Cincinnati Reds

The Cincinnati Reds have had their fair share of ups and downs this season. Many sportswriters (including me) had them taking the NL Central for the second-straight year.

However, this season has been nothing short of a dramatic uphill climb. The best part is that there are still nine extremely important games left as the Reds now sit only two games back of the St. Louis Cardinals.

Cincinnati Reds fans are getting a glimpse of one of the team's top prospects, but most of the team's top prospects are still a few years away from making an impact with the team.

A few recent draft picks have shot up the team's prospect rankings. The team has a lot of talented arms in the system, so fans should be excited as the pitchers work their way through the system.

It looks like Cincinnati Reds’ top prospect Billy Hamilton isn’t going to waste your time.

Hamilton entered tonight’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals in the seventh inning as a pinch runner and it only took one pitch before Hamilton tested possibly the best arm in the game.

After a few years of stealing every base imaginable in the minor leagues, Billy Hamilton finally stole his first in the big leagues on Tuesday.

The 2013 MLB season hasn't gone the way the Cincinnati Reds had hoped, but there are still many reasons for fans to watch the team in September.

Cincinnati is in position to make the postseason for the third time in four seasons. Whether it wins the division or snags a Wild Card has yet to be determined.

When Billy Hamilton gets called up from the minor leagues by the Cincinnati Reds, he's going to prove that a player doesn't need to start games in order to make his presence felt—or to make an impact on a hotly-contested playoff race.

The Cincinnati Reds are fighting for a spot in the 2013 MLB postseason, but here's a look at the chances that Joey Votto and other current members of the team wind up in Cooperstown some day.

Most of the players on the team still have plenty of years left in their careers, but a few are nearing the end of their careers. 

Cincinnati has plenty of talent on its roster. Many players have already entered the record book, and there are many bright years ahead for the team.

Teams throughout the Cincinnati Reds farm system are coming into the final games of the 2013 season. Players have proven just about all they can to this point, but some are still fighting for positions on the Reds' roster when they expand to 40 players on September 1st.

Certain prospects, including some on this list, already have a spot on the 40-man roster and will make their way to Cincinnati next week. Others used last week and this one as well as a springboard to the Queen City for the playoff stretch.

The Cincinnati Reds appear to be running on all cylinders toward their first possible back-to-back postseason appearances since 1975-76, per Baseball-Reference.com.

Even though Ryan Ludwick was injured on Opening Day, the Reds have counted on new additions to the team this season.

The Cincinnati Reds are in a position to buy at the MLB trade deadline. The July 31 deadline is rapidly approaching, and although the Reds are not in need of any major changes, one name is continuously tossed around by fans looking for a big shake-up.