Last season, the Cincinnati Reds' lineup was well-built and worthy of success, while their pitching rotation was dilapidated and pathetic.
This year...they don't even have a good lineup. So yeah...so much for the progress we all thought they were making.
The problem might be that even the people that we KNOW are great at baseball, like Joey Votto and Billy Hamilton, aren't playing well right now. Billy Hamilton, Adam Duvall, Devon Mesoraco...all hitting under the Mendoza line. Scooter Gennett and Jesse Winker are playing well enough, but aren't completely excelling. Eugenio Suarez is injured. The rotation's slightly less dire, thanks to the presence of Homer Bailey, but the rest? Not worth it. Even Brandon Finnegan, whose slight health last season was one of the few good pitching moments for the team...even HE'S slumping this season.
Plus, in a division where the other four teams are furiously competing and winning games, these pathetic Reds aren't worthy of matching up, which is sad, as there was some real promise in this lineup last year. Now I'm not sure when they'll be able to compete again, or how many more of these starters will be traded until we get results. It's very sad to watch.
Coming Tomorrow: Catcher who's finally found some job stability...on an improving but still unspectacular AL West squad.
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