It’s been a disastrous season for the Cincinnati Reds. At 55-76, the team currently sits in last place in the National League Central. While first baseman Joey Votto remains effective at age-32, the team around him is in pretty rough shape.
Aside from Votto’s fantastic heel turn this season, the Reds haven’t received a lot of national attention. That’s not really a surprise considering their performance and the lack of star players on the roster.
But what if we told you this Reds team had a chance to break some records? Maybe that would peak your interest in an otherwise uneventful team. Oh, and when we say “records,” we aren’t talking about the good kind. No, the Reds are bad, and there are certain aspects of the 2016 team that have a chance to be historically awful.
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It all starts with the team’s bullpen. By many measures, the Reds have put together the worst collection of relievers in baseball this season. Put their powers together, and you might have the worst bullpen of all-time.
The team’s late-inning ineptitude will be the focus of Wednesday’s Free MLB Game of the Day on Yahoo Sports. The Reds bullpen will try its luck against Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels. You can stream the game for free on on the Yahoo Sports app, Yahoo’s Sports Home, MLB index, video home and this very post. Local blackouts apply, per MLB rules. First pitch is at 7:05 p.m.
No matter how you look at it, the Reds bullpen has been an absolute dumpster fire this season. In 473 innings, Reds reliever have combined for a 5.06 ERA. That’s good for the second-worst figure in the league, barely ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks’ 5.07 mark.
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