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MLB Home Run Derby 2015: Results and Round-by-Round Recap

The turbulent skies above Great American Ball Park cleared just long enough to allow Major League Baseball's 2015 Home Run Derby to proceed as scheduled, albeit with some slight modifications:

Though the storm had momentarily stopped, the thunder and lightning continued in the park as the league's eight chosen hitters combined to set a new Derby record, more than doubling last year's output, per ESPN Stats & Info:

MLB All-Star Game 2015: Latest News and Notes for Midsummer Classic

The 86th annual All-Star game will take place at 8 p.m. ET Tuesday at the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. The festivities, though, got started off with a few bangs on Monday night with baseball's Home Run Derby.  

Todd Frazier seemed all too comfortable in his home park as he did something he'd done 15 times before in 2015: hit a ball into the red-shirted screaming fans beyond the outfield wall.

5 Players the Cincinnati Reds Should Consider Dealing at the Deadline

The current record of the Cincinnati Reds is less indicative of the team’s overall potential and more about the cavalcade of injuries sustained thus far. When writers and fans alike suggest the Reds may not have to “blow it up,” it’s hard not to agree.

Cincinnati Reds: B/R's Top-15 Breakdown, Post-2015 Draft

The Cincinnati Reds are down to just three Opening Day starters in the lineup, and at five under .500 and 11.5 games back of the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Central, it's time for the Reds to look ahead.

Optimists could cite the 5.5 games the Reds are from the last wild-card spot, so long as they also name the seven teams that would have to be jumped just to get there.

Re-Evaluating the Cincinnati Reds' Top Draft Picks from the Past Decade

It's what's on the agenda when a team is eight games under .500 and 11.5 games out of first before June. Because a Reds rebuild seems all but certain with ace Johnny Cueto playing in the final year of his contract, it's time to assess what's worked and what's in store.

The Cueto Deal Cincinnati Reds' Walt Jocketty Should Propose at the Deadline

At this juncture, the Cincinnati Reds have no idea what they're going to do at the deadline.

They're 18-17, 6.5 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Central and just a half game behind the final wild card spot. That makes it particularly challenging for the Reds' brass to decide what to do with this roster at such a pivotal fork in the road, one where the Reds and ace Johnny Cueto probably part ways.

3 Trades the Cincinnati Reds Should Already Be Thinking About

Based on your general disposition, you see the Cincinnati Reds in one of the two following lights: They're a team at or floating around .500 with baseball's worst OBP and worst bullpen ERA, or they're a team at .500 and tied for the remaining wild-card slot.

History suggests Reds owner Bob Castellini will see the latter. He's a competitive soul, so long as the Reds can sniff a playoff spot, don't expect them to sell.

Playing Patience or Panic for Several Cincinnati Reds' Troubling Early Starts

Most reasonable baseball fans would think an article debating panic or patience in April is a little forward, if not plain aggressive. But if it's late enough for a pregame manager meltdown with the press, perhaps it's late enough to wonder aloud about a few struggling players on the Cincinnati Reds.

Top Candidates to Enjoy Breakout Seasons for Cincinnati Reds in 2015

After a promising first series against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Cincinnati Reds will look to establish significant territory in the NL Central standings. Their next 19 games will feature NL Central opponents, and 22 of their next 26 games in total. 

3 Reasons to Be Optimistic for the Cincinnati Reds' 2015 Season

The Cincinnati Reds are getting no love.

In the most recent season outlook, Grantland writer Ben Lindbergh's NLC Preview uses a lot of data and makes mathematical projections, and not even the numbers are improving this team's outlook. In case you haven't got around to it, here's an excerpt on why we can expect the Reds to suck in 2015:

Poll

Best of the American League
Tampa Bay
19%
Boston
19%
Chicago
7%
Minnesota
10%
Los Angeles
17%
Texas
27%
Total votes: 270

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