In exactly one week’s time, you’ll have a fresh brat in your hands, decked out in red within earshot of Great American Ball Park. The Cincinnati Reds embark on their annual seven month journey through the rapids of the Major League Baseball season next Thursday afternoon, and even though that should say ‘Monday afternoon’ and doesn’t, things are about to once again get real. No more Cactus League DH rules, no more split-squad games, and no more number 94’s taking over at every position by the 7th inning.
We’re a week away from baseball officially being back, which means the Reds will spend the next few days shedding a pile of players from their current Arizona dugouts to form their Opening Day roster.