Another impressive area of growth for him has been hard-hit rate. In his rookie year, opposing batters had a hard-hit rate of 42.5% against Abbott. Now they are managing to do it only 33% of the time.

Fox Sports took a swing at declaring the team's all-time lineup, with Reds greats Johnny Bench and Pete Rose among the legendary casting. A panel of Enquirer staffers also stepped up to the plate in ...