The Cincinnati Reds showed significant progress last year in their first year with manager Terry Francona at the helm. The Reds proved to be a scrappy team that finished 3rd in the National League Central behind the Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs.

The Reds finished with an 83-79 record and earned a spot in the National League playoffs. They were defeated in the Wild Card round by the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Expand Tweet

Francona knows he has a team that is on the rise, and the Reds clearly have a young pitching staff that will likely be the key to their future in 2026 and beyond. Those pitchers include Hunter Greene , Andrew Abbott, Brady Singer, Nick Lodolo and Chase Burns.

Francona was a guest on the Major League Baseball Network and he to

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