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

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    Yr   P W L     Yr   P W L   Yr   P W L              
    2020   3 31 29     2023 3 82 80             2020  
    2021   3 83 79     2024 4 77 85             Decade  
    2022   4 62 100                 Click  
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  Titles: Top Reds Players of the Twenty Twenties  
  2020 - WC Lost to Atlanta  
    Pitchers:  
  Ballpark: Alexis Diaz (5.38) -  22  
   Cinergy Field / Great American Ballpark  Tyler Mahle (8.0) -   15  
    Andrew Abbott (6) -  12  
  Team Name: Hunter Greene (9.41) -  12  
  Reds Luis Castillo (8.34) -   12  
    Wade Miley (5.18) -  9  
  Owners:  Graham Ashcraft (3.69) -  9  
  Bob Castellini CEO of ownership consortium Nick Lodolo (3.9) -  8  
    Trevor Bauer (2.73) -   7  
  General Managers: Sonny Gray (3.91) -    7  
  Nick Krall  Nick Martinez (4) -  7  
       
  Managers: Catchers:  
  David Bell  Tyler Stephenson (6.89) -   25  
    Tucker Barnhart (1.12) -   6  
  Hall of Famers:    
  None First Basemen:  
    Joey Votto (3.38) -   17  
  Rookie of the Year:  Spencer Steer (4.57) - 13  
  2021 - Jonathan India    
    Second Basemen:  
  MVP Jonathan India (677) -  24  
  None    
    ShortStop:  
  No Hitters: Elly de la Cruz (6) - 27  
  2021 - Wade Miley (Cleveland) Kyle Farmer (2.75) -    16  
    Matt McLain (3.7) - 11  
  Cy Young:    
  2020 - Trevor Bauer  Third Base:  
    Brandon Drury (2.07) - 11  
  Notable Events: Eugenio Suarez (0.04) -  6  
     
  2020 - Cincinnati broke a six year losing streak (70-92 average record) with a Outfield:  
  31-29 mark that got them into the post season (where they lost in the Wild Card TJ Friedl (4.41) -  16  
  round to the Braves).  Jake Fraley (1.84) -  15  
    Jesse Winker (4.13) -   12  
    Bob Castellini bought the club in '06. It hasn't been pretty. They have had Tyler Naquin (1.03) -  12  
  only four winning seasons in his fifteen years of ownership thru '20 with  Nicholas Castellanos (3.44) -    11  
  two Division titles.  Bob's biggest problem is shallow pockets. Stuart Fairchild (2.13) - 6  
     
  □ Nick Krall was hired in '18  as GM.  Notable Events:  
     
  □ David Bell was hired in '19  as field manager.  2024 - The Reds will get better in '24. Probably significantly.   
    They've got a young team both on offense and on the mound.  
  2021 - Cincinnati again pokes their heads a bit above .500 at 83-79. On offense, everybody is 30 and under, half of them under 25.  
    Here's some of the youngsters who will make that happen on offense:  
  2022 - The Reds drop twenty one games in the standings to 62-100. Their   2B Edwin Arroyo, 20, '22 trade from Seattle, highly regarded prospect  
  brief interlude a bit above .500 was not sustainable. The organization does not   SS Matt McLain 24, '21 17th overall pick, 16 50 .290  
  spend money and their management team, at best, is mediocre. Owner Castelliini   SS Elly De La Cruz, 22,  '19 IFA, 13 44 .235 35 SB  
  has pretty much given up even trying to give the impression that the team is    3B Noelvi Marte, 22, '19 IFA , 3 15 .316, top prospect  
  trying to win as he has kept on GM Krall, who has, in turn, kept on manager □ 3B Cam Collier,19, '22 18th overall pick, well regarded prospect  
  Krall as the team has nosedived.  □ DH Christian Encarnacion-Strand, 24, '22 trade with Twins, 13 37 .270  
    And the others thirty and under:  
  2023 - There really isn't much in the way of veteran talent on the Reds roster.   C Tyler Stephenson, 27, 1st round pick in '15 draft, 13 56 .243  
   No stars. All of the losing, however, has brought a lot of high draft picks into the   1B Jeimar Candelario, 30, '24 FA from Cubs, 22 70 .251  
  organization and, at the moment, the Cincinnati farm system is highly   2B Jonathan India, 27, '18 5th overall pick, 17 61 .244  
  regarded. There's some hope that help is on the way.   2B Santiago Espinal, 29, '24 trade from Toronto, 2 25 .248  
    □ SS Jose Barrero, 26, '17 IFA, 2 17 .218  
  2023 - The Reds gain twenty games in the standings to an over .500 82-80.   OF Spencer Steer, 26, '22 trade with Twins, 23 86 .271   
  They overachieved over what their runs scored would have predicted (77-85).   OF Will Benson, 25, '23 Trade from Cleveland, 11 31 .275  
  Usually when a team overachieves on runs, they've got a lights out closer that   LF Jake Fraley, 29, '22 trade from Seattle, 15 65 .256  
  wins the close ones but the Reds Alexis Diaz was good but not that good.   CF TJ Friedl, 28, '16 undrafted FA, 18 66 .279  
  The offense was a lot better than the defense as the Reds scored 34 more runs    
  than the league average while they gave up 73 more runs than the league  The pitching is behind the hittiing, but the Reds added several solid veterans  
  average.  and the starting candidates consist of a lot of live young arms:  
  Cincinnati's twenty game rise in the standings can be attributed to a very quick   RHP Hunter Greene, 21, 2nd overall pick '17 draft. TJ surgery in '19, 4-7 4.82  
  rebuild. '22 was a rebuilding year as a lot of veterans got old and were    RHP Graham Ashcraft, 25, 6th round pick '19 draft, 7-9 4.76   
  jettisoned. '23 marked the emergence of a bunch of talented youngsters who are  □ LHP Andrew Abbott, 24,  '21 draft 2nd round, 8-6 3.87  
  going to get a lot better as time goes on. Credit to GM Nick Krall for amassing this    LHP Nick Lodolo, 22, 1st round pick '19 draft, 2-1 6.29  
  talent influx. The young hitters are ahead of the young pitchers at the moment,   Closer Alexis Diaz, 26, '15 draft 12th round, 9-6 3.07 37 saves  
  but there is a lot of talent on both sides of the ball.   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