REDS SHOULD TRY TO TRADE JOEY VOTTO

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(07-17-2017, 01:56 AM)samhain Wrote: Raisel Iglesias is the one they should look to trade.  He's a closer, i.e. a position of luxury on a non-contending team.  He's only got 3 years left on his deal.  By the time this team is good enough to be a serious contender, his deal will be up and he'll cash in if healthy.  

His value is higher than it will ever be at this point.  Trade him to a top-tier team in need of bullpen help and get a topflight prospect in exchange.  Continue stacking the farm system.  

Any number of failed starters (Stephenson, Reed, etc) in the minors can assume the role of closer and likely thrive.

He actually has 1 more year of arbitration after those 3 years. So the Reds still have control over him for 4.5 years. (This year, plus four more.) Then he'll hit FA in 2022.

If someone offered a huge deal for him, I would listen, but there's no need to shop him right now.