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True Dough

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3. In the 2024 season,

Reply to JT45242 (Reply #2)

Sat Dec 27, 2025, 09:20 PM

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I was getting Reds fever, and I've never been a Reds fan!

So many exciting young players and prospects: Elly De La Cruz, Matt McLain, Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Noelvi Marte, Andrew Abbott, Hunter Greene. I'm probably missing a few.

The shine has come off a few of those guys, but still an exciting team. The problem, as you identify above, is that the big market teams inevitable gobble up these young stars in the making as soon as they become free agents. It's as frustrating as hell!

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