Fresh off what would can only be categorized as a demoralizing series defeat at the hands of the Miami Marlins, the Cincinnati Reds return home to begin their final homestand of the year on Tuesday. First up: the Kansas City Royals, owners of an ugly 54-102 on the season.
That record, by the way, is one of the few that’s worse than both the Marlins and the Reds, sitting behind only the woeful Baltimore Orioles in the race for draft position next June. Baltimore, at a remarkably awful 45-111 on the season, already has the #1 spot locked up.