Reds September Games Thread

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(09-19-2024, 07:25 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Cleveland is the same size city, in the same state as us, and they have been to 3 World Series since we last won a single postseason series. They've been to the postseason 6 of the last 10 years including as division champs 5 times.

We have been to the postseason 1 time in the last 10 years, and that was at 31-29 in the COVID year where the majority of the teams in the league were allowed in. That's not because of economics, that's just an absolute trash tier ownership and FO.

CLE has good development system and/or eye for talent.
A high majority of their strong players are home-grown.
Ramirez, Gimenez, the Naylors, Rocchio, Brennan, Fry.
Josh Naylor and Gimenez only spent 1-2 MLB seasons with their former team before coming over to CLE as year early-20's guys. They've been with CLE the last 4-5 years and coming into their own now.

And their FA signings are usually pretty good budget ones.
Look at Ben Lively for example.
Last year with CIN: 4-7 record with a 5.38 ERA. Absolute trash.
This year with CLE: 12-9 record with a 3.87 ERA.
His contract with CLE? Only $750k.

We thought the Reds were developing a slew of young talent in McLain, EDLC, Steer, Stephenson, CES, Friedl, Fraley, Greene, Lodolo, Abbott.
Other than Greene, EDLC, and Abbott, the other guys really had a down year or hurt all year.
There was a known gamble that all these guys were gonna take the next step and only a few did.