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Cincinnati Reds rebuild still rests on developing starting pitching

Luis Castillo allowed two runs and nine hits in six innings, the fewest number of runs he’s given up this season. The Enquirer/John Fay

It’s still about the pitching, specifically the starting pitching.

For the Reds' rebuild to work, they’re going to have to figure out a way to build a starting rotation. The results so far this year have been more than a tad short of encouraging.

The rotation has been a lot like last year., i.e., horrendous. Reds starters have been going a hair over five innings and have a collective ERA of 5.