2019 Reds What's missing ?

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(08-19-2019, 06:35 PM)Circleville Guy Wrote: I really think that because of Votto’s contract that the Reds are just outgunned on the position players side. Take the top 5 position players of both teams in any series and I’m guessing that the Reds are on the short end.  There are borderline question marks at every position except 3B and CF(when healthy). A couple of these guys could develop into more than question marks but you did say 2019. Young, inexperienced guys can often lack consistency. The manager pulled starters early all year in games that they were on their game. The bullpen pitched decent early but burnt out fast. Wood and Bauer haven’t pitched much yet but neither have been impressive. The Reds have to spend enough money and distribute it wisely while working around an anchor contract that takes up 1/5 of the teams payroll and yields very little in results. This will be a major issue for 4 more years. They need to luck into a few affordable and talented guys or they will never be much more than a .500 team. A good manager should also be an asset and nepotism rarely leads to excellence. We can hope but the odds aren’t on the Reds side.

Yep

The windows for small market teams open and close fairly quickly. I believe the window is starting to open now. I think if the Reds hope to challenge next season one of two things have to happen. 

JV returns to like 2016 form, 90 RBI's 25 HR's or they somehow find a way to trade him or whatever.