With the past pitching woes of the Cincinnati Reds, the emergence of young flamethrowers Johnny Cueto and Edinson Volquez have Reds fans beaming with joy. Just two starts into his career, the 22 year old Cueto has pitched over 13 innings while throwing an amazing 18 strikeouts to zero walks, and only allowing 3 runs, resulting in his 1-0 record.
24 year old Edinson Volquez, also with a 1-0 record, is off to a great start as well. In his one and only start for the Reds, Volquez pitched just over 5 innings, only allowing 1 run and 2 walks, while recording eight strikeouts. Even though both pitchers debut occured in Great American ballpark, a park notorious for allowing homeruns, Cueto and Volquez only gave up one run each. If both Cueto and Volquez can continue to throw their 98 MPH fastballs and nasty off speed pitches, these two alone can help form a great starting rotation for the Reds for years to come.
