Reds August Game Thread 2024

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(08-04-2024, 04:50 PM)Timanky12 Wrote: Sooner or later, you have to ask yourself, is it all the players that have come through Cincinnati, or is the coaches and management?

Just like when the Bengals couldn’t do anything, or win a playoff game, 31 years.

All the players can’t be bad, and they have had success when traded to other teams. You can’t fire all the players, but you can change the mindset with new front office personnel and coaches. 29 years without advancing in the playoffs.

It’s time for some changes

Whether it's coaches or the players themselves, the Reds were banking on continued growth in their hitters, but quite a few of them have been down compared to last year:
McLain has been out all year. Batted .290 avg and .864 OPS last year. Having India doing well this year helps alleviate the blow, but it's still a regression nonetheless.
CES batted .270 avg and .905 OPS last year. Reds ain't gettin that level from their 1B guys this year.
Marte batted .316 avg and .822 OPS last year. 3B nowhere close to that this year. I know he was suspended half the year, but still.
Steer went from .271 avg and .820 OPS last year to .231-.733 this year.
Friedl's been hurt at times this year but he also has gone from .279-.819 last year to .213-.667 this year.
Fraley's BA is higher than last year but OPS is lower.\
New acquisition Candelario is having a worse year this year compared to last year (.251-.807 last year vs .227-.724 this year).

About the only two dudes doing better than last year are Stephenson and EDLC.

So while the pitching has been better overall (especially SP), the decline in hitting has caused this team to stay stagnant year-over-year.

At this point in the season, Reds 6.5 games out of WC with ~50 games left.
I don't have a Magic 8 Ball, but I'd have to imagine it would land on "Outlook not so good."

If they're gonna do anything, they need to get a couple proven bats and/or get new hitting coaches.