Ranking every Reds player who's had his jersey retired

Cincinnati Reds retiring Pete Rose's No. 14
Cincinnati Reds retiring Pete Rose's No. 14 / Joe Robbins/GettyImages
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9. Reds shortstop Dave Concepcion (No. 13)

Arguably one of the best Reds players to never be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, Davey Concepcion locked down the shortstop position during the greatest era in Cincinnati baseball history.

Concepcion does not fit the newer mold of shortstops like Corey Seager, Alex Rodriguez, or even Barry Larkin. Concepcion will never be confused for a power-hitter. During his illustrious career, Concepcion on cracked 101 homers and only twice reached double-digit round trippers during a season.

Concepcion was a five-time recipient of a Gold Glove and went to the Midsummer Classic nine times. Four of Concepcion's five Gold Glove Awards came during the Big Red Machine's dominance from 1974 to 1977.

Dave Concepcion spent his entire 19-year career with the Redlegs and played over 100 games 16 times. In 11 of those 19 seasons, Concepcion eclipsed 140 games played. Concepcion ranks second among all Reds players in games played.

Concepcion may not have been the best shortstop in Cincinnati Reds history, but he paved the way for a future Hall of Famer and mentored Barry Larkin during the infancy of his career. Concepcion's No. 13 was retired by the Reds in 2007.