Cincinnati Reds’ defense has some holes that will be difficult to fill

When the Cincinnati Reds made the playoffs they did so by playing good defense and scoring just enough to win.

The Cincinnati Reds have several of the same players as they did when they made it to the playoffs, but that isn’t necessarily a good thing. At the start of 2016 the Reds had four starters that were starters in the playoff run: Jay Bruce, Zack Cozart, Brandon Phillips, and Joey Votto. Billy Hamilton was around too.

It’s fair to say that no one would rank Jay Bruce as one of the top ten defensive right fielders in MLB. He had a very up and down defensive career in Cincinnati. He covers good ground and has a strong arm, but isn’t the best at getting to balls in the gap, especially as…