The Cincinnati Reds have seen their fair share of greatness. The Big Red Machine. The wire-to-wire Reds. That team that got Shoeless Joe banned from the sport forever. Ken Griffey Jr. Pete Rose. Johnny Bench. Joey Votto.
When greatness cycles through your door every decade or so, a sudden influx of above average can feel a lot like failure.
On Monday, our own Jason Linden wrote for Cincinnati Magazine about what he expects the September 2017 Reds to look like. Who’s left when the old dogs have been set to pasture and the excess roster filler has been trimmed.