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Saturday, April 20, 2013

Cincinnati Reds 2013 Team Preview (Bases Loaded Online Franchise)

Posted on April 20, 2013 at 01:17 AM.

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Cincinnati Reds Depth Chart - 2013

Catcher
Ryan Hanigan
Devin Mesoraco

First Base
Joey Votto
Neftali Soto
Donald Lutz

Second Base
Brandon Phillips
Jason Donald
Henry Rodriguez

Third Base
Todd Frazier
Jack Hannahan

Shortstop
Zack Cozart

Left Field
Ryan Ludwick
Chris Heisey

Center Field
Shin-Soo Choo
Billy Hamilton
Theo Bowe
Yorman Rodriguez

Right Field
Jay Bruce
Xavier Paul

Starting Pitcher
Johnny Cueto
Mat Latos
Homer Bailey
Bronson Arroyo
Mike Leake

Relief Pitcher
Sean Marshall
Jonathan Broxton
Sam LeCure
J.J. Hoover
Nick Masset
Manny Parra

Closer
Aroldis Chapman

The Reds will win the division again, but that�s hardly anything to get excited about and the banner that will hang for that at Great American Ball Park should be thought of as more of a consolation prize at this point.
Heroes don�t get remembered for winning division titles�unless it�s one that ends an era of futility like when Jay Bruce hit the clinching home run in 2010 to walk off Houston and win the Reds first division title since my childhood.
The stakes have been raised and it�s time to find out if these guys are going to be something special or if Dusty Baker will forever be remembered as a guy who couldn�t win the big one. The eternal legacies of every guy on this roster (especially the cornerstones) will be linked to the end result of what this team does in 2013. The problem is the National league is LOADED this season. The Reds will have to come through a gauntlet to do this in 2013, unlike in 2012 when it came down to the hot team.
I like Washington, Atlanta, and Los Angeles as much as I like the Reds on paper in 2013 and I like St. Louis and San Francisco just behind the Reds. Someone in that mix is going to win the World Series. My gut tells me that the Reds fall short again this season with another NLDS exit in the playoffs.