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Contender or Pretender? Reds Recent Struggles Are Very Concerning

Cincinnati Reds On SI·Zach Pressnell·20 days ago
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The Cincinnati Reds got off to one of the best starts to their season in recent memory. After a 6-4 win over the Colorado Rockies on April 30, the Reds were sitting at 20-11 and in first place in the National League Central. Eight games later, they were sitting at 20-19 while being dead last in the NL Central. The season was flipped on its head very quickly, which turned the Reds from looking like a potential division winner to looking like a complete joke. But they've since gotten going again, winning the last two games of the series against the Houston Astros to steal the series. Matt Snyder of CBS Sports recently went through all the contenders in the league and sorted them as either "contenders" or "pretenders." For the Reds, Snyder noted that he believed they were contenders earlier this spring, but they look like pretenders now.…

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