The Cincinnati Reds fired pitching coach Mark Riggins on Monday. As a result, the Reds’ former bullpen coach Mack Jenkins was promoted to pitching coach and Triple-A pitching coach Ted Power was promoted to Jenkins’ old role.
The Reds rank 30th … yes out of 30 MLB teams … in earned run average with a dismal 5.51 ERA. They also rank last in walks (370), home runs allowed (147), blown saves (17) and hit batters (44).
Cincinnati ranks near the bottom in almost every other relevant pitching category including quality starts (27th), strikeouts (25th), batting average against (28th) and stolen bases allowed (27th).