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Even though the Reds are only five games out of first place, the first half of the season can be considered a disappointment. At 42-45, the Reds are at a season-worst three games under .500 and have lost seven of their last 10. The team has been in decline for several weeks now.
Things are definitely not going to get any easier in the second half, either. After a four-game series with the Brewers, the Reds travel to face the Dodgers, followed by the Cubs. The Reds could really put themselves in a deep hole if the next three series don't go in their favor. As of late, not much of anything has gone in the Reds' favor. Injuries are mounting, the pitching is falling off and the offense is still virtually nonexistent.
Even the most positive-thinking fans know that this ship isn't going to magically right itself. Moves have to be made. The Reds need to get another bat in the lineup, especially with Jay Bruce being injured (not that he was hitting much anyway). But, as we've seen in the past, the Reds are not a team of big moves. The last time the Reds made a blockbuster deal, they ended up trading half the team for a player that would wind up spending much of his Reds career on the disabled list.
In all likelihood, what we saw in the first half of the season is pretty much what we can expect in the second half -- a mediocre ball club playing mediocre baseball as playoff hopes gradually diminish to what will eventually amount to another losing season. The biggest question won't be how are the Reds going to get better, it'll be how far into August will we get before hearing the old saying, "Wait 'til next year."
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