Graham Ashcraft made 17 relief appearances for Alabama Birmingham but once the 27-year-old reached professional baseball, he became a starter. He started 46 games in four minor league seasons.
Graham Ashcraft has been a solid pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds in his career. However, he has been passed up by younger arms, who have been a bit more consistent over the last few seasons.
Rumors swirled in the offseason about the Reds moving 27-year-old right-hander Graham Ashcraft to the bullpen. His career 4.91 ERA as a starter and the plethora of starting pitching talent on the Reds made Ashcraft the odd man out.
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The Reds fell to the Angels 4-1 on Sunday afternoon. Check out our postgame takeaways below: Progress from Graham Ashcraft After giving up a run on back-to-back doubles to start the game, Graham Ashcraft settled down and tossed four innings of one-run baseball.
The Cincinnati Reds fell 9-5 to the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday afternoon. Here are our postgame takeaways: Ashcraft Struggles Graham Ashcraft, who is competing for a spot on the roster, had a rough outing.
The Reds have split squad games today against the Colorado Rockies and the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the first game, Graham Ashcraft will make his third start of the spring.
Reds spring training games get underway on Saturday with split-squad opener against the Cleveland Guardians and the Milwaukee Brewers. The Reds announced that All-Star Hunter Greene and right-hander Graham Ashcraft will take be the starters in the spring opener according to Gordon Wittenmyer of The Enquirer.
Graham Ashcraft is changing his number for the 2025 season from number 51 to number 23. Ashcraft showed off his new number at Reds camp earlier this week when he threw live batting practice to Reds' position players in Goodyear.
Although position players aren’t required to report until Saturday, the majority of the Reds' roster has already arrived at camp and are excited to get to work under new manager Terry Francona.
Pitchers and catchers are reporting, and baseball season is upon us once again. Looking over to Cincinnati Reds country, the team has had a busy offseason, bolstering their offense, while bringing back most of the pitching staff as they prepare for hopefully another successful season of carving up opposing hitters.
When Nick Martinez announced he was accepting the Reds' qualifying offer and was followed by the Reds trading for starting pitcher Brady Singer, it made many fans wonder if that meant Graham Ashcraft would be moved to the bullpen in 2025.
The Cincinnati Reds have prioritized pitching so far this offseason. The moves that they have made seem to point to a current pitcher changing roles. There has been no announcement yet (nor should there be in January), but it would appear Graham Ashcraft may be moving to the bullpen.
Brady Singer has had a couple of weeks to take in being traded from the Royals to the Reds and now that things have settled down, he is excited about the opportunity to join the talented Reds pitching staff.
The Reds have officially signed Brady Singer No. 51. They traded for the right-hander last month in a deal with the Royals. Singer also wore No. 51 in Kansas City.
The Cincinnati Reds placed catcher Austin Wynns on the 10-day injured list Monday with a teres major tear in his right shoulder. In corresponding moves, the Reds selected the contract of catcher Eric Yang from Triple-A Louisville and transferred right-hander Graham Ashcraft (right elbow strain) from the 15- to the 60-day injured list.
Reds infielder Christian Encarnacion-Strand underwent successful surgery on his fractured right hand, manager David Bell announced on Friday. The 24-year-old is expected to miss the next three months, which means his 2024 season is likely over.
The Reds optioned righty Graham Ashcraft to Triple-A Louisville earlier in the week, but they’ve now rescinded that transaction and instead placed Ashcraft on the major league 15-day injured list due to elbow discomfort.
Before the first pitch was thrown in the Cincinnati Reds vs. New York Yankees matchup on Thursday, competition was already brewing. Graham Ashcraft was locked in a staring contest he refused to lose.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are out to prove they are more than just Bryan Reynolds, the hottest hitter in their lineup, as they seek a win on Wednesday in the decisive game of their series against the host Cincinnati Reds.
Cincinnati Reds starter Graham Ashcraft has had the look of a legitimate MLB pitcher at times, but too often has been prone to a shellacking.
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In just his second season in the MLB, Cincinnati Reds pitch Graham Ashcraft has made major improvements in his game after a very solid rookie year in 2022.
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