The right-hander has been desperately short of runs in all three formats this season and is surely under enormous pressure to post a total in today's twenty/20 fixture against Wellington in Queenstown.
In three twenty/20 innings, Redmond has scored just 29 runs at an average of 9.66. He has had an even worse run in one-day cricket with 16 runs at 5.33. The situation is slightly better in four-day cricket, where he has scored 107 runs at 15.28.
It has been bleak and word from inside the camp was dashing left-hander Hamish Rutherford was poised to replace Redmond for today's game.
That proved incorrect, with coach Vaughn Johnson sticking with the same group of players.
For now, at least, Otago is backing Redmond to rediscover his form. But if he fails again, he would be lucky to retain his place for the game against Central Districts in Nelson on January 2.
"I back Aaron," Johnson said.
"I've seen some change in his intensity during the last two twenty/20 games ... and I don't think he is far away.
"We just have to look at it from game to game at the moment, but he has a good record in twenty/20 cricket. He has had a poor start to the season. He knows that but I'm backing him and I believe he will come right. If he doesn't, then we might have to make the call."
Johnson said Michael Bracewell and Rutherford were the next two batsmen in line should Redmond miss out. Bracewell covers anywhere in the order from one to six, whereas Rutherford is seen more as a specialist opener.
Johnson ruled out tinkering with the top order. The batting order will remain fairly rigid, especially if wickets are falling.
Of course, there are a couple of "floaters" ready to come in and up the ante if need be.
But for what it is worth, Craig Cumming might be a good option to open the batting alongside captain Brendon McCullum.
The 36-year-old right-hander might not be the most dynamic twenty/20 batsman, but he is the province's most experienced player and most consistent run-scorer.
He is a specialist opener and could anchor the innings with, say, 40 from 30 deliveries, while the McCullum brothers, Brendon and Nathan, and players such as Jimmy Neesham and Dimitri Mascarenhas charged from the other end.
Otago named 13 players for the abandoned game against Northern Districts in Dunedin on Thursday but are taking only 12 players to Queenstown. Bracewell is the player who misses out.
Wellington has stuck with the same side that beat Auckland by seven wickets on Wednesday.
The team includes Sri Lankan great Muttiah Muralidharan.
It turns out his surname is actually spelt Muralidharan, rather than Muralitharan as it has been for the past decade.
The world's leading test wicket-taker, whose infamous doosra frightened batsmen the world over, was too polite or shy to bring it to anyone's attention.
Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor features in a batting line-up that includes former internationals James Franklin, Grant Elliott and Michael Papps.
Otago v Wellington
Queenstown, today
Otago: Brendon McCullum (captain), Aaron Redmond, Neil Broom, Craig Cumming, Nathan McCullum, Jimmy Neesham, Derek de Boorder, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Neil Wagner, Nick Beard, James McMillan, Craig Smith.
Wellington: Grant Elliott (captain), Harry Boam, Craig Cachopa, James Franklin, Mark Gillespie, Andy McKay, Muttiah Muralidharan, Michael Papps, Jeetan Patel, Michael Pollard, Brendan Taylor, Luke Woodcock.
