I don't think they have any other choice at this point.
I moseyed on over to Baseball Reference this afternoon, as is my wont on a lunch break. With my steaming bowl of margarine-and-noodles in front of me, I perused the standings. It is August 20th and the Red are a full 25 games behind the Cardinals in the NL Central. They are 20 games behind the Pirates and 16 behind the Cubs. That's the playoffs. The Reds are 16 games out of a playoff spot.
Of course, we long ago made our peace with the idea that the Reds weren't going to contend this season, so this isn't surprising.