# MLB: April 2016 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 1, 2016, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2016/750845 "2016-04-01T17:29:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 153
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2016, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2016/750845/153 "2016-04-13T22:02:17Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > The Reds aren’t good, but I really don’t think they’re THAT bad. There’s some talent on that roster. Last year’s worst team, the Phillies, lost 99 games, and you can’t tell me the Reds are worse than the Phillies were last year. The Reds lost 98 games last year, so, yeah, they were just about as bad as the Phillies. Unless all their young starting pitchers turn out to be quality major leaguers (which I doubt), and Billy Hamilton learns to hit (which I doubt), and 34-year-old Brandon Phillips doesn’t start showing his age, I see no reason they can’t be equally as bad or even worse. The only real improvement from last season is that their catcher (Mesoraco) is healthy. So far. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-april-2016/750845)._