The Cincinnati Reds haven’t exactly had the best of luck in spring training this year.
The team won 90 games last season, but it was tasked with the challenge of replacing Shin-Soo Choo, while questions about rotational depth and whether or not Billy Hamilton would be ready to step in as an everyday player were abundant leading up to spring training.
In short, there was a lot of work to do this spring, and to this point, next to nothing has been settled.
The team is dealing with a number of injuries to key players, and some players who could have helped replace them have proven to be massive busts to this point. Luckily, there have been a few surprises in camp, and some players have seemingly come out of nowhere to make a strong case for inclusion on the 25-man roster at the start of the regular season.
To get you up to speed, I’ve compiled a list of recently cut players, surprise performances, busts and injury updates. Enjoy!
All stats current through Mar. 20, 2014 and are courtesy of baseball-reference.com.