This week’s respondents are Nick Doran, Nick Carrington, the inimitable Mary Beth Ellis, and Chad Dotson.
Our Daily Reds Obsession: Who is the best Reds pitcher of the last 40 years (since 1977)?
Nick D: In my mind it comes down to Jose Rijo versus Johnny Cueto. I loved me some Mario Soto back in the day and he was the shining light on some brutal teams, but looking at his numbers now, he doesn’t quite stack up to Rijo or Cueto. Soto had a career 3.47 ERA and 108 ERA+. Rijo had a career 2.