Let’s take a look at how this 2015 Reds team was built. The team is in the midst of a losing season right now, but most of the players who are on the current squad were key cogs on three playoff teams in 2010, 2012 and 2013. The Reds’ roster has been remarkably stable over the last several years. I doubt any other major league team has exhibited the level of roster stability displayed by the Reds during the Walt Jocketty era.
Let’s go over the entire roster chronologically to find out how each player was added to the mix and who acquired each player to see if we can find any patterns.