GOODYEAR, Arizona – While the batting order hasn’t been sorted out yet and the Reds are waiting for two starters to return to full strength, the Reds have been hitting as well as any team during spring training.
Entering Sunday, the Reds ranked second among MLB teams in spring training on-base percentage, fifth in batting average and 13th in slugging. Since Cincinnati’s pitching depth is already being tested by a series of minor injuries, how the position players hit at the beginning of the season will carry even more significance.
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Here’s a look at how the starters are hitting entering the year.