Five Phenoms that fizzled out in Reds history

With the emergence of Aristides Aquino as the Reds right fielder of the future, I thought it would be altogether fitting and appropriate to do an article on five “can’t miss” Reds in the modern era (1956 to present) who didn’t quite work out.

Not that this is going to happen to Aquino. He’s hanging tough. I hope he’s the Reds right fielder for the next several years.

But we all know that young phenoms tend to fizzle out. Especially Reds fans.

There’s not a lot to choose from in the 1960s. Billy McCool comes to mind as he was a pretty good lefthanded relief pitcher that faded away quickly. Gene Locklear was a hitting machine for the Indianapolis Indians but there wasn’t any room on the roster…