The Cincinnati Reds had two of the worst pitching seasons in franchise history over the past two years. In 2016 it was the worst pitching staff that the franchise had ever seen for most of the year. In 2017 the rotation was among the worst in baseball.
Heading into 2017 the pitching staff was in shambles. Every one who was initially penciled into the rotation was down by the All-Star break. Over the course of the season sixteen pitchers made starts for the Reds.
Now, ten of those pitchers will either start games for Cincinnati or Triple-A Louisville at the beginning of the 2018 campaign.