As the MLB regular season winds down, the Cincinnati Reds find themselves walking a razor’s edge. They’re still very much alive in the hunt for the final Wild Card spot, but they’ve been playing the role of outsiders looking in.
Every game now feels like October baseball and every managerial decision will be scrutinized. On September 15 in St. Louis, Terry Francona made one of his most noticeable moves of the season — a change many argue was weeks overdue.
For the first time all year, Francona dropped Elly De La Cruz out of the No.