| 6/16/2013 11:33:00 AM |
Description: Reds outfielder Shin-Soo Choo is getting a routine day off Sunday against the Brewers. | Insight: Choo is hitting .220 over his last 15 games and hasn't hit a home run since May 27, but while his average has dropped to .278, he still has a .428 OBP and a .904 OPS. He should return to the lineup Monday versus the Pirates. | | |
| 6/12/2013 12:08:00 PM |
Description: Reds outfielder Shin-Soo Choo is batting in the No. 2 hole on Wednesday afternoon with outfielder Derrick Robinson leading off. | Insight: Choo has been the perfect leadoff hitter, so it seems like a bit of overmanaging on Dusty Baker's part. Choo is batting .280 with a .430 OBP and a .913 OPS and we hope this is just a one-game experiment. | | |
| 6/11/2013 12:01:00 PM |
Description: Reds outfielder Shin-Soo Choo is just 1-for-10 against Cubs starter Matt Garza with five strikeouts. | Insight: Choo has been the perfect leadoff hitter, getting on base at a .433 rate, including getting hit by a pitch a league-leading 18 times. He's scored 44 runs already. This isn't a favorable matchup. | | |
| 6/10/2013 11:12:00 AM |
Description: Reds outfielder Shin-Soo Choo is just 1-for-11 against Cubs starter Scott Feldman. | Insight: Choo has been the perfect leadoff hitter, getting on base at a .436 clip, including getting hit by a pitch a league-leading 17 times. He's scored 44 runs already. He's also hit for power (10 HR, .927 OPS), but leading off means he's not knocked in a lot of runs (21) and likely will finish around the 60 RBI mark. This isn't a favorable matchup. | | |
| 5/21/2013 4:01:00 PM |
Description: Reds outfielder Shin-Soo Choo is not in Tuesday's starting lineup against the Mets left-hander Jon Niese. Derrick Robinson should get the start in center. | Insight: Choo has been the perfect leadoff hitter, getting on base at a .455 clip. He's scored 36 runs already. He's also hit for power (9 HR, 1.006 OPS), but leading off means he's not knocked in a lot of runs (19) and likely won't reach his personal best of 90 RBI. | | |
| Hot | 5/20/2013 3:15:00 PM |
Description: Reds outfielder Shin-Soo Choo is not in Monday's starting lineuo against the Mets. No injury, just a day off. Derrick Robinson should get the start in center. | Insight: Choo has been the perfect leadoff hitter, getting on base at a .456 clip. He's scored 35 runs already. He's also hit for power (9 HR, 1.006 OPS), but leading off means he's not knocked in a lot of runs (19) and likely won't reach his personal best of 90 RBI. | | |
| Hot | 5/15/2013 10:46:00 PM |
Description: Reds outfielder Shin-Soo Choo slammed two solo homers and scored three runs as part of a 4-for-5 night at the plate Wednesday against the Marlins. | Insight: Choo hit just 16 homers in 598 at-bats last year with Cleveland, but already has nine in 146 at-bats with the Reds. He came into Wednesday's game with a 28 percent flyball rate and a 23.3 percent HR/FB. He had a 27.1 percent flyball rate last season, but his HR/FB was just 13.2 percent. | | |
| Hot | 5/7/2013 10:49:00 PM |
Description: Reds outfielder Shin-Soo Choo hit two solo homers, including a walk-off jack off Craig Kimbrel, Tuesday against the Braves. | Insight: The move to Cincinnati has worked out extremely well for Choo, as he is batting .333 with seven homers, 15 RBI, 27 runs and an OBP over .460. | | |
| Hot | 5/5/2013 9:48:00 AM |
Description: Reds outfielder Shin-Soo Choo is 8-for-22 (.364) with three doubles, three RBI and four walks against Cubs starter Edwin Jackson. | Insight: Choo played for the Indians for most of his career, and Jackson has spent time with the Tigers and White Sox, two other AL Central teams, which explains why Choo has faced him so many times. Choo is enjoying his first season with the Reds, batting .327 with five homers, 24 runs and a .465 OBP. | | |
| Hot | 4/20/2013 7:28:00 PM |
