There's a whole season of baseball that will shift the five items on that list. It's to malleable to even touch IMO.
But what does happen if the Reds tank? Which is a distinct possibility. A good example of two steps forward and two steps back is a long tradition in Reds history, one that has it reasons, like
player squabbles (1921) bad managing and bad approach (1937), crappy GM (1982) hitting collapse (1958) It's like the roulette of being a loser, so many choices, so many, many choices.
Code:
1919 1st 96 44 .686 +9 WORLD CHAMPIONS
1920 3rd 82 71 .536 10.5
1921 6th 70 83 .458 24
1922 2nd 86 68 .558 7
1923 2nd 91 63 .591 4.5
1934 8th 52 99 .344 42
1935 6th 68 85 .444 31.5
1936 5th 74 80 .481 18
1937 8th 56 98 .364 40
1938 4th 82 68 .547 6
1939 1st 97 57 .630 +4.5 NL CHAMPIONS
1940 1st 100 53 .654 +12 WORLD CHAMPIONS
1955 5th 75 79 .487 23.5
1956 3rd 91 63 .591 2
1957 4th 80 74 .519 15
1958 4th 76 78 .494 16
1959 T5th 74 80 .481 13
1960 6th 67 87 .435 28
1961 1st 93 61 .604 +4 NL CHAMPIONS
1979 1st 90 71 .559 +1.5 NL WEST CHAMPIONS
1980 3rd 89 73 .549 3.5
1981 2nd 35 21 .625 0.5
1981 2nd 31 21 .596 1.5
1982 6th 61 101 .377 28
1983 6th 74 88 .457 17