About one year ago in May 2022, ESPN's Jeff Passan said after a 10-5 loss to the Brewers in Milwaukee dropped Cincinnati to a 3-22 record that the Reds' effort represented "tanking at its absolute ugliest."
When Passan appeared earlier on "The Pat McAfee Show," he said the Reds could be the team to beat in their division this season.
"The Reds are young. … They have good energy, man," Passan told McAfee. "This is a good team. They have a good vibe about them. … When you have a team like Cincinnati that has all of these good, young prospects, it reminds me a lot of the Baltimore Orioles.