Reds April 2023 Games Thread

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(04-11-2023, 05:06 PM)samhain Wrote: I don't labor under any delusion that this is a good team. 

With that out of the way, how shitty would it be to look back at the 2023 Reds and see that they lost 20-30 games due to blown leads when the bullpen takes over?  

I get that this team is broke and Bob Castellini lives in a Covington homeless camp, but relievers aren't exactly expensive.  Would it have killed them to spend an extra 15 mil or so on some legit late-inning guys?  

Positive note: Lodolo and Ashcraft look like the real deal.  Greene needs to catch up, but 2 out of 3 is decent when it comes to young pitching prospects.

Exactly

But I'd like to see them at least be competitive, damn. Greene has to step it up for this team to have any chance to even do that!! His ERA is 5.63 and opponents are batting .294 against him. He's only pitched 8 innings in two games or it would likely be worse.

I'm hoping Overton can turn it around but he's getting rocked right now. Ashcraft and Lodolo are the only two starters worth a dang.

And yes, please get some help for the bullpen.