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Sorry Cub Fans, the 2006 Cincinnati Reds Are For Real

Submitted by Charles Rector on Fri, 2006-05-12 01:40.

With Ken Griffey Jr.'s comeback from the DL, belting a 3 run HR in the 11th Inning over Washington, the Reds record is now at 23-12. The last time that the Reds were 23-12 at this point in the season was back in 1990, which was the last time that the team won the World Series.

What this means is that unless D. Lee, Mark Prior & Kerry Wood all deliver career years upon their return to Wrigley and/or GM Hendry pulls off a trade of at least the same magnitude of the 2003 trade that brought ARam & Kenny Lofton to Chicago, its most unlikely that the team will finish any better than 4th place.

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Reds getting just enough pitching

Submitted by cubsnet on Fri, 2006-05-12 17:24.

Back when the Reds traded for Bronson Arroyo, I wrote:

Arroyo immediately becomes a candidate for the best Reds' pitcher, along with Aaron Harang, Brandon Claussen, and Dave Williams. In other words, the Reds have a bunch of league average starting pitchers, at best.

Those average pitchers are pitching at an average level (the Reds are currently 9th in the NL in ERA), but that's certainly good enough for a team that leads the league in runs scored. Last year, the Reds led the league in scoring, but also finished last in ERA (and runs allowed)

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