The Cincinnati Reds just got swept by a Washington Nationals club that was behind them on the periphery of the National League Wild Card standings at the outset of the series. It's a Nats club that just spent the last two weeks selling off pieces of importance to other clubs as they prepped for the future, a club with clearly more intent on both short and long term determination to be comfortable in their own dealings than the Reds.
Cincinnati is now 5 games under .500, again. They are back in last place in the NL Central and 6.0 games out of the final Wild Card spot, again with 6 teams they'd need to leapfrog to get there with a miracle. And they are devoid of Hunter Greene, again, as he's now out for the rest of 2026 (and likely all of 2027, too).
With any last ditch effort at postseason ball now completely in the ******* per, here's what Cincinnati Reds fans have to look forward to for the rest of the season.
The brightest of bright spots on the 2026 club has been Chase Burns, who has emerged fully as a legitimate ace and signed a long-term contract to be part of the club for a long, long time.
He's going to hit an innings limit quite soon, though. And when he does, he'll either be shifted to a sparingly-used reliever or shut down altogether.

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