only nine games, but Thursday night’s 3-for-4 with a home run and a walk against Toledo boosts Jesus Montero’s rates for the month to .333/.488/.567. More importantly, if my figurin’ is right, since the beginning of June, he’s hit .295/.372/.519 with 10 doubles, two triples, and five home ...