Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jay Bruce went 1 for 3 with a walk and a solo shot at Pittsburgh on Sunday.
Our instinct: Bruce has 6 hr’s and 14 rbi’s on the season, but is only hitting .253 on the season. Though he has no career hr’s vs the Marlins, keep him active as he hits .333 against them.
Cincinatti Reds 1B Joey Votto went 5 for 10 with 4 walks vs 1 strikeout in the weekend series at Pittsburgh.
Our instinct: Votto’s power isn’t quite where you would like a 1b to be (3 hr’s on the season), however you got to like the .363 average and the 22 rbi’s.
Cincinnati Reds 2B Brandon Phillips went 2 for 4 with an rbi on Sunday.
Our instinct: Phillips had 3 singles, a hr, and 4 rbi’s over the weekend to bring his average up to .207. He still has a ways to go to get back to being a top five 2B.
Cincinnati Reds SP Johnny Cueto improved to 2-1 with 8 innings of no run baseball. He only gave up 4 hits and 1 walk while striking out 9.
Our instinct: Those are big time numbers. Cueto lowered his era to 1.65 on the season. He scored 37 points in Baseball Instinct fantasy leagues.
Cincinnati Reds RP Arthur Rhodes pitched another scoreless inning on Sunday. He’s pitched 9.1 innings and has a 0.00 era and a 0.75 whip.
Our instinct: Rhodes who will be 40 years old this season just keeps on going. It’s doubtful he will pitch enough to be helpful in fantasy leagues.
