Team: Cincinnati Reds
Starting Pitching Rotation: B-
Bullpen: B
Overall Pitching Staff: B
Infield: B+
Outfield: C-
Overall Defense: B-
Starting Line-up batting: C+
Pinch-Hitters: C
Overall Batting: C+
Coaching Staff: C
OVERALL FIRST HALF: C
Unlike most other team sports, in which teams usually have an equivalent number of players on the field at any given time, in baseball the hitting team is at a numerical disadvantage, with a maximum of 5 players and 2 base coaches on the field at any time, compared to the fielding team's 9 players. For this reason, leaving the dugout to join a fight is generally considered acceptable in that it results in numerical equivalence on the field, and a fairer fight.
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