As my colleague Mitchell Clark (arf-diggity) said this morning, the Reds rebuild could very well be on the upswing. The offense has been hummin’ good so far, and their defense is certainly elite. The one thing really holding them back is the rotation. And with Homer Bailey returning Saturday, Brandon Finnegan not far behind, and impressive strike-throwing artist Luis “I have never met Juan Pierre” Castillo coming up from AA to start this evening, the Reds might finally have enough good ‘n healthy arms to compete.
I’m optimistic, myself. the Reds need five good starting pitchers, and out of Bailey, Finnegan, Castillo, Cody Reed, Robert Stephenson, Amir Garrett, Rookie Davis, Sal Romano, Tyler Mahle, and Anthony DeSclafani, the odds aren’t horrible that they can put together a decent rotation.