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Both teams in the ALCS have lower budgets than the Reds. That tells me that what the Reds spend is enough to put a World Series caliber team on the field. The problem isn't the amount of money being spent it's how it's being spent (not a shocking revelation I know). Talent evaluation is where the problem lies. I read almost daily about what the Reds need to do in the off season. Who the need to keep or sign or move on from. Until the talent evaluation personnel changes this franchise will continue to flaunder, period. So I guess ownership is to blame for not cleaning house and getting competent people in those talent evaluation positions.

... Again. Just as small a market and routinely finds themselves in the playoffs and winning series.

We having won a series since 1995.

Sell the damn team, Bob.

After hearing Phil Castellini and Nick Krall this week it’s going to be more of the same exhausting operations next year. This front office is purely the worst in baseball and has nothing to do with it being a small market team. It comes down to bad trades, poor coaching, horrible front office moves etc. As a 20 year plus Reds fan we need to hit this ownership group where it hurts their pocketbook. I’m no longer going down to Reds games to watch this awful product and am almost so frustrated with this front office I’d rather them move the Reds out of Cincinnati and stop wasting tax payer dollars. What is everyone’s thoughts?

Couple requests for housekeeping. First, instead of a daily postseason thread, can we get two stickied posts? One for postseason baseball discussion and one for offseason / transactional discussion. I think it would be cool to have sort of a game day thread but for those two things that run the offseason instead of a ton of broken up stickied posts.

Second, can we unpin the random August 3rd day off thread?

Thanks for your consideration and hope we all are enjoying watching playoff baseball! Been a few good games so far.