About 3/4 of the teams in baseball really have no chance of competing for a championship. It rotates between the big markets. Moreso than any other sport because of the way the salary cap is structured. St. Louis is one exception. Other small market teams that have competed, like the royals, win one every 30 years or so.
The reds have just managed to suck a little more than teams like the twins, indians, rockies, dbacks, A's, brewers, pirates, etc.
There are 30 teams in the majors so 1-30 is about right. Cal Angels should have all the $ necessary to compete, but have never won a playoff game in the MIke Trout era, which is amazing.
Back to the Reds, at 2-13 they are off to their worst start since 1931, and in fact the worst start of any franchise in the major leagues since 2015. I mean, that is so bad it is . . .