The Cincinnati Reds ranked 12th in the National League last season in runs scored. With the likes of Shogo Akiyama and Joey Votto at the top of the Reds lineup, there’s no reason to think that Cincinnati can’t finish among the Top 5 in the league in that category during the upcoming season.
John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer reported on Monday that David Bell has decided to bat Akiyama and Votto first and second when the two players are in the lineup together. That should be music to the ears of Eugenio Suárez, Nick Castellanos and Mike Moustakas, who’ll likely be hitting behind Akiyama and Votto in the lineup.