Lance McAlister apparently crunched the numbers regarding the following issues:
Reds record Monday thru Friday: 33-19, .635
Reds record on the weekend: 7-16, .304
Where's the pop?
This offense has scored fewer than 3 runs 20 times this year! 1-19 record
When this team homers they are 32-19
When this team does not homer they are 8-16
Freel Factor
When Ryan Freel starts this team is 29-20 .591
When Ryan Freel does not start this team is 11-15 .423
Catch this!
When Jason LaRue starts this team is 17-11 .607
When David Ross starts this team is 15-13 .535
Who's on first?
When Rich Aurilia starts at 1B they are 12-6
When Hatteberg starts at 1B they are 28-27
When Adam Dunn starts at 1B they are 0-2
Center of attention
When Ken Griffey Jr starts in CF they are 21-22
When Ryan Free starts in CF they are 16-11
When anyone other than Jr starts in CF they are 19-13
Moneyball this
Ken Griffey Jr's on base percentage is .315, lowest of career
Where's the pipeline?
The Reds have 23 pitchers on their 40-man roster, only two were drafted by Jim Bowden...Todd Coffey and Ryan Wagner. Only 3 total came from within the system including Chris Hammond.