Cincinnati Reds' 2023 Projected Starting Lineup, Pitching Rotation, Bullpen
The Cincinnati Reds are less than two months away from Opening Day.
The Reds hope to improve from their miserable 100-loss season. The club has two of baseball's top-30 prospects in Elly De La Cruz and Noelvi Marte, who could man the left side of the infield by season's end.
Here's a look at our projected starting lineup, pitching rotation and bullpen for the Reds in 2023, featuring 2022 slash lines and statistics.
C Tyler Stephenson .319/.372/.854
1B Joey Votto .205/.319/.689
2B Kevin Newman .274/.316/.687
3B Elly De La Cruz (Rookie)
SS Noelvi Marte (Rookie)
LF Jonathan India .249/.327/.705
CF Nick Senzel .231/.296/.601
RF Wil Myers .261/.315/.713
DH Jake Fraley .259/.344/.812
PITCHING ROTATION
1) Nick Lodolo: 4-7, 3.66 ERA, 19 starts, 103.1 IP, 1.25 WHIP, 3.36 SO/W, 122 ERA+
2) Hunter Greene: 5-13, 4.44 ERA, 24 starts, 125.2 IP, 1.21 WHIP, 3.42 SO/W, 101 ERA+
3) Graham Ashcraft: 5-6, 4.89 ERA, 19 starts, 105 IP, 1.42 WHIP, 2.37 SO/W, 92 ERA+
4) Luis Cessa: 4-4, 4.57 ERA, 10 starts, 80.2 IP, 1.29 WHIP, 2.11 SO/W, 98 ERA+
5) Connor Overton: 1-0, 2.73 ERA, 4 starts, 33 IP, 0.97 WHIP, 1.27 SO/W, 165 ERA+
OTHER ROTATION OPTIONS (THAT COULD APPEAR IN THE BULLPEN)
Justin Dunn: 1-3, 6.10 ERA, 7 starts, 31 IP, 1.58 WHIP, 1.24 SO/W, 74 ERA+
Luke Weaver: 1-1, 6.56 ERA, 1 start, 26 appearances, 35.2 IP, 1.82 WHIP, 2.92 SO/W, 63 ERA+
BULLPEN
Tejay Antone (Did not pitch)
Lucas Sims: 1-0, 9.45 ERA, 6 appearances, 1 save, 6.2 IP
Alexis Diaz: 7-3, 1.84 ERA, 59 appearances, 10 saves, 63.2 IP
Tony Santillan: 0-1, 5.49 ERA, 21 appearances, 4 saves, 19.2 IP
Vladimir Gutierrez: 1-6, 7.61 ERA, 10 appearances, 0 saves, 36.2 IP
Joel Kuhnel: 2-3, 6.36 ERA, 53 appearances, 1 save, 58 IP
Reiver Sanmartin: 4-4, 6.32 ERA, 45 appearances, 0 saves, 57 IP
Ian Gibaut: 1-2, 4.67 ERA, 33 appearances, 1 save, 34.2 IP
Fernando Cruz: 0-1, 1.23 ERA, 14 appearances, 0 saves, 14.2 IP
Buck Farmer: 2-2, 3.83 ERA, 44 appearances, 2 saves, 47 IP
Derek Law: 2-2, 4.08 ERA, 15 appearances, 0 saves, 17.2 IP
Silvino Bracho: 0-0, 6.23 ERA, 3 appearances, 0 saves, 4.1 IP
Alex Young: 1-1, 2.39 ERA, 24 appearances, 0 saves, 26.1 IP
Daniel Duarte: 0-0, 10.13 ERA, 3 appearances, 0 saves, 2.2 IP
Here's a look at the Cincinnati Reds' schedule for the 2023 season.
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