2020 Cincinnati Reds season
| 2020 Cincinnati Reds | ||
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| National League Wild Card | ||
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| Division | Central Division | |
| Ballpark | Great American Ball Park | |
| City | Cincinnati, Ohio | |
| Record | 31–29 (.517) | |
| Owners | Bob Castellini | |
| President of baseball operations | Dick Williams | |
| Managers | David Bell | |
| Television | Fox Sports Ohio (Thom Brennaman, Chris Welsh, George Grande, Jeff Brantley, Jim Day, Jeff Piecoro) | |
| Radio | WLW (700 AM) Reds Radio Network (Tommy Thrall, Jeff Brantley, Jim Day, Thom Brennaman, Chris Welsh, Doug Flynn (fill-in), Sam LeCure (fill-in), Danny Graves (fill-in), | |
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |
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The 2020 Cincinnati Reds season was the 151st season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 18th at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. They made the playoffs as the number 7 seed in the National League, but were swept in two games by the Atlanta Braves in the 2020 National League Wild Card Series. The Braves held the Reds scoreless for all 22 innings in the series, an MLB postseason record.
On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled.[1] Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the CDC to restrict events of more than 50 people for eight weeks.[2] On June 23, commissioner Rob Manfred unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players reported to training camps on July 1 in order to resume spring training and prepare for a July 24 Opening Day.[3]
The shortened season led to the Reds recording the lowest number of hits (390) by a team in the modern era (since 1901).[4] Their batting average of .212 was the lowest in MLB since the 1910 Chicago White Sox hit .211.[5]
Offseason
Coaching Staff
- October 24, 2019: Named Alan Zinter hitting coach. Zinter was previously the Assistant Director of Player Development, Offense, for the San Francisco Giants the past two seasons.[6]
- December 17, 2019: Named Joe Mather assistant hitting coach. Mather was previously the Minor League Field and Hitting Coordinator for the Arizona Diamondbacks.[7]
Signings
- December 2, 2019: Signed free agent Mike Moustakas to a four-year, $64 million contract. Moustakas played second and third base for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2019 and is expected to play second base for the Reds.[8]
- December 16, 2019: Signed free agent starting pitcher Wade Miley to a two-year, $15 million contract.[9]
- January 6, 2020: Signed Japanese outfielder Shogo Akiyama to a three-year, $21 million contract.[10] Akiyama will be the first Japanese-born player to play for the Reds.
- January 10, 2020: Agreed to one-year contracts with the following players, avoiding arbitration: starting pitcher Trevor Bauer, $17.5 million; reliever/outfielder Michael Lorenzen, $3.725 million; reliever Matt Bowman, $865,000; catcher Curt Casali, $1.4625 million; starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani, $5.9 million.[11]
- January 27, 2020: Signed free agent Nicholas Castellanos to a four-year, $64 million contract.[12]
- January 30, 2020: Signed free agent reliever Pedro Strop to a one-year, $1.825 million contract.[13]
Standings
National League Central
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Chicago Cubs | 34 | 26 | .567 | — | 19–14 | 15–12 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 28 | .517 | 3 | 14–13 | 16–15 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 31 | 29 | .517 | 3 | 16–13 | 15–16 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 29 | 31 | .483 | 5 | 15–14 | 14–17 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 19 | 41 | .317 | 15 | 13–19 | 6–22 |
If rescheduled games are the difference between the 5–8th seed in the playoffs, they are not played. The Cardinals did not play two games.
National League Wildcard
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 43 | 17 | .717 |
| Atlanta Braves | 35 | 25 | .583 |
| Chicago Cubs | 34 | 26 | .567 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Padres | 37 | 23 | .617 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 28 | .517 |
| Miami Marlins | 31 | 29 | .517 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 31 | 29 | .517 | +2 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 29 | 31 | .483 | — |
| San Francisco Giants | 29 | 31 | .483 | — |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 28 | 32 | .467 | 1 |
| Washington Nationals | 26 | 34 | .433 | 3 |
| New York Mets | 26 | 34 | .433 | 3 |
| Colorado Rockies | 26 | 34 | .433 | 3 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 25 | 35 | .417 | 4 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 19 | 41 | .317 | 10 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | CHC | CIN | MIL | PIT | STL | AL | ||||||||||
| Chicago | — | 6–4 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 5–5 | 12–8 | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 4–6 | — | 6–4 | 7–3 | 4–6 | 10–10 | ||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 5–5 | 4–6 | — | 5–5 | 5–5 | 10–10 | ||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 4–6 | 3–7 | 5–5 | — | 4–6 | 3–17 | ||||||||||
| St. Louis | 5–5 | 6–4 | 5–5 | 6–4 | — | 8–10 | ||||||||||
Game log
Regular season
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July: 2–5 (Home: 2–4; Away: 0–1)
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August: 13–15 (Home: 5–6; Away: 8–9)
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September: 16–9 (Home: 9–4; Away: 7–5)
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Postseason
| 2020 Postseason Game Log: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–2) |
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Roster
Farm system
References
- ^ Mark Feinsand (March 12, 2020). "Opening Day delayed at least 2 weeks; Spring Training games cancelled". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
- ^ "Opening of regular season to be pushed back". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. March 16, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ^ Feinsand, Mark (June 24, 2020). "Play Ball: MLB announces 2020 regular season". MLB.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Team Batting Season Finder: For Single Seasons, from 1901 to 2020, Standard stats, requiring Hits <= 450, sorted by lowest Hits". Stathead. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
- ^ "Team Batting Season Finder: For Single Seasons, from 1901 to 2020, batting_avg<=.220, Standard statistics, Sorted by smallest Batting Average". Stathead. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ^ "Reds announce new hitting department structure". MLB.com. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Sheldon, Mark. "Reds hire Joe Mather as assistant hitting coach". Reds.com. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ Sheldon, Mark. "Moustakas to Reds on 4-year deal (source)". MLB.com. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Wade Miley agrees to 2-year, $15M deal with Reds, source says". ESPN.com. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Sheldon, Mark. "Reds, Akiyama agree to 3-year, $21M deal". Reds.com. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "Bauer nets $17.5M in pact with Reds (source)". Reds.com. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ Sheldon, Mark. "Reds finalize 4-year deal with Castellanos". MLB.com. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ Stebbins, Tim. "Pedro Strop won't be back with Cubs, agrees to deal with division rival Reds". NBCSports.com.