If they trade off any of the big 3, I'll say that they hit 77-85. Though, I'm hoping for .500. Aren't we barred from picking in the top 10 again after two straight years?
rage-STL wrote: ↑25 Feb 2025 12:08 pm
88-74. Winners of the NL Central. I don't think the Cubs did enough to strong arm the division and the Brewers lost Devin Williams and Willy Adames. Tito coaching the Reds should give them a bump. I just have a feeling we're going to be better than we were last year. Who knows, guess we'll find out soon enough.
The Reds are exciting because of Francona and Elly De La Cruz who I feel will have a breakout year. I wonder if they've done enough. Gavin Lux and Austin Hays could prove to be solid additions. If Nick Lodolo is healthy that gives them a top 4 of Greene, Lodolo, Martinez, Singer which could be very good.
As of the moment, about 70 percent are leaning under .500, some heavy. Several other.500. About what you would expect in a R2T- Rebuild Reset Transition.
If current team, 71-91. If trades of veterans such as Arenado happen, then 62-100.
Reasonings: lack of deep innings by starters leads to bullpen issues.
Helsely can't close out saves if team is loosing. /Bullpen blows few leads the team does manage.
Lack of run support, lowest scoring offense in the NL.
Oli plays daily lineup position switch game again. Players once again play tense and not to make mistakes/out of position, hide Walker in outfield. I
Winn regresses slightly as other teams now have their book on him and a better idea how to pitch to him out effectively.
Grey goes on a long term stint in dl with forearm issues.
Mikolas winds up being the teams best pitcher, when he should be a 4/5 starter, which would be great on a contender, but means the other guys stunk in this case.
Lastly, Wetherholt gets called up prematurely, to try to lessen the bleeding of attendance before he is ready, messing him up like others, because seasoned veteran pitchers carve him up like a Thanksgiving turkey.
In other words...it's the same ole same ole from the last few seasons, and the bottom falls out without the steady leadership of Carpenter. Lol
The "young" hitting we hoped would have rebound seasons (Walker, Gorman, Noot, Donovan) all have down years and expectations of them drop even more. Talk of trading Walker and Gorman increase throughout the season.
Arenado shows he's old and only getting older.
Gray, Fedde, and the rest of the "veteran" starters all have abysmal years.
Helsley gets hurt by May and becomes untradeable. We don't sign him to an extension and he signs with another team in the offseason.
74-88 because the lack of brain trust have given fans no reason to believe otherwise.
The 3 of 4 games of ST have sucked positivity out and thus little reason, at this point, to think the team will become even just "good". Ways to go but seeing Fermin and Gorman batting is just the worst.
At least give fans Koperniak, McGreevy, some more Scott, and Mathews. Helman must be saving himself.
