Cincinnati Reds Players Make One Thing Perfectly Clear During Redsfest
Just because it’s the offseason that doesn't mean fans stop evaluating players. In fact, they may evaluate themAt Redsfest over the weekend, Reds players served up their assessment of a player that most fans are “out” on, and it was contrary to the popular opinion.
That’s the sentiment shared by any player that spoke words into a microphone over the weekend. Whether it was at the Season Ticket Member Q&A on Friday where both Sal Stewart and Jose Trevino brought up McLain multiple times, unprompted, or it was the many times on the main stage that McLain was mentioned by TJ Friedl, Spencer Steer, or a number of other regular players. They are all sold on McLain. In fact, you could say there was a feeling of reverence they all have for him. As if you were to ask them who the leader of the team is and they would all join in unison and say “McLain.” There are some in Reds country who aren’t sold on McLain’s ability to make the roster, let alone complete a bounce back campaign in 2026. Absolutely none of those people are in the clubhouse at 100 Joe Nuxhall Way. On a recent episode of the Locked On Reds podcast, Steve Offenbaker and myself set an arbitrary WAR total of three or four as a good sign that McLain is back. That should be the number to expect him to achieve to prove last year was a fluke. If you ask his teammates, he’s already accomplished his “bounce back” and they believe in him far more than anyone else.JEFF CARR Jeff has hosted the only daily podcast covering the Cincinnati Reds since 2018. He’s been a life long fan of the Reds. He was at Clinchmas and the 2015 Home Run Derby. He is also the channel manager that supports all MLB podcasts on the Locked On Podcast Network. Jeff has extensive media experience as he covered college basketball and volleyball for Tennessee State and college softball for Mercer University.
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