Reds Month of July Game Thread

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(07-18-2019, 08:17 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: I'm on the fence about the Reds and what to do ? I'm sick of all the "rebuilding" ! On the one hand I don't think this team is that far away but there are several unanswered questions. On the other hand several players are "bubble" types.

They have some very good pieces to build around: Castillo, Gray, (could easily have 2 or 3 more wins) Garrett, Suarez, Senzel, J. Iglesias, Puig ?

Do they have a starting 2nd baseman ? Catcher ? LF ? They need another top end starter, they need bullpen help - a closer ?

I don't think Dietrich is anything more than a bench player. Is S. Gennett gonna get back to old form ? Can Barnhart get back in the saddle at the plate ? Is Winker an everyday player ? You could go on and on.

Good Post.  The Reds simply do not have the arms to be a contender.  So it is a paradox.  The Reds may have to take a step back to move ahead two steps toward post season.  I find it ironic how the Reds approach .500, then take two steps back.  The roster isn't there.  Bell is a rookie and all managers make mistakes.  I think they could get an awesome haul of prospects for either Castillo and yes, even Gray.  

I could see them moving Gray.  He was in the top 3 in cy young voting years back.  He has a friendly contract.  Yes, the Reds do not have the arms and yes, they may have to trade either Gray or Castillo to get more arms.  The Reds could trade Castillo to the Blue Jays and get Stroman, who is 28 years of age, with 3.12 ERA in the American League which is like 2.75 ERA in the National League.  They could also get two additional prospects (Pearson-rhp or Bichette-ss and maybe Murray-rhp) and the Jays would get a young stud in Castillo.  This would be a steep asking price for Castillo but the Reds would have to listen to similar deals by other teams and be blown away.