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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If the Reds sell at the deadline, which players could they make available?

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

With Sunday's loss to the Chicago Cubs, the Cincinnati Reds sit at 29-31 on the season in fourth place, 8 1/2 games behind the first-place Cubs, 4 1/2 games behind the second-place St. Louis Cardinals and three games behind the third-place Milwaukee Brewers.
Presenting the Reds' All-Quarter Century Team, the best in Cincinnati since 2000

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

Editor's note: The Athletic is marking 2025 by naming an MLB All-Quarter Century Team, selected by Jayson Stark. We invited readers to take our survey and make their picks for the best players at each position since 2000, with the results announced in an upcoming story. Some of our beat writers are picking All-Quarter Century Teams for the teams they cover. Check this page to find all of our All-Quarter Century Team coverage.
Brady Singer's Florida Gators reunion, what players do with giveaway items

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

A total of 61 scouts representing all 30 MLB teams were at the University of Florida's Perry Field for the showdown between the Gators' Brady Singer and Auburn University's Casey Mize in April 2018. Mize was the consensus No. 1 prospect in that year's draft and Singer was expected to go in the top 10. Among those in attendance were Dick Williams and Chris Buckley, the two members of the Cincinnati Reds' front office who would decide which player the team would take with the fifth pick that year.
Hunter Greene returns to Reds, but it's not enough in 13-6 loss to Cubs

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

CINCINNATI - Like the rest of the Cincinnati Reds, Hunter Greene's night looked like it was going great until suddenly it wasn't on Friday against the Chicago Cubs. And, well, Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong played a large role in Greene's short night and the Reds' 13-6 series-opening loss. Crow-Armstrong hit two home runs, a two-run homer in the fourth inning and a go-ahead grand slam in the Cubs' six-run seventh inning, as the Reds blew a pair of four-run leads.
Reds pitcher Rhett Lowder's rehab assignment paused due to oblique strain

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

CINCINNATI - Cincinnati Reds pitcher Rhett Lowder's rehab assignment has been paused after an MRI showed a left oblique strain following his shortened outing Thursday night for Triple-A Louisville. Lowder, 23, dealt with elbow soreness in spring training and was making his fourth rehab start when he left Thursday night's game after just one pitch in the second inning.
How to assess wear, WAR and pink belts

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

There may be a lesson here - or maybe not - that when we asked for your Cincinnati Reds questions just a week ago, things were bleak, the team couldn't score and mistakes in the field erased any margin for error. The team had lost four straight series and was on its way to dropping another against the lowly Chicago White Sox.
Reds sweep Guardians as Will Benson steals the show against former team

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

CINCINNATI - Cincinnati Reds closer Emilio Pagán is as impressed as everyone else at what his teammate, Will Benson, is doing right now. Benson hit two homers, driving in all three runs in the team's 3-1 victory on Sunday to seal the Reds' three-game sweep of the Cleveland Guardians - Benson's old team. Since being called up from Triple-A Louisville on May 9, Benson is 11-for-26 with five home runs over eight games, with homers in each of the last four games.
Former Guardian Will Benson helps give Terry Francona win in first game against old team

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

CINCINNATI - Before facing the team he managed for 11 years for the first time in a real game, Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona was asked what he'd do if Cleveland Guardians slugger José Ramírez came to the plate late in the game. "Wave at him?" Francona said with a chuckle. "I hope we're not facing him late in the game because I've been thinking about that since about March.
Wrong hitting coach? Wrong OF? Right way to eat a hot dog?

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

CINCINNATI - The natives are restless, and with the Reds dropping a series at home to a team that has lost 151 of its last 206 games, it's hard to blame them. Cincinnati beat the Chicago White Sox 7-1 on Thursday to salvage the final game of its series with just its third victory in the last 12 games. After 45 games, it owns a 21-24 record and is in fourth place in the National League Central, 4.5 games behind the division-leading Chicago Cubs. There are, naturally, questions.
What lifting his ban means for his Hall of Fame case

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | C. Trent Rosecrans |Chad Jennings

Pete Rose, Major League Baseball's all-time hits leader, is now eligible for enshrinement in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, but his place in Cooperstown is far from certain.