Was Johnny Cueto the Best Reds’ Pitcher Ever?

As Reds fans we are all sad to see Johnny Cueto go to Kansas City. I feel he ranks right up there with Jose Rijo and Mario Soto as the best Reds pitchers I have seen in my lifetime. I thought it would be interesting to figure out where Cueto ranks among all the starting pitchers who have played for the Reds throughout their illustrious history. I did a lot of research and learned a lot of things, some of them very surprising.

Websites like Fangraphs and Baseball Reference offer an endless panorama of baseball facts, tidbits, trivia and minutiae. It is easy to get lost and wander forever in that wonderful landscape of baseball history. How many pitchers have thrown for the Reds since the…