The Cincinnati Reds finished the 2009 season in fourth place with a 78-84 record. As the club enters the 2010 season, there finally appears to be some honest-to-goodness hope that better days may lie ahead. They could finish as high as second place—IF everything goes right—but I think they’d need to be completely healthy to do so, and with Edinson Volquez unavailable until at least August they’re starting the season with one strike against them.
Key additions: OF Josh Anderson, SS Orlando Cabrera and LHP Aroldis Chapman
Key subtractions: OF Willy Taveras
Key Performer, 2010: Aaron Harang
Starting Rotation
The rotation is pretty decent, even without Volquez. RHP Bronson Arroyo (15-13, 3.84 ERA) anchors the starting rotation… he hopes to carry a ...
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2010 N. L. Central Preview: Reds Hoping To Find Winning Formula
Posted: 30th March 2010 by Jeffrey Brown in MLBComments Off on 2010 N. L. Central Preview: Reds Hoping To Find Winning Formula