The Reds Are Doing A Lot. The Cardinals Are Doing Little. Who's Doing It Right?

With the signing of corner outfielder Nick Castellanos, the Cincinnati Reds have spent $164 million on free-agent contacts this winter:

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The NL Central's Most Attractive Trade Chips

In January 2018, the Brewers were ready to build. They had prospects to deal and money to spend. In one swift stroke, they turned both of those assets into Christian Yelich and Lorenzo Cain. Nine months later, Milwaukee was in the National League Championship Series.

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Reds Willing To Listen To Offers On Raisel Iglesias

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Reds Optioned Matthew Bowman To Triple-A Lousiville

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Christian Yelich Ties Prince Fielder's Record With 29th Home Run

The Brewers are playing their worst baseball since a similar stretch ahead of last year’s All-Star break. But someone forgot to tell Christian Yelich.

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'High Emotions' For Oscar Mercado After Walk-Off Hit

The beauty of a long baseball season is that if, on one night, you fall short in a big situation, you’ll likely have another opportunity to succeed later in the year. For Oscar Mercado, his second chance came one game later.

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Raisel Igelsias Upset With Use In Non-Save Situations

Reds closer Raisel Iglesias doesn't want to make excuses for his early-season struggles, but he disagrees with the way he's been used in some games.

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Raisel Igelsias Pinpoints Root Of Early Struggles

Raisel Iglesias has not been as effective as the Reds have come to expect from their best reliever in recent seasons. But manager David Bell is not wavering from wanting Iglesias in high-leverage moments, and Iglesias still wants the ball for those situations.

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Cardinals Reside In Division That Has Been Consistently Strong

Since 1995, the case can be made that the Central Division is the strongest division in the National League.

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Reds Looking To Use Raisel Iglesias In Variety Of Ways

Raisel Iglesias is no longer viewed by the Reds as their closer. In a previous era, that would sound like a demotion. But this shift is not that.

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Bernie Bits 12-12-18: The Special Paul Goldschmidt Edition. (Almost) Everything You Need To Know

While it’s true that Paul Goldschmidt has been hugely successful when facing NL Central teams in his career, some of the numbers being put out there are devoid of context.

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Reds Signed Raisel Iglesias To Three-Year Deal

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Matt Harvey Powers Through Rain, But Reds Fall To Royals

It was already determined that Tuesday would be Matt Harvey's final start for the Reds in 2018. With 155 innings pitched following a couple of injury-filled seasons, that was deemed enough. Now the question turns to whether or not the pending free agent Harvey will return to Cincinnati.

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Eric Hosmer Provides Final Edge In Rain-Soaked Finale

After 5 hours and 22 minutes of rain delays and two rescheduled starts during their four-game series at Great American Ball Park, the Padres were eager to get on a plane to Seattle on Sunday night. Eric Hosmer's solo home run leading off the ninth helped expedite that departure.

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Christian Yelich Records First Career Multi-Home Run Game In Loss

When Christian Yelich hit his first home run on Tuesday, it appeared little more than a historical footnote. When he hit his second home run, it was a brand-new ballgame.

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Jim Riggleman Talks Managing Reds' Turnaround

In a recent phone interview with MLB.com, Reds interim manager Jim Riggleman answered questions on a wide range of topics, from his managerial style to his respect for Reds ownership.

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Cardinals Will Try To Avoid Being Swept In Mike Shildt's Managerial Debut

It might not translate into a playoff push, but no team in the National League is playing better baseball at this point than the Cincinnati Reds.

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Raisel Iglesias On Trade Rumors: 'I Want To Stay Here'

With a club-friendly contract and another strong season in progress, Reds closer Raisel Iglesias has the potential to be in demand in the final two-plus weeks before the Trade Deadline. Iglesias understands this and how the business works but has decided to tune it out.

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Which Teams Have The Most Deadline Urgency?

OK, who wants to make a trade? Sure, everyone does. No, I mean, what teams believe they have to make one to stay afloat or to be a legitimate chance to get to the World Series?

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Jim Riggleman Sympathetic To Indians' Mistake

Before Joey Votto's ninth-inning, bases-clearing, go-ahead double in the Reds' eventual 7-4 win over the Indians on Tuesday night at Progressive Field, a critical communication error was made, which perhaps led to the All-Star first baseman's clutch knock.

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