Reds trade Iglesias

[*ochocincos*]

Reds and Bengals ownership suffers(?) from the same approach: keep all your good players until they are no longer good and/or are disgruntled.

Remember how Chad Johnson wanted out of Cincy in 2008 and Washington supposedly offered two 1st round picks for him, but Mike Brown declined? At the time, Chad was just coming off a 1440 yard season, his best of his career. Fast forward 3 years later when Chad gets traded to NE for just a 5th round pick after having only 1 season of 1000+ yards.

Or the Reds trading Chapman only after his off-field issues arose, resulting in a way lower trade than if he had been traded prior.

The Reds and Bengals don't have the foresight to know when players could be on the verge of decline. They assume they will continue to be good until they show they are no longer.