Reds trade Cueto to the Royals

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(07-27-2015, 05:05 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: I love Chappy, but he's our most valuable trade piece. They could get more for him than they got for Cueto, mainly because he has 1.5 years left on an affordable contract. A losing team with the best closer in baseball is like having nice wheels on a junk car. As great as Chappy is, we're better off loading up on good prospects.

Yeah that was bush league how he found out. Not classy at all. Not only was it shameful that the Reds didn't tell him, I also think it was an a-hole move for Cingrani to just casually tell him like that. Shame on both the Reds FO and Cingrani.

As for the haul we got in return, I love the fact that these guys all have 4-5 years of control left. We could have cheap starters and relievers for years to come.

Oh I know. I'm sure we're pretty much in for a fairly large scale rebuild. I just keep hoping beyond hope that somehow we can plug in a couple position players and contend next year. Unrealistic, I know.