Reds June 2025 Thread

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(8 hours ago)CJD Wrote: They're definitely giving fans a reason to be optimistic. Elly is scorching hot (1.281 OPS in June), Friedl has an .868 OPS in June, McLain is finally rebounding with a .758 OPS in June, Trevino has remained solid when given ABs (1.019 OPS in just 21 AB in June), Stephenson is up at .840 OPS in June, Fraley is solid at .745 for the month, and CES, while slowing down a bit, basically won the Arizona series all by himself.

If Hays and Marte come back and get Joe and Hampson out of the clubhouse, and maybe a trade deadline deal for another bat, we could be cooking.

100% agree.

If this really was just a matter of slow starts primarily due to coming back from injuries last year and the likes of McLain, Stephenson, EDLC, Friedl, and Steer can get going along with returns for Hays and Marte and performing like they were before injury, this could be a good offense. They've already proven they can score in spurts, just need to do it consistently. Also, getting Espinal back into a utility spot-start role will be better for him, I feel.

I feel like LF and CF are covered pretty well, just could use a consistent RF who can hit.
The IF feels pretty good, especially once Marte is back.
Maybe a more permanent DH guy who can really knock people in rather than just whichever guy needs a rest from the field for a day or two.
Better RPs would definitely help, tired of seeing Barlow.
Depending on what's going on with Greene, maybe 1 SP too, but I can be ok with the rotation of Greene, Abbott, Lodolo, Singer, and Martinez for the time being with guys like Burns and Lowder potentially coming into the fold later in the season. Lowder obviously is out for 2+ months, but hopefully his injury allows him to return by Aug/Sept if Reds are still pushing for a playoff spot.

Not to mention that June and July are usually the slowest news for the Bengals too, so having the Reds be interesting during those two months will be awesome.
And it's also prime lake floating season here in TN :)