PT TOMORROW: NL Central - CIN rotation taking shape

Cincinnati Reds

The Reds’ pitching staff has shown promise early on. Despite a fair amount of helium during draft season, Nick Lodolo (LHP, CIN) has at least met and perhaps surpassed expectations through three turns in the rotation (36 K%, 2.64 xERA, 199 BPV). Hunter Greene (RHP, CIN) has struggled to work deep into games, but he too has shown tantalizing upside (35 K%, 3.43 xERA, 166 BPV). Finally, Graham Ashcraft (RHP, CIN) has turned his elite velocity (97.4 mph) into at least some additional strikeouts (9.6 SwK, 22 K%). Despite those positives, the team has struggled to find consistency in the back half of the rotation, especially when looking at the particularly poor results for Luis Cessa (RHP, CIN) (13.50 ERA, 3:8 K:BB through...

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