Reds - playoffs or no ?

[*bengalfan74*]

(08-19-2024, 05:21 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Well you bring up a really good point from what you posted too.

Even if the Reds were to magically make the playoffs, is there really any confidence they wouldn't get their a**es whooped when playing the Phillies, Brewers, or Dodgers in the first round?

Any fairy tale chance the Reds may have had at making the playoffs is 100% over. And it was at best an extreme longshot.

The Reds, if they intend to challenge for the post season next year are going to have to retool their lineup. Benson has to go. They need to do some deep thinking on who of India, CES, Marte, McClain, Friedl and so on are long term parts of this team? 

And they have to get a real "ACE" starter. Greene may be a good uun. But after that it's a lot of questions. Lodolo, Abbott, and Ashcraft all seem to be lower end #4 #5 starters at best. Can Lowder come up next year?

I still believe they have to get a real top shelf starter and a real RH bat in the outfield. Or we're just going to go thru another year of kinda close but no cigar.