All the way back in the summer of 2014, the Reds were at a crossroads. At the All-Star break, they had their heads above water, but their best player, one Joey Votto, was hobbled by a knee injury that had swallowed a good part of his season to date. Jay Bruce injured his knee as well, but he returned from the DL after only two weeks rarin’ to go. Unfortunately, he couldn’t hit baseballs anymore after that. They had also been counting on the festering corpse of Ryan Ludwick, to predictable affect. Brandon Phillips was on ice and would be until the middle of August.
Where the hell are we?
