Threadbare is the word that comes to mind when doing everything possible to be polite in describing the current state of the Cincinnati Reds roster. What’s gone is gone, and that’s extensive, and what’s here is either hurt, fogged, or simply not enough.
It’s been a pretty miserable run of form for the Reds, and last night’s home plate collision between catcher Tyler Stephenson and San Diego Padres lumberer Luke Voit is only going to throw gasoline onto the simmering situation. Stephenson, perhaps the one Red who has most looked right so far in this 2022 season, exited the game immediately and was later diagnosed with a concussion.