But what's the quickest path to contending? Dump a few more veterans for #prospects? Sign some big-money free agents?
Nope.
It's expansion.
Now I don't know if you've heard yet, but the Indians blew a 3-1 lead to the stupid Cubs in the World Series. Unfortunately, the Reds will have to play the Cubs approximately 77 times every year, and for the foreseeable future have a lineup that's both younger and better than the one the Reds can put on the diamond.
But if baseball adds 2 teams (as Commissioner Rob Manfred has said is "inevitable") for 32 total teams, there's going to be realignment. They'll likely go to an NFL-style format with 8 divisions of 4 teams each, and the Reds would dramatically enhance their chances of competing by escaping the Cubs.
As an added bonus, expansion and realignment would likely bring the DH to the National League which would benefit the Reds as well. As much as we all love Joey Votto, being able to DH him a couple days a week would help to keep him wearing a Reds jersey until the day he retires.
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