Cincinnati Reds Power Rankings - 2012
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| WEEK | RECORD | RANK | COMMENT | |
| Week 8 | 21-19 | 13 | Win a series at Yankee Stadium, and all of a sudden anything seems possible. Despite being perhaps the most inconsistent team in baseball, the Reds can look at the standings and discover they are only a half-game out of first place in the NL Central. -- Chad Dotson: Redleg Nation | |
| Week 7 | 17-16 | 14 | In a performance for the ages, Joey Votto went 4-for-5 on Sunday with four runs scored, six RBIs, a double and three homers -- including a walk-off grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. On the season, Votto is hitting .319/.466/.593, and the National League is now on notice: The "Joey Votto for 2012 MVP" campaign is heating up. -- Chad Dotson: Redleg Nation | |
| Week 6 | 14-13 | 12 | The Reds aren't lighting the world on fire, but after winning four of their past five series (and splitting the other one), Cincinnati has emerged above .500, alone in second place. Slow and steady wins the race, right? -- Chad Dotson: Redleg Nation | |
| Week 5 | 11-11 | 17 | Jay Bruce has homered in four straight games, and just like that, the Reds have won three straight series. They'll finish April with a .500 record (after playing wretched baseball for most of the month). Maybe that glass isn't half-empty after all. -- Chad Dotson: Redleg Nation | |
| Week 4 | 7-9 | 21 | In his first nine innings of work in 2012, flamethrower Aroldis Chapman had allowed no runs, three hits and struck out 17 of 30 hitters he had faced without walking a single batter -- yet he is unable to pitch in relief on consecutive days. Someone please remind us again: Why isn't this guy in Cincinnati's starting rotation? -- Chad Dotson: Redleg Nation | |
| Week 3 | 4-6 | 20 | The Reds scored a grand total of only 10 runs while losing five of six games last week; even worse, Cincinnati's run total through nine games was the lowest in franchise history (post-1900). Ownership has spent a lot of money recently. If the play on the field doesn't improve soon, how long until manager Dusty Baker's seat begins to get warm? -- Chad Dotson: Redleg Nation | |
| Week 2 | 2-1 | 13 | Excitement is running high in the Queen City. Joey Votto has been locked up to a multiyear contract. Jay Bruce is launching balls over every fence he can find. Johnny Cueto looks like a bona fide ace. And all of this is happening in front of sellout crowds. Is this 1975? -- Chad Dotson: Redleg Nation | |
| Week 1 | 0-0 | 15 | A rash of injuries to the bullpen has dampened enthusiasm a bit, but Joey Votto, Brandon Phillips & Co. expect 2012 to be a special season. -- Chad Dotson: Redleg Nation | |