It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a baseball franchise must one day suck. Really, all of 'em. The St. Louis Cardinals gave Joe McEwing 575 PAs in 1999. Roberto Kelly was once the only good thing going for the Yankees organization. The Reds are there now, and boy is it terrible.
They don't have to stay there, though. Maybe it's just the new 2016 vibes or a genuine attempt to be optimistic, but I think the Reds can turn it around quicker than many expect. Maybe, just maybe, Jocketty wasn't tragically misunderstanding the situation when he said he was looking for ready-for-the-bigs talent.