12-11-2016, 06:28 PM
(12-11-2016, 01:51 PM)McC Wrote: Pardon me, but this thread is just plain wrong. No way will the Reds be a last place team next year or anywhere near the worst team in baseball. There are quite a few good young players on the roster who will come into their own this year. Oh ye of little faith.
Oh and, I could've managed the Cubs to the title. Joe Madden did nothing a dozen other managers couldn't have done with that roster. It is always all about the players. The best thing a manager can do is stay out of their way and maybe a little bit of cheer leading.
It seems like it's always the managers fault when teams underperform and never their fault when teams win.
I'm sorry, but all of these assumptions are that players will get better because they're getting more playing time, but that can work the other way as well. I would love to believe that the Reds will be better, but you can make the argument that there are a lot of other teams who will improve as well.
The fact is that the Reds are not and will not be a competitive team for a few years. The contracts they have handed out are killing them and the fielders, aside from Votto, all have a big flaw in their game. I want the Reds to be good, but I won't sit here and tell you that there's some magic potion and that things will get better while they try and climb over the Cubs, Cardinals, and Pirates in the upcoming years.
I will always be a Reds fan, but they are a long way from being competitive. I remember a lot of people talking themselves into this last year as well. They're still a ways away.
