At 73-77 going into Sunday's schedule of games, the Cincinnati Reds qualify as a disappointment for 2024. Coming off an 82-80 campaign in 2023 and with an impressive young core in place, the expectation was that the Reds would contend for a playoff berth in 2024 – especially given their presence in what looked like a winnable National League Central and with three wild-card spots in play.

As the Reds finish out a season that has fallen short of their postseason expectations, count on a top-to-bottom review of the team's performance and of its shortcomings soon after the last game is played.