Following their first postseason appearance since 2020, a few things have been made abundantly clear about these Cincinnati Reds. For one thing, they're clearly a team on the rise, armed with an elite young pitching staff and a myriad of multi-tool hitters that should carry the team to brighter days.
In the same breath, though, this is a roster in clear need of an infusion of veteran talent. This is a team that ranked just 21st in home runs (167) and slugging percentage (.391), 14th in runs scored (716), and 24th in ISO (.