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With the 2025 season officially complete for the Cincinnati Reds it’s time for fans, media, and even the team to look back and determine where the team was successful, where they struggled, and what they would like to see happen moving forward in order to improve. Two of those groups don’t really make much of a difference, though. But the front office? Their decisions matter. … [Read more...] about Cincinnati Reds Decision Time: The option on Brent Suter

Here we are at the end of the line in my 3-part series (part one is here, and part two is here) of reflecting on 2025 and assessing where to go in 2026. The Cincinnati Reds won 83 games this year. 83 is not enough. If they want to be taken seriously, they need to win 90. And, as much as some people will groan when I say it, that’s not happening if they only promote from inside … [Read more...] about If the Reds want to win they must add a middle of the order bat

Rhett Lowder has had a 2025 season that he would like to put behind him. An elbow injury in the offseason kept him back from playing in spring training. Once he was ready to start a rehab assignment he injured his oblique and missed nearly four months. Then while on a rehab outing for that injury he had a start scratched when his shoulder didn’t quite recover the way he would … [Read more...] about Cincinnati Reds pitcher Rhett Lowder looks great in the AFL debut

Over the weekend we took a look back and a bit of a look forward with the Cincinnati Reds young core of players in part one of this series. Today we’re going to look specifically at the 2025 season. This past year the organization entered the season with an obvious set of issues. They had those same issues heading into the trade deadline and they made some trades! The trades … [Read more...] about What 2025 settled for the Reds and what we learned for 2026

The offseason has technically started for the Cincinnati Reds after their first round exit in the playoffs, being swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Teams can’t really talk to free agents at this point, but they are able to speak to players on their own team who are set to be free agents after the World Series ends. One player that’s set to be a free agent is closer Emilio … [Read more...] about Emilio Pagan wants to return to pitch for the Reds in 2026