Cincinnati Reds - The Covid-19 Years (2020-2029)

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Titles:

Top Reds Players of the Twenty Twenties

2020 - WC Lost to Atlanta

Pitchers:

Ballpark:

Alexis Diaz (4.88) - 15

Cinergy Field / Great American Ballpark

Tyler Mahle (8.0) - 15

Luis Castillo (8.34) - 12

Team Name:

Wade Miley (5.18) - 9

Reds

Graham Ashcraft (3.39) - 8

Trevor Bauer (2.73) - 7

Owners:

Sonny Gray (3.91) - 7

Bob Castellini CEO of ownership consortium

Andrew Abbott (2.7) - 5

Hunter Greene (3.11) - 5

General Managers:

Raisel Iglesias (0.17) - 4

Nick Krall

Lucas Sims (2.69) - 4

Ian Gibaut (2.02) - 3

Managers:

David Bell

Catchers:

Tyler Stephenson (4.49) - 16

Hall of Famers:

Tucker Barnhart (1.12) - 6

None

Curt Casali (0.56) - 3

Rookie of the Year:

First Basemen:

2021 - Jonathan India

Joey Votto (3.38) - 17

Spencer Steer (3.07) - 6

MVP

None

Second Basemen:

Jonathan India (5.07) - 16

No Hitters:

Mike Moustakas (0.12) - 3

2021 - Wade Miley (Cleveland)

ShortStop:

Cy Young:

Kyle Farmer (2.75) - 16

2020 - Trevor Bauer

Matt McLain (3.7) - 11

Elly de la Cruz (0.8) - 8

Notable Events:

Third Base:

2020 - Cincinnati broke a six year losing streak (70-92 average record) with a

Brandon Drury (2.07) - 11

31-29 mark that got them into the post season (where they lost in the Wild Card

round to the Braves).

Outfield:

TJ Friedl (3.91) - 14

□ Bob Castellini bought the club in '06. It hasn't been pretty. They have had

Jesse Winker (4.13) - 12

only four winning seasons in his fifteen years of ownership thru '20 with

Tyler Naquin (1.03) - 12

two Division titles. Bob's biggest problem is shallow pockets.

Nicholas Castellanos (3.44) - 11

Jake Fraley (1.54) - 11

□ Nick Krall was hired in '18 as GM.

Will Benson (1.6) - 4

Stuart Fairchild (1.13) - 4

□ David Bell was hired in '19 as field manager.

Notable Events:

2021 - Cincinnati again pokes their heads a bit above .500 at 83-79.

2024 - The Reds will get better in '24. Probably significantly.

2022 - The Reds drop twenty one games in the standings to 62-100. Their

They've got a young team both on offense and on the mound.

brief interlude a bit above .500 was not sustainable. The organization does not

On offense, everybody is 30 and under, half of them under 25.

spend money and their management team, at best, is mediocre. Owner Castelliini

Here's some of the youngsters who will make that happen on offense:

has pretty much given up even trying to give the impression that the team is

□ 2B Edwin Arroyo, 20, '22 trade from Seattle, highly regarded prospect

trying to win as he has kept on GM Krall, who has, in turn, kept on manager

□ SS Matt McLain 24, '21 17th overall pick, 16 50 .290

Krall as the team has nosedived.

□ SS Elly De La Cruz, 22, '19 IFA, 13 44 .235 35 SB

□ 3B Noelvi Marte, 22, '19 IFA , 3 15 .316, top prospect

2023 - There really isn't much in the way of veteran talent on the Reds roster.

□ 3B Cam Collier,19, '22 18th overall pick, well regarded prospect

No stars. All of the losing, however, has brought a lot of high draft picks into the

□ DH Christian Encarnacion-Strand, 24, '22 trade with Twins, 13 37 .270

organization and, at the moment, the Cincinnati farm system is highly

And the others thirty and under:

regarded. There's some hope that help is on the way.

□ C Tyler Stephenson, 27, 1st round pick in '15 draft, 13 56 .243

□ 1B Jeimar Candelario, 30, '24 FA from Cubs, 22 70 .251

2023 - The Reds gain twenty games in the standings to an over .500 82-80.

□ 2B Jonathan India, 27, '18 5th overall pick, 17 61 .244

They overachieved over what their runs scored would have predicted (77-85).

□ 2B Santiago Espinal, 29, '24 trade from Toronto, 2 25 .248

Usually when a team overachieves on runs, they've got a lights out closer that

□ SS Jose Barrero, 26, '17 IFA, 2 17 .218

wins the close ones but the Reds Alexis Diaz was good but not that good.

□ OF Spencer Steer, 26, '22 trade with Twins, 23 86 .271

The offense was a lot better than the defense as the Reds scored 34 more runs

□ OF Will Benson, 25, '23 Trade from Cleveland, 11 31 .275

than the league average while they gave up 73 more runs than the league

□ LF Jake Fraley, 29, '22 trade from Seattle, 15 65 .256

average.

□ CF TJ Friedl, 28, '16 undrafted FA, 18 66 .279

Cincinnati's twenty game rise in the standings can be attributed to a very quick

rebuild. '22 was a rebuilding year as a lot of veterans got old and were

The pitching is behind the hittiing, but the Reds added several solid veterans

jettisoned. '23 marked the emergence of a bunch of talented youngsters who are

and the starting candidates consist of a lot of live young arms:

going to get a lot better as time goes on. Credit to GM Nick Krall for amassing this

□ RHP Hunter Greene, 21, 2nd overall pick '17 draft. TJ surgery in '19, 4-7 4.82

talent influx. The young hitters are ahead of the young pitchers at the moment,

□ RHP Graham Ashcraft, 25, 6th round pick '19 draft, 7-9 4.76

but there is a lot of talent on both sides of the ball.

□ LHP Andrew Abbott, 24, '21 draft 2nd round, 8-6 3.87

□ LHP Nick Lodolo, 22, 1st round pick '19 draft, 2-1 6.29

□ Closer Alexis Diaz, 26, '15 draft 12th round, 9-6 3.07 37 saves

□ LHP Brandon Williamson, 25, '22 trade from Seattle, 5-5 4.46

□ RHP Chase Petty, 20, '22 trade from Twins, Minors 0-2 1.72

□ RHP Connor Phillips, 22, '22 trade from Seattle, 1-1 6.97

Some solid veterans in the Bullpen:

□ RHP Lucas Sims, 29, '18 Trade from Braves, 7-3 3.10

□ LHP Nick Martinez, 33, '24 FA from San Diego, 6-4 3.43

□ RHP Frankie Montas, 30, '24 FA from Yankees, injured in '23

□ RHP Emilio Pagan, 33, '24 FA from Twins, 5-2 2.99

□ RHP Brent Suter, 34, '24 FA from Colorado, 4-3 3.38