Cincinnati Reds' 2023 Projected Starting Lineup, Pitching Rotation, Bullpen

The Reds hope to improve from their miserable 100-loss season, in 2023. Here's a look at our projected starting lineup, pitching rotation and bullpen for the Reds for the 2023 MLB season.

The Cincinnati Reds are less than two months away from Opening Day.

The Reds hope to improve from their miserable 100-loss season. The club has two of baseball's top-30 prospects in Elly De La Cruz and Noelvi Marte, who could man the left side of the infield by season's end.

Here's a look at our projected starting lineup, pitching rotation and bullpen for the Reds in 2023, featuring 2022 slash lines and statistics.

C Tyler Stephenson .319/.372/.854

1B Joey Votto .205/.319/.689

2B Kevin Newman .274/.316/.687

3B Elly De La Cruz (Rookie)

SS Noelvi Marte (Rookie)

LF Jonathan India .249/.327/.705

CF Nick Senzel .231/.296/.601

RF Wil Myers .261/.315/.713

DH Jake Fraley .259/.344/.812

PITCHING ROTATION

1) Nick Lodolo: 4-7, 3.66 ERA, 19 starts, 103.1 IP, 1.25 WHIP, 3.36 SO/W, 122 ERA+

2) Hunter Greene: 5-13, 4.44 ERA, 24 starts, 125.2 IP, 1.21 WHIP, 3.42 SO/W, 101 ERA+

3) Graham Ashcraft: 5-6, 4.89 ERA, 19 starts, 105 IP, 1.42 WHIP, 2.37 SO/W, 92 ERA+

4) Luis Cessa: 4-4, 4.57 ERA, 10 starts, 80.2 IP, 1.29 WHIP, 2.11 SO/W, 98 ERA+

5) Connor Overton: 1-0, 2.73 ERA, 4 starts, 33 IP, 0.97 WHIP, 1.27 SO/W, 165 ERA+

OTHER ROTATION OPTIONS (THAT COULD APPEAR IN THE BULLPEN)

Justin Dunn: 1-3, 6.10 ERA, 7 starts, 31 IP, 1.58 WHIP, 1.24 SO/W, 74 ERA+

Luke Weaver: 1-1, 6.56 ERA, 1 start, 26 appearances, 35.2 IP, 1.82 WHIP, 2.92 SO/W, 63 ERA+

BULLPEN

Tejay Antone (Did not pitch)

Lucas Sims: 1-0, 9.45 ERA, 6 appearances, 1 save, 6.2 IP

Alexis Diaz: 7-3, 1.84 ERA, 59 appearances, 10 saves, 63.2 IP

Tony Santillan: 0-1, 5.49 ERA, 21 appearances, 4 saves, 19.2 IP

Vladimir Gutierrez: 1-6, 7.61 ERA, 10 appearances, 0 saves, 36.2 IP

Joel Kuhnel: 2-3, 6.36 ERA, 53 appearances, 1 save, 58 IP

Reiver Sanmartin: 4-4, 6.32 ERA, 45 appearances, 0 saves, 57 IP

Ian Gibaut: 1-2, 4.67 ERA, 33 appearances, 1 save, 34.2 IP

Fernando Cruz: 0-1, 1.23 ERA, 14 appearances, 0 saves, 14.2 IP

Buck Farmer: 2-2, 3.83 ERA, 44 appearances, 2 saves, 47 IP

Derek Law: 2-2, 4.08 ERA, 15 appearances, 0 saves, 17.2 IP

Silvino Bracho: 0-0, 6.23 ERA, 3 appearances, 0 saves, 4.1 IP

Alex Young: 1-1, 2.39 ERA, 24 appearances, 0 saves, 26.1 IP 

Daniel Duarte: 0-0, 10.13 ERA, 3 appearances, 0 saves, 2.2 IP

Here's a look at the Cincinnati Reds' schedule for the 2023 season.

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