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Redsfan1507
It is what it is
Now at 2 games...after splitting a 4 game series with the Dodgers, who have twice the payroll but only a handful more wins than the Reds, and about as far out of 1st place as our bately better than Cubs Reds...The Dodgers DID play .500 on a road series though, something good teams are supposed to do ( and win more than half at home).
Gotta start somewhere, and since all the bodies that were supposed to be on the roster are finally actually on the roster, maybe we'll see better results.
I don't believe in the Brewers pitching, so I think they're a slump in waiting. I don't believe in the Pirates taking off on a big win streak either. St. Louis has a better chance at that, but they have a few holes too. Overall, I don't think the Reds have to improve that much to be as mediocre as it takes to be in the NLC division mix this year.
The Reds pitching and defense is established and pretty good, without anyone having to pull off a career year, even though Simon already has. The offense isn't going to be great, but I don't think it's likely Votto is going to hit .250 or Bruce .210 by the end, and Votto back means Santiago's horrid bat goes back on the rack...so I think it's likely to be better than it has been...and as many 1 run losses as the Reds have had hitting so terrible, it wouldn't require much more contribution by those guys to win some of those games. Hitting is down all over.
Gotta start somewhere, and since all the bodies that were supposed to be on the roster are finally actually on the roster, maybe we'll see better results.
I don't believe in the Brewers pitching, so I think they're a slump in waiting. I don't believe in the Pirates taking off on a big win streak either. St. Louis has a better chance at that, but they have a few holes too. Overall, I don't think the Reds have to improve that much to be as mediocre as it takes to be in the NLC division mix this year.
The Reds pitching and defense is established and pretty good, without anyone having to pull off a career year, even though Simon already has. The offense isn't going to be great, but I don't think it's likely Votto is going to hit .250 or Bruce .210 by the end, and Votto back means Santiago's horrid bat goes back on the rack...so I think it's likely to be better than it has been...and as many 1 run losses as the Reds have had hitting so terrible, it wouldn't require much more contribution by those guys to win some of those games. Hitting is down all over.