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A 22-year-old Most Valuable Player named Johnny Bench.

One of the greatest second basemen of all-time, Joe Morgan.

An outfielder named Cy Seymour who missed out on the Triple Crown by a single home run.

The Cincinnati Reds have seen some of the greatest baseball players who ever lived pass through their organization.

From its first World Series victory in 1919 to four trips to the fall classic under Sparky Anderson in the 70s, the Reds have a rich baseball history.

But which Cincinnati Red had the greatest offensive season ever at his position?

Major League Baseball has been asking fans this question in an effort to choose each team's best lineup of stars. They are calling it MLB 9s.

Here I separated the contenders from the pretenders in an effort to pick my dream Reds' lineup. Have your say by commenting below, or by voting on the MLB site here .

Other MLB 9s you might want to check out are:

• Arizona Diamondbacks

• Atlanta Braves

• Baltimore Orioles

• Boston Red Sox

• Chicago Cubs

• Chicago White Sox

Catcher: Johnny Bench (1970)

Bench displayed some awesome power in 1970, hammering 45 home runs and finishing the season with 145 RBI. He scored 97 times and batted .293.

Winning the MVP just two seasons after taking Rookie of the Year honors, it is important to remember Bench was only 22 years old.

No other Reds’ catcher has ever hit more than 28 home runs or recorded 100 RBI.

Highlight Game: July 26, 1970 vs St Louis. Bench hit three home runs in one game, going 4-for-5 with seven RBI in a 12-5 win over the Cardinals. He would have a three-home run game twice more in his career.

Competition: Ernie Lombardi currently owns four of the top five batting averages for any Reds’ catcher, batting at least .333 for four consecutive seasons between 1936 and 1938.

His 1938 was one of his best single-season performances when he batted .342, drew 40 walks and batted in 95 men. He hit 19 home runs and only struck out 14 times.

First Base: Ted Kluszewski (1954)

Big Klu had a career year in 1954, leading the National League in home runs and RBI, but fell to Willie Mays in the MVP voting by a handful of ballots.

Kluszewski batted .326, drew 78 walks, had a slugging percentage of .642 and scoring 104 runs. He ranked third in the NL in total bases (368), and fourth in extra base hits (80). He hit a home run every 11.7 at bats, which made him a NL leader in that category in 1954.

Highlight Game: September 12, 1954 at Pittsburgh. In the first game of a double-header, Klu hit two home runs and drove in six men in an 11-5 victory. It was one of six multi-homer games of the year for the first baseman, with his first home run coming as one of his 33 go-ahead hits.

Competition: Lee May (1969) and Sean Casey (1999) both deserve mention.

Behind Kluszewski, May hit more home runs as a first baseman than any other Red in history, while Sean Casey’s 103 runs ranks fifth all-time among Cincinnati first basemen.

May finished 1969 with 38 homers, 110 RBI and 85 runs. In 1999, Casey batted .332 with 25 home runs, 99 RBI and 103 runs.

Frank McCormick had more runs batted in in a single season, other than Big Klu, and I am also going to mention Frank Robinson for the 1960 season, although his real production came after he moved to left field.

Second base: Joe Morgan (1976)

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