Five Up, Five Down: Trades in Cincinnati Sports History

If you are a Cincinnati Reds fan, or a baseball fan in general, you are probably monitoring the MLB trade market pretty tightly. If you just love trades, you are probably doing something similar. If you are both, then this is one of the best parts of the baseball season. Rumors swirl, deals get made and the fortunes of franchises shift.

But trades are not just a baseball thing. Player swapping happens in all four of the “major” sports in the United States, including football, basketball and hockey. That means every city has its own transaction highs and lows and Cincinnati is no different. Even if the Cincinnati Bearcats can’t make trades, that doesn’t mean the professional teams they share…