Reds July 2025 Thread

[*ochocincos*]

Ahh, ye olde Reds.
4-4 in their last 8.
28-31 against teams >.500 on the season.
Sitting just 2 games above .500 and 3.5 games out of the WC again, just like the ASB.

Will this team actually make a trade or two in the next week to try to get them out of the middle-of-the-pack hump they've been in the past few years now?
I have my doubts based on the past 10-15 years.
It feels like the last real attempts to make any impact at the trade deadline were the July 2009 trade for Rolen (which sadly saw Encarnacion traded away) and for Broxton in July 2012.

Reds don't seem willing to relegate Fraley and Benson to the bench/demotion yet, thinking a platoon at RF continues to be the best option.
They also seem to be banking on Hunter Greene returning and this rotation to stay healthy the rest of the year, which also feels risky.
Burns is too green to be sent out there right now in the playoff hunt, as much as I root for him. Teams are teeing off on him, allowing a 6.65 ERA in 5 starts.
Could also use even just 1 reliable RP who is a setup guy, as right now they really have no one aside from Pagan who you can confidently feel good about coming into the 7th or 8th inning.
I'm not ready to rely on Santillan yet to think RPs are in good shape. This is already nearly double the amount of games he's pitched in any MLB season, so the sample size is too small to think he'll consistently maintain a sub-3.0 ERA.