"There's been a lot of opportunity for the younger guys," said Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco, who missed most of 2015 with a left hip injury. "Some have taken advantage of it to the point where you see these guys will be part of the future.
"I think you can kind of see another wave of talent coming in to help solidify the team and get us back to what we expect to do. We haven't done it here the last couple of years. I think we still have a lot of winning players that can go out there and compete with the Cardinals, Pirates and Cubs -- which will be good teams for a while.