As a Brewers fan who sees the Reds 17 games a year or so, I don't think Cincinnati really is that far from having a very strong team again. They can put up runs, they just need more pitching, some of which is coming through the farm system. Ultimately I don't think it matters that much who the manager is, the Reds just need to make the right decisions moving forwards on acquiring and developing pitching. Just my opinion...