I guess the big news of the day is that the scouting database is now available online. You can get more information by clicking above or by going here. Any subscriptions will go toward me traveling this season to the different stadiums this year to bring better coverage. (Wanderinredsfan – email me, I tried to email you the other day but haven’t gotten a response).
Last night Travis Wood and Mike Leake both pitched as the Reds had a set of split squad games. Mike Leake allowed 2 runs in 6 innings with 1 walk and 2 strikeouts. Travis Wood pitched the night game in Las Vegas and allowed 3 runs in 4 innings with 3 walks and 5 strikeouts. Here are the lines for both of the guys on the spring:
| Player | ERA | IP | H | HR | HBP | BB | K | K/BB | WHIP | BB% | K% |
| Mike Leake | 3.00 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 1.11 | 5.5% | 13.7% |
| Travis Wood | 3.50 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 1.4 | 1.50 | 15.0% | 21.3% |
Both guys pitched well during the spring and both have certain stats that give them the edge over the others. Who would you give the edge to and why? Vote in the poll below.
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I think that the edge has to go to Leake on performance, but Wood on the fact that he has upper minor league experience, and most importantly, is on the 40 man roster which allows the Reds to keep someone without exposing them. That is just my opinion and only if its down to those two players. John Fay thinks the edge goes to Mike Leake.
Baseball America has up its latest transactions and the Reds made some cuts from the farm over the past week. Here are the guys who were released: RHP Michael Bohana, RHP Enrique Garcia, RHP Hector Santana, LHP Mark Pawelek, LHP Matteo Pizziconi, OF Stephen Chapman.
Hopefully some of those guys can catch on other places with some other teams.