At the annual general manager meetings held this week, executives from two different division rivals mentioned manager David Bell’s Reds as the rearview-mirror contender everyone should see coming for 2020. They’re closer than the standings appear. They have payroll room to spend, an offense to revive, and an updated approach to pitching that is giving of tell-tale signs.
A move here, an added bat there, toss in a Joey Votto revival, and the Reds the look of a contender.
Just don’t call them competitive.
“I hate the word, ‘competitive,’” Krall said. “I hate the word ‘competitive’ because that means you played just good enough to lose. The goal is to win. That’s what you want to do. When you see that and that’s your goal it’s not just to build a team for now, it’s to build a sustainable winning organization. And that’s our goal.”
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