[Old School Hound]

I’m excited as well, even though McClain is a huge loss, thought he was our best overall player last year. Of course, pitching almost always paves the way. On paper, the rotation and bullpen both look at least good enough to keep the Reds in the race in what should be a wide open division.

You are correct. On paper, our pitching looks good enough to keep us in contention. But as Dan Patrick once said,"That's why they don't play games on paper. They play them inside television sets. "