The Official 2024 Reds season thread

[Spartacus1987]

Yes I know I’m Mr Negative but once again I’m not very excited about this season. Spring training was a disaster, they didn’t add the quality hitter in the lineup they direly needed and their pitching depth is non existent.

Looking back on the season this post couldn’t have been anymore correct. There was really 0 reason to watch this team.

And for everyone wanting to be like the Brewers since they’re a similar payroll….what exactly have they accomplished besides winning a weak national league central?

 

[Spartacus1987]

Well look at this

Reds to hire Terry Francona as manager (source)

The Reds are hiring Terry Francona to be their next manager, a source told MLB.com's Mark Feinsand. The club has not confirmed the news. Francona, 65, who stepped down as Guardians manager after the 2023 season, returns to the dugout having managed three teams over a 23-year career. He has

www.mlb.com

 

[cjb5656]

Terry Francona will squeeze every ounce of talent out of the Reds. As long as his health holds out the Reds will contend strongly in their division.

 

[Orin Swift]

Well that settles it, I’ll be boycotting the team until significant change comes to leadership and the front office. Not a season ticket holder and I usually only hit 15-20 games a season so they won’t miss me but no point in giving my money to an ownership group that doesn’t even try to pretend like they want to win.

 

[AEW Champion]

FINALLY a good move by the Reds after seemingly years and years of bad ones.

I can’t help but wonder if the public outpouring after Rose’s death will light a fire into this organization by making them realize that it’s finally time to give a once-proud fanbase some feelings about the current team like those that the fans held for Pete. There could not be a bigger chasm between the pride the fans feel about Pete and the 70s Reds and the feelings (ranging from vitriol to apathy) the fanbase has felt toward the organization for the past decade.

 

[wolves82]

waking up to good news about the Reds is a nice change.

 

[mcm.1019]

I'm an Indians fan, but I'm happy for my southern Ohio baseball fans. Loved Tito when he was in Cleveland and wish him nothing but the best. I've got a NL team I can root for.

 

[JUSTGOPLAY]

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You can't quit the Reds!!!!! They're in our blood, they're what we do. Sure they might piss us off or break our hearts, but you can't quit em'.

 

[14Red]

It's very easy with the Francona hire to immediately flip the page and move on to 2025, but lets take a look back at the 2024 season. We'll do it in segments.
We'll start with the catching position.
Going into the season, we felt we may have a platoon, 50-50 type split. Tyler Stephenson had a poor 2023, to the degree that Luke Maile ended up playing alot more than anyone anticipated. Well it was clear in 2024, we have a starting catcher and a backup. Stephenson had his best season as a Red, started off a little slow, but after April/ May, he became one of the more reliable players on the roster. However, Stephenson's biggest improvement was on defense. There were major questions that he may not be able to be a full time catcher if he could not get much better on defense. He's likely never going to throw out alot of runners, but he's adequate, and his overall catching has got markedly better. Stephenson is arbitration eligible and won't be an unrestricted FA until 2027.
Luke Maile took a giant step back this season. He battled Stephenson last season for time because he played so well, but this year was a major struggle, especially with the bat. The team does have a club option on him in 2025 so you may not see him next season. He is very popular in the clubhouse and provides great leadership, which may be the only reason he's still with the club.