Was it a banner season for the Cincinnati Reds in 2023? Not quite!
Was it the kind of season with the kind of refresh that has you heading into the offseason excited about what’s to come from them in 2024 and beyond? I sure hope so!
The Reds welcomed a plethora of future stars to their big league roster this year, with rookies like Spencer Steer, Matt McLain, Elly De La Cruz, Andrew Abbott, Connor Phillips, Brandon Williamson, Noelvi Marte, Will Benson (by some qualifications), and Christian Encarnacion-Strand fronting the wave. They mashed their way to first place in the division on August 1st, and while the season fell apart due to injuries and underperformance, that’s a damn exciting core around which to build.