Post Trade Deadline, did the team get better?

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Did the moves make the Reds more likely to make the postseason this year? To me, at best it is treading water and at worst the got worse by losing their biggest bat.

Going into the deadline, the biggest weakness was the bullpen and they added nothing there, while numerous relievers were traded around the league. We swapped out Roark for Bauer, so slight improvement there, but the weakest link, Mahle, was already bumped from the rotation with the return of Wood.