All the way back in 2013, this stupid project was just a toddler and Bronson Arroyo was a solid middle-of-the-rotation starter for a strong contending Reds team. So many years later, this stupid project is a surly, morose teenager and Bronson is an elderly place-holder for a struggling basement-dweller. Worse yet, this aged and much-diminished Bronson is still a middle-of-the-rotation starter. The rotation wasn't going to be any great shakes this season, but still, injuries have been brutal. And this stupid project is surly and morose about it.
Eric Thames Stomps the Reds
Objectively speaking, one of the coolest stories of the first month of baseball is the ascendance of Eric Thames.