Description: Reds outfielder Shin-Soo Choo went 3-for-4 with three walks, a run and a stolen base Saturday against the Marlins. | Insight: Choo is having a tremendous month, hitting .364 with five doubles, a triple, three homers, two steals, 15 runs and a 16/10 K/BB in 17 games. | | |
| 4/19/2013 11:03:00 AM |
Description: Reds outfielder Shin-Soo Choo is a .167 hitter versus Miami starter Kevin Slowey with 11 strikeouts in 24 at-bats. | Insight: Choo is hitting .345 with three homers and 11 runs through 15 games as a Red. He is getting on base at a .472 clip, but this matchup is an unfavorable one. | | |
| Hot | 4/17/2013 6:57:00 PM |
Description: Reds outfielder Shin-Soo Choo will get Wednesday's game off. | Insight: Choo is hitting .333 with three homers and 11 runs through 14 games as a Red. He is getting on base at a .463 clip. | | |
| Hot | 4/16/2013 10:48:00 AM |
Description: Reds outfielder Shin-Soo Choo has only faced Phillies pitcher Kyle Kendrick three times, but he took him deep twice. | Insight: Choo is batting a stunning .353 in his first couple of weeks as a National leaguer with three homers and a 1.064 OPS. He's hit safely in 11 of 13 games this season and Tuesday's matchup figures to add to that total. | | |
| Hot | 4/6/2013 5:49:00 PM |
Description: Reds outfielder Shin-Soo Choo hit his third homer of the season Thursday against the Nationals. | Insight: Choo has homered in three straight games. He had 222 groundballs and 121 flyballs last season, so even with a 13.2 percent HR/FB he only hit 16 homers, but he has elevated the ball better early this season. | | |
| 4/4/2013 7:11:00 PM |
Description: Reds outfielder Shin-Soo Choo went 2-for-4 with a solo homer Thursday against the Angels. | Insight: Choo took one out to deep center for his first homer as a Red. He went 4-for-12 with a double and a homer in the opening series of the season. | | |
| 3/23/2013 3:11:00 PM |
Description: Cincinnati outfielder Shin-Soo Choo returned to action Saturday after missing five games due to back spasms. He also missed some time earlier this spring due to a quad injury. | Insight: Choo (.283, 16 HR, 67 RBI, 21 SB in 2012) has put together back-to-back disappointing seasons. According to FanGraphs, he hit 222 ground balls and 104 line drives with just 121 fly balls last season, so moving to the Great American Ballpark likely won't help him increase his homer total as much as it would a flyball hitter. | | |
| 3/4/2013 4:32:00 PM |
Description: Cincinnati outfielder Shin-Soo Choo missed Monday's game, his third in a row, because of a quad injury. | Insight: Opening Day isn't for almost a month and obviously that's the only date the Reds really care about, so no need to worry in the first week of March. Choo (.283, 16 HR, 67 RBI, 21 SB in 2012) has put together back-to-back disappointing season and fantasy owners hope he'll finally return to his production level of 2009-2010. | | |
| 3/3/2013 3:24:00 PM |
Description: Cincinnati outfielder Shin-Soo Choo missed Sunday's game against Kansas City because of a quad injury. | Insight: Choo (.283, 16 HR, 67 RBI, 21 SB in 2012) has now sat out three games in a row with this injury. Opening Day isn't for almost a month and obviously that's the only date the Reds really care about. Don't expect the Reds to rush Choo in his recovery. | | |
| 3/1/2013 6:44:00 PM |
Description: Reds outfielder Shin-Soo Choo was scratched with a minor quad injury on Friday, according to Jon Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer. | Insight: Choo was traded from Cleveland to Cincinnati in December. With the Indians, Choo proved to be a .300 and 20/20 threat and he should see a bump in home runs and runs playing at the Great American Ballpark. | | |
| 2/11/2013 10:05:00 PM |
Description: Outfielder Shin-Soo Choo and the Reds have agreed to a one-year, $7.375 million deal. | Insight: There won't be any need for arbitration. Choo's fantasy value should skyrocket this season now that he's finally part of a potent offense. He contributed 16 HR and 21 stolen bases for the Indians in 2012. | | |
