I'll give BAL some credit that they went the TBR route and it came close to working out. A lot of people thought they'd be a strong team for a long time. Playoffs in '23 and '24. They have a lot of good FO people as well. Doesn't seem like the new owners are panning out though. I'm not necessarily sticking a fork in that team though.
The Reds were in the playoffs this season, but that owner is terrible and the Reds haven't won 85 games since 2013. They won't extend or sign their young pitchers. I'd expect the pitching to also take a step back this season and the hitting to be just as bad as it was last year. Trash team.