The team with the longest history in baseball of course has many candidates -- interestingly, neither George nor Harry Wright ever played for the Reds in organized ball ... Some candidates may belong in the Top 10 but aren't even the greatest in team history at their position so were removed, such as Ernie Lombardi (Bench), Davey Concepcion (Larkin), Tony Perez (Kluszewski), Paul Derringer and Eppa Rixey (Walters) ... Adam Dunn may make the list of candidates some day, but not yet ... A whole slew of great relievers have come through Cincinnati, but most just briefly and career leaders like Pedro Borbon and Clay Carroll don't quite make the cut ...

He may have been scumworthy, but I voted for Rose ... really, how can you not? Okay, I could see a vote for Bench, but even then, it'd be a tough call at best.

I prefer to remember Rose by the way he played and not by his managerial career and the ensuing problems. As a player nobody was more of a dirtbag and he was a pretty darn good player to top it off.

If you could count Griffey's Seattle seasons, he would have had my vote hands down. As it is, I went with Joe Morgan,  ESPN gig be damned. Although, as a kid of about 7 or 8, I was mightily impressed with George Foster's 52 HR season. To me, he was the Jim Rice I never saw (and my Jays never played)

Morgan easily (for me).  Great, great player,  and obviously had his best seasons with the Reds. Of course, Pete played basically his entire career there, as did Bench.

I went with Bench. Morgan's peak as an offensive player is a little bit higher, and he was a great defender. But Bench redefined his position, and his best years with the bat are almost as good as Little Joe's. But it was a tough, tough choice.

I have Rose third - all three men were so good for so long in Cincinnati that I think I was more interested in the heights they hit. Rose was a helluva player, of course, and his peak seasons in the late 60s when he was playing RF are awfully, awfully good.

F. Robby is fourth? Frank Robinson? This is some group! But Frank did have his very best seasons in Baltimore.  Notwithstanding the RoY and MVP awards he won in Cincinnati, his completely awesome performance from 1960-1962...

Yeah, if Frank Robinson is the 4th best player in the history of your franchise, you are doing pretty well.  Frank might have been as good in Cincy as he was in Baltimore, when you factor in speed (combined with his tenacity) on the basepaths and greater range in right-field.

Bench for me as well, for the reasons Magpie listed.  Apparently his game calling ability completely messed with the minds of the hitters.

I was at the 'Stick for the final Giants-Dodgers series ending the '82 season. The Dodgers won the first two games, but for Joe Morgan's last game the Giants won big and he went out with a flourish, crushing one deep, as I recall. Part of the reason I voted Frank Robinson: Joe was a Giant that season, 25 years ago, the San Francisco Giants Silver Anniversary.

By the way, if Barry Larkin is the 5th best player of the last 50 years of your franchise, you're doing remarkably well.   Eric Davis didn't earn a mention here, but he too was a great one and beautiful to watch.