This article is written as a opinion.





The fact that the Cincinnati Reds can’t get many big name players to come here in Free Agency is 100% the truth. Cincinnati is a smaller market, one of the smallest in the majors. But once they get here, they don’t want to leave.





There’s a lot of people out there that seem to believe that Yasiel Puig, the Reds new Right Fielder, whom they acquired back in December from the Dodgers for Homer Bailey. Yes, that Homer Bailey, will become bored out of the LA limelight.





Puig in 2016, while still with the Dodgers





But the fact of the matter is, Puig is going to put on his Reds threads, with the number 66 across the back, and trot out of the dugout to the tune of Joe Zerhusen announcing his name on a cool March afternoon in Cincinnati, Ohio.





GABP is going to go absolutely nuts. Puig is far from your everyday ball player. Bat flips, bat licking, showboating are just are a few of the things Puig does on the diamond everyday. Older fans will cringe because they don’t think he “respects the game”. But Puig is the most interesting thing to happen to the team in 5 years. The Reds faithful have endured 5 long years of 90+ loss seasons from their beloved ballclub.





Puig wasted no time showing off his Reds gear on his Instagram





Along the first base line, Puig is going to stand next to guys old and new to the uniform. Guys along the likes of Joey Votto, Scooter Gennett, Eugenio Suarez, Jesse Winker, and young stud Nick Senzel. All major faces of the franchise, and then Matt Kemp, Alex Wood, Tanner Roark, and Sonny Gray, all new members of the Reds team.





The national anthem will play and the atmosphere will be just as electric as it was for game 5 of the 2012 NLDS, or the 2015 Home Run Derby. This Reds team is new, fresh. It is mostly young, with an entirely new coaching staff, which includes Puig’s beloved hitting coach Turner Ward that he was with in LA. The organization is ready to win.





The new look Reds are on display in this super cool edit via @EvilJoeyVotto on Twitter





Puig is going to realize that the difference between LA and Cincinnati, is, the passion. This is the oldest franchise in Major League baseball, and arguably one of the most storied. Home to the Big Red Machine, players with the names Bench, Rose, Perez, Morgan, Griffey, Larkin, all wore that uniform. You’re a Red, Wild Horse. Puig and every single player new to the franchise will be treated like family by this team, organization, the whole city.





Opening Day is basically a holiday in Cincinnati, and unlike any other opening day in baseball. Puig will step up to the plate for the first time. He’s not going to want to leave, why? Because he’s a Cincinnati Red. He's home.





Welcome to Cincinnati, Yasiel. We all love you.







