Cincinnati Reds: Three reasons the postseason was unattainable

The Cincinnati Reds were officially eliminated from playoff contention after last night’s loss to the Chicago Cubs. What went wrong this year?

Though the Reds had been assumed to be out of the postseason race for the last several weeks, Cincinnati was officially eliminated from playoff contention with last night’s 8-2 loss in Chicago. The Cincinnati Reds made a valiant effort this offseason to right the ship, but barring 11 straight wins, the franchise will suffer its sixth consecutive losing season. What went wrong?

Dick Williams and Nick Krall gave it a go. Instead of staying the course and following the model laid out by other clubs, the Reds decided to go an opposite direction. A bevy of…