This year's National League Silver Slugger Award finalists were revealed on Wednesday morning, and to the surprise of absolutely no one, there wasn't a single player from the Cincinnati Reds roster on the list. Nope, not even Elly De La Cruz.
This should be the biggest red flag imaginable to the Nick Krall and the Reds front office. Cincinnati needs to prioritize securing a big-bat this offseason, and there'll be no shortage of such players available in free agency this winter.
While the dream of most Reds fans is to bring Ohio-native Kyle Schwarber back home, that seems rather unrealistic.