Originally Published: October 3, 2009

Kiss 'Em Goodbye: Cincinnati Reds

A promising core, but Baker's tactics stand in the way of success

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By Buster Olney, Baseball Prospectus and Insider staff
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Insider's series on MLB teams that are out of the playoff race continues with the Cincinnati Reds, an organization that, like Warren Beatty, wishes it was still 1975. To see an archive of Kiss 'Em Goodbye, please go here.

Baseball Prospectus' preseason PECOTA projection: 79-83, fourth place
Current record: 76-83, fourth place

Dusty Baker sure wouldn't mind having Barry Bonds at the No. 4 slot in this lineup.

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Insider and Baseball Prospectus now ask: What went wrong for each MLB team, and what may the future hold? We'll be covering the playoff teams as they're eliminated, and finish off with what the World Series champs need to do to improve (hey, there's always something).Insider

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