Reds Players Are Trying to Avoid the Optimism Trap - Cincinnati Magazine

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Reds Players Are Trying to Avoid the Optimism Trap - Cincinnati Magazine

Embed from Getty Images GOODYEAR, ARIZONA—From a narrative standpoint, the 2025 Reds don’t cleanly fall into any box. This core has never made the playoffs before, so they’re not the contender trying to take the next step. They’re not the rebuilding team hoping for prospects to develop into core pieces. Players also aren’t telling themselves that they’re the upstart young team about to break the door down. They now recognize they made that mista…