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Barry Larkin compares Reds starters Trevor Bauer, Luis Castillo, Sonny Gray to Nasty Boys

National Baseball Hall of Famer and former Cincinnati Reds great and Moeller High School standout Barry Larkin talked about this year's Reds team and comparisons to the 1990 World Series champions during an appearance Tuesday on MLB Network to discuss Project Unity, an initiative headed by Larkin to draw people together.

Former Reds shortstop Barry Larkin packs up with former Reds prospect Shed Long after a boxing workout at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla., on Friday, Dec. 8, 2017.

"This group that you have right now in Cincinnati - I compare them a lot to our 1990 group," Larkin said on MLB Central. "Very talented group. And a lot of times it's not the best team - it's the team that's playing the best.