The featured picture on this article is something of a microcosm of the 2025 Cincinnati Reds season. Since you don’t see that after opening articles here at SB Nation anymore, I’ll embed it again below.
You’ll recognize that trio as Elly De La Cruz, Hunter Greene, and Jeimer Candelario. The ‘microcosm’ of the 2025 comment references this:
- Elly, the young top-prospect-turned-superstar who was the breakout team leader in most every major offensive statistic of note
- Hunter, the young top-prospect-turned-superstar who was the breakout team leader in most every major pitching statistic of note.