Reds' bright future has SI writer predicting 'mid-2019 bandwagon hop'

The Cincinnati Reds' success since a nightmarish 3-18 start to the season has a Sports Illustrated writer considering positioning himself for "a mid-2019 bandwagon hop."

"You've got to give this team a lot of credit for performing as well as it is right now," writes SI.com's Kenny Ducey on the Reds in his NL Central Midseason Report Card.

More from Ducey on the Reds:

It's astounding that Scooter Gennett—a baseball player named Scooter, who had an OPS+ of 84 in 2015—is going to fetch Cincinnati nice prospect package. You can't deny the momentum this team has right now, closing out the first half with some momentous wins, but you also can’t deny that they’re ultimately stuck in a rebuild and…