07-16-2024, 11:38 AM
Where Are Reds At All-Star Break : 47-50, 3 games under .500....1 game out of last place Cubs, 2 games behind 3rd place Pirates, 4 games behind 2nd place Cardinals, 8 games behind 1st place Brewers.
How Was First Half Of Season : I've seen worse from Reds seasons. 3 games under .500 not that bad. Reds did have good home attendance Memorial Day time and 4th of July time. So Reds owners made some money. Reds won Memorial Day over the Dodgers. Reds lost 4th of July weekend to Detroit, but they had just swept Yankees in The Bronx.
How Are Reds Going Into All-Star Break : They won some games after that bad Detroit series. Reds have new player Hinds smashing home runs, and Fans love that. We can remember July and August of 2019 when Reds Fans loved Aquino as a new player smashing home runs. Of course De La Cruz and Steer are top young players for the Fans. Hunter Greene is pitching well this season.
Can Reds Move Up In Standings This Season : Sure, 2 games out of 3rd and 4 games out of 2nd, of course they can move up with over 2 months left to play.
Are the Reds Sellers or Buyers at Trade Deadline : Remains to be seen. I would hope neither at this point. I would not trade the Reds Futures. I don't see much old age on this team to trade, Reds are a pretty young team these days, which is a good thing. Hopefully Reds are stocked up in Minor Leagues, which is Reds Future. Cincinnati can not buy veteran players as NY or LA type cities, but Cincinnati can have good seasons due to a solid minor league system as Tampa Rays use and are tough often in same division with big city New York, Boston, Toronto and throw in Baltimore. Tampa is the blueprint Reds should follow.
Hidden Plus : No Moose or Votto contracts this season. Means nothing to most Fans, but Reds are not losing mega millions on those 2 players anymore. The money Reds are saving on those 2, will be needed to help make The Reds a more profitable organization going forward. Reds are bouncing back financially from the disaster of No Fans Covid 2020 in either their majors or minors, and few fans in 2021 and 2022. Reds have made money in 2023 and even more money in 2024 with Votto and Moose contracts ending. The Future Is Bright if Reds don't spend money foolishly on high priced, second rate veterans from other teams.
The good thing about a young team is they aren't paid as much as long time veterans. I would say enjoy De La Cruz in the years Reds have him, because he sure talks how he would like to play in LA or NY someday. Reds won't be able to match the big city offers. For now, enjoy watching De La Cruz as a Red.
47-50 at All Star Break. Reds could move up into 2nd place. First place harder, not impossible at 8 games out. Reds would have to beat Brewers in head to head play rest of season. Second Place is very possible.
Will pitchers figure out Hinds as they did Aquino ? Hopefully not as much, or Hinds adjusts better. Aquino fizzled out fast, but it would be nice if Hinds gives Reds much needed offense. Don't expect home runs every day, he will cool off, but hopefully Hinds does more than Aquino did. Reds could use a good young bat.
I have seen The Reds worse at All-Star Break in other seasons. 3 games under .500 and 4 games out of 2nd place is not that bad. GO REDS.
How Was First Half Of Season : I've seen worse from Reds seasons. 3 games under .500 not that bad. Reds did have good home attendance Memorial Day time and 4th of July time. So Reds owners made some money. Reds won Memorial Day over the Dodgers. Reds lost 4th of July weekend to Detroit, but they had just swept Yankees in The Bronx.
How Are Reds Going Into All-Star Break : They won some games after that bad Detroit series. Reds have new player Hinds smashing home runs, and Fans love that. We can remember July and August of 2019 when Reds Fans loved Aquino as a new player smashing home runs. Of course De La Cruz and Steer are top young players for the Fans. Hunter Greene is pitching well this season.
Can Reds Move Up In Standings This Season : Sure, 2 games out of 3rd and 4 games out of 2nd, of course they can move up with over 2 months left to play.
Are the Reds Sellers or Buyers at Trade Deadline : Remains to be seen. I would hope neither at this point. I would not trade the Reds Futures. I don't see much old age on this team to trade, Reds are a pretty young team these days, which is a good thing. Hopefully Reds are stocked up in Minor Leagues, which is Reds Future. Cincinnati can not buy veteran players as NY or LA type cities, but Cincinnati can have good seasons due to a solid minor league system as Tampa Rays use and are tough often in same division with big city New York, Boston, Toronto and throw in Baltimore. Tampa is the blueprint Reds should follow.
Hidden Plus : No Moose or Votto contracts this season. Means nothing to most Fans, but Reds are not losing mega millions on those 2 players anymore. The money Reds are saving on those 2, will be needed to help make The Reds a more profitable organization going forward. Reds are bouncing back financially from the disaster of No Fans Covid 2020 in either their majors or minors, and few fans in 2021 and 2022. Reds have made money in 2023 and even more money in 2024 with Votto and Moose contracts ending. The Future Is Bright if Reds don't spend money foolishly on high priced, second rate veterans from other teams.
The good thing about a young team is they aren't paid as much as long time veterans. I would say enjoy De La Cruz in the years Reds have him, because he sure talks how he would like to play in LA or NY someday. Reds won't be able to match the big city offers. For now, enjoy watching De La Cruz as a Red.
47-50 at All Star Break. Reds could move up into 2nd place. First place harder, not impossible at 8 games out. Reds would have to beat Brewers in head to head play rest of season. Second Place is very possible.
Will pitchers figure out Hinds as they did Aquino ? Hopefully not as much, or Hinds adjusts better. Aquino fizzled out fast, but it would be nice if Hinds gives Reds much needed offense. Don't expect home runs every day, he will cool off, but hopefully Hinds does more than Aquino did. Reds could use a good young bat.
I have seen The Reds worse at All-Star Break in other seasons. 3 games under .500 and 4 games out of 2nd place is not that bad. GO REDS.
1968 Bengal Fan
