The Reds’ honorary bat boy last night was Teddy Kremer, who has Down syndrome and a wealth of enthusiasm for the team. He asked Frazier to hit a home run for him before the third baseman stepped to the plate in the sixth, the Reds already up on the Marlins 9-1. So Frazier did. Simple, right?

Assorted MLB.com contributors (Marlon Anderson!) give their preseason predictions. I wanted to use this as a catch-all for all pundit predictions, so here are a few more:

Jon Morosi

ALE: Blue Jays
ALC: Royals
ALW: Angels
ALWC: Tigers over Rangers

NLE: Nationals
NLC: Cardinals
NLW: Diamondbacks
NLWC: Giants over Reds

WS: Nationals over Blue Jays

Will Leitch

ALE: Yankees
ALC: Tigers
ALW: Angels
ALWC: Rays over Rangers

NLE: Nationals
NLC: Reds
NLW: Dodgers
NLWC: Braves over Cardinals

WS: ...