One quarter of the shortened 2020 regular season is complete for Reds. They are 7-8, second place in NL Central by win percentage, trail Cubs by 4 games, but standings are incomplete since division rival Cards have only played 5 games due to coronavirus. Reds RS/RA is-4. Reds are 2-2 in one-run games, 3-5 at home and 4-3 on the road.
Offense - Reds team OPS is .697, tenth in NL, with BA of .200 last in the NL. OBP is 8th in league at .314, with BB% second highest at 12.0%. SLG is tenth at .384, although Reds have third most homers, 21. Reds team BABIP is league low .226 which helps explain BA. wRC+ for non-pitchers is 97, just below league average 100. Reds have scored 64 runs, seventh highest in NL, although wide variations in games played by some teams.
Individually, Castellanos has been the major bat with .315/.393/.778/1.171. No other Reds hitter (excluding one game for rookie Stephenson) is above .250 BA. Castellanos and Moustakas (small sample due to injury) only Reds above .800 OPS although Votto and Senzel are close to that figure.
Pitching - Team pitching ERA is 3.87, 8th in NL. (Fangraphs shows it as 4.08, slight discrepancy with earned runs allowed.) Fangraphs FIP listed at .337 and xFIP at 3.14, with Reds having best pitching fWAR in league at 2.9. Reds dominating in K rate, 12.38, by far highest in league. Walk rate ninth best at 3.45.
Of course, Reds pitching led by tremendous effort by starters. Reds starters with 2.30 ERA, leading league, 111 strikeouts, leading league, 12.18 K rate, leading league. Starters have allowed 5 homers total, tied for league's fewest (with clubs having fewer games). Gray 3-0, 0.96 ERA, 13.50 K rate, 2.41 BB rate, 2.32 FIP. Bauer 2-0, 0.93 ERA, 14.90 K rate, 1.86 BB rate, 1.84 FIP. DeSclafani 1-0 with 0.00 ERA in two starts. Castillo wit 4.76 ERA but 13.76 K rate.
Bullpen a different story with 7.24 ERA, 14th in NL High K rate of 12.72 but also high BB rate of 4.70. Fangraphs shows pen FIP at 5.55 but xFIP at better 3.98. Pen with 4 losses and 3 blown saves so far. Very small sample for relievers and team has been sorting through a number of relievers. Lucas Sims a pleasant surprise with 1.23 ERA, although 2 blown saves. Garrett at 1.59 ERA. Iglesias perhaps settling down, 16.88 K rate with 0 BBs so far despite 5.06 early ERA. Lorenzen off to shaky start.
Fielding - Reds with low Fangraphs Def of -2.9. Reds also low using DRS, -4. Using Fangraphs Def, Galvis leads team with .7. Catchers also positive, Senzel at .5. Votto -1.4, Shogo (LF) -1.1, Castellanos -1.0. Reds have allowed 13 unearned runs this season (Fangraphs shows 10).
Reds have had their share of injuries and absences, although some teams much worse. Reds soon have eight games with KC (6-10) and Pittsburgh (3-12) so a chance to get over .500. It's been awhile.