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A team that won just 75 games last season, the Cincinnati Reds are sitting in ninth spot in the preseason countdown. Why do they rank so highly? Start with the pitching staff, led by Trevor Bauer, Luis Castillo, and Sonny Gray.

The lineup is improved, too, with the off-season additions of Mike Moustakas, Nick Castellanos, and Shogo Akiyama. It could be enough to make the Reds surprise contenders.

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