As this decade draws to a close, it’s a nice bookend to what many in Reds Country felt, at the beginning of the decade, and that was hope. Luckily, at the beginning of the decade, that hope was fulfilled. The Cincinnati Reds won two National League Central division titles and made the playoffs three times in a four-year stretch between 2010-2013.
After a disappointing loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2013 Wild Card Game, the first sign of the Reds rebuild began to take shape. Manager Dusty Baker was fired, electrifying leadoff hitter Shin-Soo Choo left via free agency, and pitching coach Bryan Price was handed the managerial duties.