Rookie Parade: 2000-2004

Continuing the new running theme where we check out some Reds rookie cards. Here are the rookie card rules. 1) The player must have played his first major league game with the Reds. 2) The card must have been issued after the player debuted in the majors, whether it be issued late in the debut year or any time the year after. None of this Bowman first year stuff. None of this multiple rookie year stuff. I'm gonna list every player who got his first major league appearance with the Reds and pray that I have his RC.

I'm doing this in groups of a few years every few days. So it should take me about a decade to finish. Rookie year stats are given. Let's roll.

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2000 Rookies

Mike Bell (no RC) - 19 games, 32 PA, 2 HR, 4 RBI, .222 BA

Rob Bell - 26 games, 140.1 IP, 112 K, 5.00 ERA, 7-8 record

Brady Clark - 11 games, 11 PA, 0 HR, 2 RBI, .273 BA

D.T. Cromer - 35 games, 51 PA, 2 HR, 8 RBI, .340 BA

Hector Mercado - 12 games, 14 IP, 13 K, 4.50 ERA, 0-0 record

John Riedling - 13 games, 15.1 IP, 18 K, 2.35 ERA, 3-1 record

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2001 Rookies

Jose Acevedo - 18 games, 96 IP, 68 K, 5.44 ERA, 5-7 record

Justin Atchley (no RC in hand) - 15 games, 10.1 IP, 8 K, 6.10, 0-0 record

Lance Davis - 20 games, 106.1 IP, 53 K, 4.74 ERA, 8-4 record

Adam Dunn - 66 games, 286 PA, 19 HR, 43 RBI, .262 BA

Jared Fernandez - 5 games, 12.1 IP, 5 K, 4.38 ERA, 0-1 record

Brandon Larson - 14 games, 35 PA, 0 HR, 1 RBI, .121 BA

Scott MacRae - 24 games, 31.1 IP, 18 K, 4.02 ERA, 0-1 record

Corky Miller - 17 games, 57 PA, 3 HR, 7 RBI, .184 BA

Chris Piersoll - 11 games, 11.1 IP, 7 K, 2.38 ERA, 0-0 record

Brian Reith - 9 games, 40.1 IP, 22 K, 7.81 ERA, 0-7 record

Chris Reitsma - 36 games, 182 IP, 96 K, 5.29 ERA, 7-15 record

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2002 Rookies

Luke Hudson - 3 games, 6 IP, 7 K, 4.50 ERA, 0-0 record

Austin Kearns - 107 games, 435 PA, 13 HR, 56 RBI, .315 PA

Wily Mo Pena - 13 games, 18 PA, 1 HR, 1 RBI, .222 BA

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2003 Rookies

Matt Belisle (no RC) - 6 games, 8.2 IP, 6 K, 5.19 ERA, 1-1 record

Mark Budzinski (no RC) - 4 games, 7 PA, 0 HR, 0 RBI, .000 BA

Juan Cerros (no RC) - 11 games, 13 IP, 9 K, 4.85 ERA, 0-0 record

Jim Chamblee (no RC) - 2 games, 2 PA, 0 HR, 0 RBI, .000 BA

Tim Hummel - 26 games, 94 PA, 2 HR, 10 RBI, .226 BA

Ray Olmedo - 79 games, 250 PA, 0 HR, 17 RBI, .239 BA

Scott Randall (no RC) - 15 games, 27.2 IP, 25 K, 6.51 ERA, 2-5 record

Dane Sardinha - 1 game, 2 PA, 0 HR, 0 RBI, .000 BA

Stephen Smitherman - 21 games, 47 PA, 1 HR, 6 RBI, .159 BA

Dernell Stenson - 37 games, 93 PA, 3 HR, 13 RBI, .247 BA

Joe Valentine - 2 games, 2 IP, 1 K, 18.00 ERA, 0-0 record

Ryan Wagner - 17 games, 21.2 IP, 25 K, 1.66 ERA. 2-0 record

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2004 Rookies

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Go Reds.