The Cincinnati Reds begin their Cactus League campaign this afternoon at home in Goodyear Ballpark against their complex rivals the Cleveland Guardians. It’s the first “real” spring training since 2019 - there’s been a lockout and multi-year global pandemic, if you’ve been under a rock - and for the first time in forever it feels like the Reds are rolling out competitions at almost every single spot on the diamond.
Joey Votto and Nick Senzel are two of the very few rostered position players with experience, and both are working their way back from injuries/surgeries slowly. That means fresh faces galore today and most days going forward, with the roster about as in-flux as its been this generation.