05-25-2024, 03:14 PM
Fire everyone from top to bottom in the FO, Managers, and Coaches (majors and minors).
Just a big 'ol cesspool of nepotism and cronyism that will never win or produce star players.
You can point to money disparity all you want, but when was the last time we developed a genuine homegrown star player? 2008 with Cueto? 2007 with Votto? That was 16 years ago. Sure MAYBE we could point to EDLC in a few years because he's exciting as hell when he's hot with his combination of speed and power, but ultimately he's currently a career .240 hitter that strikes out 230 times per 162 games and is on pace to make >30 errors this year.
When was the last time we said "oh man, this Reds team is will coached, we are good at the fundamentals?" This is what happens when you spend years and years just hiring your friends who failed at their jobs elsewhere to your FO and hiring your children and your friends children to run things.
Even if we had $200m/yr to spend on payroll we'd be the Mets, not the Dodgers. Need a full clean sweep of the organization. Preferably with new ownership as well otherwise I don't think anything will ever change. We haven't won a postseason series since 1995, 28 years and I am comfortable in saying this year isn't the year that will end that streak. Only 4 other teams have at least 10 year streaks and the second longest after us is 18 years and at least those 18 years' last appearance was a World Series.
Just a big 'ol cesspool of nepotism and cronyism that will never win or produce star players.
You can point to money disparity all you want, but when was the last time we developed a genuine homegrown star player? 2008 with Cueto? 2007 with Votto? That was 16 years ago. Sure MAYBE we could point to EDLC in a few years because he's exciting as hell when he's hot with his combination of speed and power, but ultimately he's currently a career .240 hitter that strikes out 230 times per 162 games and is on pace to make >30 errors this year.
When was the last time we said "oh man, this Reds team is will coached, we are good at the fundamentals?" This is what happens when you spend years and years just hiring your friends who failed at their jobs elsewhere to your FO and hiring your children and your friends children to run things.
Even if we had $200m/yr to spend on payroll we'd be the Mets, not the Dodgers. Need a full clean sweep of the organization. Preferably with new ownership as well otherwise I don't think anything will ever change. We haven't won a postseason series since 1995, 28 years and I am comfortable in saying this year isn't the year that will end that streak. Only 4 other teams have at least 10 year streaks and the second longest after us is 18 years and at least those 18 years' last appearance was a World Series.
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