Thundering Turtle

The Cincinnati Reds took a huge step toward restocking a trade-depleted farm system the last three days, selecting 42 players in the 2012 MLB First-year Player Draft. The Reds went pitching heavy,...

Today is the day! The 2012 MLB Draft is here and we eagerly await the next Cincinnati Reds Hall of Famer to be plucked from among the college or high school ranks. The Reds and Turtles...

Mississippi State RHP Chris Stratton is the latest name associated with the Cincinnati Reds in relation to Monday, June 4, and the first round of the MLB Draft. The Southeastern Conference pitcher...

Richie Shaffer isn’t ready to step in at third base for the ailing Scott Rolen, but he might be the player Cincinnati deems the hot corner man of the future when the 2012 MLB Draft rolls...

When the 2012 MLB Draft slogs along in the later rounds and I'm typing a report on the Reds' latest phenom from Opossum Hollow Junior College, you might be tempted to go do something else. Ah,...

Andrew Heaney isn’t a flame thrower, but he’s second in the nation in strikeouts because he misses bats. The Oklahoma State left-hander is a player Cincinnati might consider when it selects...

Courtney Hawkins' fastball sits in the low 90s and tops out at 94. He features an impressive slider and throws a splitter. Yet, it's with the bat that the Corpus Christi (Texas) Carroll HS star...

With the MLB 2012 Draft coming up June 4-6, let’s take a look at some players Cincinnati might consider selecting with the 14th overall pick. We’ll start with Texas A&M RHP Michael Wacha,...

Cincinnati will select 14th in the 2012 MLB Draft next month, the fifth time the Reds have made a choice from that slot. So far, they're batting .250. That one hit, though, was a grand slam. In...

As the 2012 MLB Draft approaches, we eagerly anticipate scouting reports on players the Reds might select. Have you, however, wondered what scouts thought about some players currently on...

Ah, late April when the Turtle pops out his head from his shell in anticipation of the MLB First-year Player Draft. Since the word “draft” is being bandied about quite a bit today, let’s kick...

From Baseball America:Cincinnati RedsSigned: LHP Ryan Kiel (released by Mariners)Released: RHP Eric Alessio, RHP Jason Braun, RHP Brandon Hynick, RHP Clayton Shunick, LHP Drew Bowman, LHP Mace...

According to the fine folks at MLBTR: The Reds have claimed Alfredo Simon off of waivers from the Orioles, Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun tweets. The Orioles had placed the 30-year-old...

Devin Mesoraco heads Baseball America's Reds Top 10 prospects list. The catcher ranks ahead of shortstop Billy Hamilton and firstbaseman/left fielder Yonder Alonso, respectively, in the top three....

  From Baseball America Cincinnati RedsReleased: RHP Cesar Caceres, RHP Po-Cheng Chi, RHP Scott Gaffney, RHP Pat Quinn, LHP Tom Cochran, LHP Matt Leonard, LHP Luca Panerati, 2B Jake Kahaulelio,...

Baseball America reports the Cincinnati Reds have signed RHP Soid Marquez. No figures were disclosed on how much the 16-year-old Venezuelan received as a signing bonus. BA ranked Marquez (6-foot-2,...

Baseball America thinks highly of the quartet of Louisville Bats. Devin Mesoraco came in a solid third, behind Tampa Bay pitching phenom Matt Moore and Atlanta hurler Julio Teheran. Interestingly, Z...

Reds farmhand Yasmani Grandal is the 10th-ranked prospect in the California League, according to Baseball America. BA writer Josh Leventhal wrote in a chat that Grandal's defense was rough but the...

   Concerned about Billy Hamilton? Baseball America isn't. BA ranked Hamilton the No. 2 prospect in the Midwest League for 2011, just behind Seattle pitcher Taijuan Walker. BA writers raved...

After landing just one player, Gabriel Rosa, on Baseball America's Arizona Rookie League Top 20 Prospects list, the Reds rebounded nicely, placing four in BA's Pioneer League Top 20.     Toni...

Baseball America doesn't think highly of the Arizona Rookie League Reds, ranking just one of the team's prospects -- third baseman and 2011 second round pick Gabriel Rosa - in the circuit's top...

A pair of Reds 2011 draft picks -- ninth-rounder Cole Green of Texas and 22nd-rounder Amir Garrett of Findlay Prep -- made news this week.    Garrett, the Nevada left-hander with an electric arm...

to a minor league deal and sent him to Louisville. Tanner (6-foot-2, 205 pounds) was on the 40-man roster and was designated for assignment before being released. That Cincinnati signed...

It warmed an old turtle’s heart to see nearly 500 comments on a draft day signing thread and less than 1 percent was from me. Five years ago, we’d have been lucky to get a couple of dozen...

(Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)      Thanks to all who read the draft coverage the last few weeks, particularly the last three days as the selections unfolded. I am ever appreciative to BK,...

   Did you know Mike Piazza was a 62nd-round draft pick? Keith Hernandez went in the 42nd round. Plenty of other players selected in round 30 or later have reached the big leagues.    Tim...

   Welcome back to the Draft, everyone. Last night was fun. I'm enthused about the Robert Stephenson pick and am looking forward to today's portion of the Draft -- rounds 2 through 30.   ...

   Today is the day, the long-awaited time when we find out if the Reds will draft Tyler Anderson, Sean Gilmartin, Kolten Wong, Robert Stephenson or some other player we might or might not have...