C. Trent Rosecrans

Cincinnati, Kentucky

Senior MLB Writer at The Athletic

I cover the Cincinnati Reds for @TheAthleticCIN. I don't make the lineup. IV, V, VI, VIII, R1, VII, S, I, III, IX, II

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Answering your Reds questions: Elly’s struggles, rotation unknowns, trade deadline and more

22 hours ago | nytimes.com | C. Trent Rosecrans

C. Trent Rosecrans discussed Elly De La Cruz, the trade deadline and various Reds topics during a wide-ranging live Q&A with The Athletic subscribers on Thursday. Here are some highlights from that live discussion. To see answers to more Reds questions, read the full Q&A. (Questions and answers have been edited for clarity and length.)Do you get the sense that the Reds’ front office/coaching staff is getting frustrated with Elly De La Cruz’s miscues at shortstop?
Reds live Q&A with C. Trent Rosecrans at noon ET on Thursday, June 26

2 days ago | nytimes.com | C. Trent Rosecrans

Chase Burns is up for the Cincinnati Reds, Elly De La Cruz is hot, Matt McLain is on track, Jeimer Candelario is a Red no more and the cavalry of Austin Hays, Noelvi Marte and Hunter Greene seems to be on their way back. After a 2-1 series against the New York Yankees, the Reds have another stiff test as the San Diego Padres come into town to close out the month of June. July means All-Stars, the draft and the trade deadline.
Reds’ Chase Burns makes pitching history in debut against Yankees

3 days ago | nytimes.com | C. Trent Rosecrans

CINCINNATI — For the hand-wringing about whether Cincinnati Reds rookie Chase Burns could handle facing the New York Yankees, their “mystique” and maybe the best hitter of his generation, last year’s second overall pick didn’t seem bothered in the slightest in his debut at Great American Ball Park on Tuesday, striking out the first five batters he faced as a big-leaguer.
Chase Burns’ major-league debut should bring Reds fans to their feet

4 days ago | nytimes.com | C. Trent Rosecrans

CINCINNATI — Since the Cincinnati Reds took Chase Burns with the second pick in last year’s draft, he’s given the same answer for who he was looking forward to facing in the big leagues: Aaron Judge. Burns, 22, won’t have to wait long, likely facing Judge in his first inning in the big leagues. Burns will make his major-league debut Tuesday night at Great American Ball Park against the New York Yankees, the team he imagined himself playing shortstop for as a kid.
Reds designate Jeimer Candelario for assignment halfway through $45 million contract

4 days ago | nytimes.com | C. Trent Rosecrans

With a year and a half remaining on his three-year, $45 million contract, Jeimer Candelario has been designated for assignment by the Cincinnati Reds. The Reds signed the switch hitting first baseman and third baseman on the heels of their surprising 2023 season to help bring veteran leadership and a steady offensive presence to the young team. Candelario hit just .207/.265/.394 with 22 home runs in 134 games with the Reds over the last two seasons.
C. Notes: Chase Burns’ rapid rise to the majors fits a trend

5 days ago | nytimes.com | C. Trent Rosecrans

When Chase Burns takes the mound in his big-league debut for the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday against the New York Yankees, he will be at least the sixth player from the 2024 draft to debut before the 2025 draft begins. Most famously, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Paul Skenes, the top pick in 2023, not only debuted in the big leagues the year after he was drafted, but also started the All-Star Game in 2024.
Source: Reds’ Chase Burns, last year’s No. 2 pick, will debut Tuesday vs. Yankees

6 days ago | nytimes.com | C. Trent Rosecrans

Chase Burns, a top pitching prospect and last year’s second pick in the MLB draft, will make his big-league debut for the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night against the New York Yankees at Great American Ball Park, a team source told The Athletic. Burns, 22, began the year at High-A Dayton and was promoted after three starts. He made eight starts in Double A before getting promoted to Triple A for two starts. Overall, Burns is 7-3 with a 1.77 ERA in 13 minor-league starts.
Elly De La Cruz vomits on field, stays in game and hits 435-foot homer

6 days ago | nytimes.com | C. Trent Rosecrans

Playing during an excessive heat warning in St. Louis, Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz vomited on the field during the fourth inning of Saturday’s game against the Cardinals. De La Cruz stayed in the game, and three innings later, hit a go-ahead home run. With the Reds’ Nick Martinez on the mound with two outs and a 3-1 count to the Cardinals’ Nolan Arenado, Martinez stepped off the mound as De La Cruz walked into the outfield and threw up.
Reds place LHP Wade Miley on IL with flexor strain, call up Connor Phillips

1 week ago | nytimes.com | C. Trent Rosecrans

The Reds placed left-hander Wade Miley on the 15-day injured list with a left flexor sprain and recalled right-hander Connor Phillips from Triple-A Louisville on Friday. The team also added right-hander Chase Petty to the taxi squad. Miley was scheduled to start Saturday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. That spot will likely go to Petty, who has two starts this season, including his big-league debut on April 30 against the Cardinals at Great American Ball Park.
Reds stock report: Chase Burns, Matt McLain are up. Who is down?

1 week ago | nytimes.com | C. Trent Rosecrans

CINCINNATI — Thursday’s 12-5 loss to the Minnesota Twins notwithstanding, the Cincinnati Reds are trending in the right direction. The loss to the Twins snapped a four-game winning streak, but the Reds have still won 10 of their last 14 and are just a game out of the third wild-card spot. The Reds sit fourth in the National League Central, but the three teams between the division-leading Chicago Cubs and the cellar-dwelling Pittsburgh Pirates were separated by just a game after the Reds’ loss.