May 15, 2008 After a rain induced postponement Thursday night in Cincinnati, the Reds will keep their pitching schedule intact for this weekend against Cleveland. That means a marquee matchup: Edinson Volquez vs. Cliff Lee. Dusty Baker said after the rain out was made official that Matt Belisle, who had been scheduled to start today, would be skipped until Tuesday against the Dodgers.
Our View:Johnny Cueto will start Friday night against the visiting Indians. No makeup date was set for the finale of the scheduled four-game series. The last-place Reds had won the first three against the NL East-leading Marlins.
April 26, 2008 Matt Belisle won in his second start of the year after losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers in his debut.
Our View:Belisle was on the road, and out of Great American, which is always a plus when the flyball pitcher is on the mound.
April 21, 2008 Matt Belisle had an awful start to his 2008 campaign as he allowed 12 hits, one BB and seven runs (five earned) in just four innings to pick up the loss.
Our View:With Homer Bailey pitching so well in the minors Belisle doesn't figure to have much rope to work with. If he struggles this badly next time out the Reds might be forced to turn to Bailey.
April 21, 2008 As expected, the Reds activated Matt Belisle (forearm) on Monday, and he will start against the Dodgers, the Cincinnati Enquirer confirms.
Our View:Belisle pitched well during his minor league rehab stint, and we'll see if he can keep it going against the big boys. Fantasy owners shouldn't be counting on it.
April 19, 2008 Matt Belisle will replace Josh Fogg in the Reds starting rotation and take his first turn on Monday, this according to MLB.com.
Our View:Fogg has been awful with a 1-2 record with a 13.50 ERA, so the Reds had to do something. The big surprise is that they went with Belisle over Homer Bailey, but until Homer can harness his stuff, the Reds are likely in better hands with Belisle.
