06-16-2022, 12:47 PM
STRANGE REDS MATH :
The Reds are 17 games under .500
However the Reds are 12 games out of 1st Place in the NL Central loss column.
Also the Last Place Reds are only 3 games out of 3rd Place and just 1 game out of 4th Place.
So MOVING UP THE LADDER is possible with 99 Games left.
I'm also hoping Max Schrock and Lodolo stay on pace to return soon. Max Schrock was Reds best hitter in Spring Training with an OPB of over .600 in many at bats for Spring before injury right before season. The Reds could use his Bat. Senzel and Aquino and Friedl have lousy OBPs. The Last Place Reds should welcome Schrock back and give him playing time at some position in hopes that he can get back to hitting. I saw enough from #1 pick Lodolo to see he has good stuff for a Lefty. I liked that he had control of his pitches and could throw strikes. The Reds have Castillo, Mahle, Greene, Ashcraft, Minor as their starting 5 now, but the return of top pick Lodolo is needed and down the road the return of Overton.
So Pete Rose would say to focus on catching the Cubs and Pirates and moving into 3rd Place and then try to move up on The Brewers and Cardinals. The Reds are only 3 games out of 3rd, so GO FOR IT. The Reds 12 games out of 1st is not impossible with 99 games and 3 and a half months to play. The teams in front of Reds are not going to win every game either. The Reds had an awful April to start season, but Reds have played over .500 since May 1st. Plus the Reds are more and more getting injured players back.
I do think the math is interesting that 17 games under .500 but only 12 games out of 1st Place. A Hot Streak by the Reds would put them in 3rd Place and maybe only 7 or 8 games out of 1st Place around the 4th of July. That should be The Goal as of June 16th.
If the Reds can get players back and be better and healthy, they can gain a lot of ground when they play Cubs, Pirates, Brewers, Cardinals, because just like Bengals in AFC North, a Division Win is not just a win for you but a loss for them, so you move up FAST with Division Wins. The good thing about the lousy April was the Reds only played one Division Series. Had they lost all April against Division, they would be 30 games out, but as luck would have it, they are only 12 games out and have been playing over .500 ball the last 45 days. They have overcome problems of April of most of the team on IL
The Reds are 17 games under .500
However the Reds are 12 games out of 1st Place in the NL Central loss column.
Also the Last Place Reds are only 3 games out of 3rd Place and just 1 game out of 4th Place.
So MOVING UP THE LADDER is possible with 99 Games left.
I'm also hoping Max Schrock and Lodolo stay on pace to return soon. Max Schrock was Reds best hitter in Spring Training with an OPB of over .600 in many at bats for Spring before injury right before season. The Reds could use his Bat. Senzel and Aquino and Friedl have lousy OBPs. The Last Place Reds should welcome Schrock back and give him playing time at some position in hopes that he can get back to hitting. I saw enough from #1 pick Lodolo to see he has good stuff for a Lefty. I liked that he had control of his pitches and could throw strikes. The Reds have Castillo, Mahle, Greene, Ashcraft, Minor as their starting 5 now, but the return of top pick Lodolo is needed and down the road the return of Overton.
So Pete Rose would say to focus on catching the Cubs and Pirates and moving into 3rd Place and then try to move up on The Brewers and Cardinals. The Reds are only 3 games out of 3rd, so GO FOR IT. The Reds 12 games out of 1st is not impossible with 99 games and 3 and a half months to play. The teams in front of Reds are not going to win every game either. The Reds had an awful April to start season, but Reds have played over .500 since May 1st. Plus the Reds are more and more getting injured players back.
I do think the math is interesting that 17 games under .500 but only 12 games out of 1st Place. A Hot Streak by the Reds would put them in 3rd Place and maybe only 7 or 8 games out of 1st Place around the 4th of July. That should be The Goal as of June 16th.
If the Reds can get players back and be better and healthy, they can gain a lot of ground when they play Cubs, Pirates, Brewers, Cardinals, because just like Bengals in AFC North, a Division Win is not just a win for you but a loss for them, so you move up FAST with Division Wins. The good thing about the lousy April was the Reds only played one Division Series. Had they lost all April against Division, they would be 30 games out, but as luck would have it, they are only 12 games out and have been playing over .500 ball the last 45 days. They have overcome problems of April of most of the team on IL
1968 Bengal Fan
