The Reds' young right-hander Johnny Cueto has fallen on hard times of late. He allowed seven runs, six earned, on eight hits in only 1 2/3 innings in his latest setback Tuesday against St. Louis. After dazzling hitters with seven innings of nearly perfect baseball when he picked up a win in his major league debut, the Reds' top pitching prospect is winless.

Cueto has yielded 26 hits, six walks, and 18 runs over his last four starts pitchinig 21 1/3 innings he pitched in that span. One look at him tells you everything you need to know, the kid has lost his confidence.

He will get his next start pushed back two days and will now go against the Cubs on Tuesday May 6 after the Reds' rotation was tweaked.

The Reds may consider sending him back to Triple A Louisville if he can't snap out of big mid-May. Clearly Cueto has all the tools to be a good, if not great pitcher in this league. Like all young pitchers do, he's simply hit a bump in the road. It will be interetesting to see how the team handles it.