The Reds will not suck this year.

[samhain]

(03-12-2017, 10:52 AM)fredtoast Wrote: I think the Reds will actually be okay scoring runs.  We have a few decent hitters.

But our pitching looks like total shit.  It would take mukltiple players having "breakout" seasons for us to have a decent pitching staff.  It is possible, but not probable.

This is a year for prospects like Reed and Stephenson to be thrown into the fire.  There's no expectation for success.  Let them take their lumps in the majors.  Once the arbitration clock is avoided, I'd let Garrett and Romano have a crack at it, too if they're doing well in Louisville.  They aren't a pitching-poor farm system, they just don't have guys that are major league-ready.