The Reds are losing the battle for inches

The All-Star break has finally arrived with Cincinnati and the Reds at center stage. The festivities are a wonderful showcase for an organization and city that has put a huge amount of thought and effort into the planning and preparation. We know how to throw a party.

But it’s also an appropriate time to uncover our eyes after the last two games and analyze the first half of the Reds 2015 season and what direction the team should head.

In March, the conventional wisdom was that the Reds most of all needed Joey Votto and Jay Bruce to become and remain healthy. They did. Todd Frazier has hit better than ever. Johnny Cueto hasn’t dropped off at all from his Cy Young-class 2014 season. Yet, the…