Reds Recap 2017

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Cincinnati Reds 2017 Season Outlook

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The 2017 Reds Bobbleheads Are…

The Cincinnati Reds have finally announced what bobbleheads they will be giving out during the 2017 season. For the most part, the lineup of nodders is pretty solid. New players are being featured, but the team has once again decided to showcase a certain first baseman. In this post, I will share my thoughts on the bobbleheads that the Reds plan to give out in 2017. Please note that I am only sharing my thoughts on the standard stadium giveaway bobbleheads and not the special package bobbleheads.

The first bobblehead the Reds will be giving out is of Adam Duvall. This was a no brainer. Duvall was the breakout star of the team last season. He competed in both the homerun derby and the all-star game and really made a name for himself at the plate. The Reds have already posted a picture of the bobblehead on their twitter account, and it looks great. I will definitely try to go to the ballpark on May 20 to pick up this bobblehead.

The second bobblehead of the year will feature pitcher Anthony DeSclafani. This is another great choice as DeSclafani has been a very solid member of the pitching rotation for the last few years. He usually has very good starts and is almost guaranteed to have the Reds in position to pull out a win. His bobblehead will be given out on June 3, the same day a special ticket package Iron Man bobblehead will be featured. If you play your cards right, you could go to the game and walk away with two bobbleheads.

Third on the list is Billy Hamilton. This will be the third bobblehead the Reds have given out of Hamilton in the last four years. I do not plan on going to the July 15 game to get it as I have the Hamilton bobble that the team gave out in 2014. The previous two nodders featured Hamilton stealing a base. Based on his emergence as a defensive stud last year, I think the Reds will have this bobblehead showcase Hamilton in the midst of an incredible catch in centerfield.

Fourth is a bobblehead of Raisel Iglesias. The heir apparent to Aroldis Chapman stepped into the closer role last year and did a pretty good job overall. While there is room for improvement, he was definitely the best bullpen pitcher for the Reds in 2016. His work last year was deserving of a bobblehead, and I plan on heading to the stadium on August 5 to get it.

The fifth bobblehead of the 2017 season is of pitcher Homer Bailey. Reds Country has mixed feelings about Bailey. He was spectacular in 2012 and in 2013 and earned a hefty contract based on his performances on the mound. Since he signed the new contract, he has seemingly barely pitched for the Reds as injuries have shortened his season for the past three years. This has many people claiming the Reds wasted a ton of money on the pitcher. Despite this, the team will be giving out a Bailey bobblehead on August 26.

Sixth on the list of bobbleheads is a Reds “Past and Present” triple bobblehead that will be given out on September 16. It will feature three first basemen representing three different eras of the team. The first basemen chosen for this nodder are Tony Perez, Sean Casey, and Joey Votto. I have lost count on how many times the Reds have featured Votto as a bobblehead. This will be the second time Perez will be featured and the third time Casey will be showcased. The concept for this bobblehead seems pretty cool, and I will probably try to add it to my collection.

The seventh and final bobblehead the Reds will give out in 2017 will feature somebody voted on by the fans. According to the Reds promotional schedule, a poll will be held in April with the winner of the poll being featured as the final bobblehead of 2017. I hope players and coaches who have not had bobbleheads are featured in this poll. If Lou Piniella is a choice, he has my vote. This game will be on September 23 and will be during the 1975 Cincinnati Reds World Series Championship replica ring package weekend. I plan on getting the ring, and the bobblehead would be a nice little bonus.

Those are the bobbleheads that the Reds plan to give out to fans in 2017. It is a mix of new and repeat players that makes for a solid lineup overall. I plan on getting a few of these nodders for my collection, and hopefully I can get the tickets to these games soon. More information on the bobbleheads as well as the other promotions the Reds have planned can be found here. Thanks for reading, and stay tuned for the unboxing videos!

Go Redlegs!

2017 Cincinati Reds Bobblehead Predictions Part 1

With Redsfest just around the corner, I thought it would be an appopriate time to share my predictions for the 2017 series of Cincinnati Reds bobbleheads. One post will cover the line of nodders that the team will give away to fans during the season, and another post I will write will discuss the bobbleheads I think the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum will give out during 2017. Please note that these are just my predictions and not an actual list of bobbleheads the Reds are producing. Let’s start with the bobbles that I think the team will hand out to fans this upcoming season.

One of the few bright spots on last year's team was Adam Duvall. The left fielder made his way to the Reds by way of a trade with the San Francisco Giants in 2015, and he had his first full season as a member of the Redlegs last year. He quickly burst on the scene with great defense in the outfield and an impressive bat at the plate. He also represented the Reds in the 2016 Home Run Derby and in the MLB All-Star Game. Based on his fantastic Reds debut last year, I think it's a no brainer that he will be featured as a bobblehead in 2017.

Another possible candidate to be featured as a bobblehead is Reds pitcher Raisel Iglesias. Although he spent some time on the disabled list because of injuries last year, he managed to bounce back and pick up right where he left off in 2015 albeit from the bullpen instead of the starting rotation. He seemingly became the heir apparent to Aroldis Chapman as Iglesias was largely used as a closer. Due to his solid 2015 and 2016 campaigns, I could definitely see the Reds featuring the young pitcher as a nodder for the upcoming season.

Speaking of young pitches, Brandon Finnegan is another potential player to be featured as a bobblehead. With this team undergoing a reconstruction period, Finnegan was without a shadow of a doubt the most consistent young pitcher in the starting rotation. He flirted with a no hitter and was always reliable whenever he took to the mound. Finnegan is a guy the Reds can build a starting rotation around, and I believe he deserves to be immortalized as a bobblehead.

The most exciting player on the Reds roster last year was Billy Hamilton. While he is known for struggling at the plate, his speed and defensive prowess have made him a favorite player among Reds fans. His reckless abandon in center field added many impressive catches to his defensive highlight reel and cemented him as one of MLB's premier outfielders. Even though he has already had two bobbleheads given out by the Reds in the past, I do not doubt that the team will go back to the Billy Hamilton well once again when you consider the lack of established stars the team has.

The fifth and final bobblehead I predict the Reds will give out is a Star Wars themed nodder. Last season, the team gave a bobblehead of Mr. Redlegs flying an X-Wing, and it was really cool and easily one of the best nodders the Reds have ever given out to fans. With Star Wars themed bobbleheads being a growing trend among MLB teams, I expect the Reds to give out another Star Wars themed bobble. My guess is a bobblehead of Gapper that looks like Chewbacca.

Those are my predictions for the five bobbleheads the Cincinnati Reds will give out to fans. Should my predictions prove to be true, I would attend every bobblehead game except the Billy Hamilton one as I already have a nodder of Hamilton in my collection. These are only predictions though, and no official bobblehead giveaway has been announced by the team at the time that I wrote this. Until then, us Reds fans can only speculate and guess what kinds of bobbleheads the team has planned for 2017.

Go Redlegs!

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