Mets announcer Gary Cohen:
“They have handled their rebuild different than some. They went out and traded for veteran pitchers this year to upgrade their staff. Then they went out and traded for Bauer at the deadline.
“But this is an interesting Cincinnati team going forward, because they should be able to pitch well. They’ve got Castillo, Gray and Bauer all coming back next year to lead the rotation. And they should be better offensively. A full year out of Aquino. That will certainly help. I mean, when you look at their ledger this year, they’re 9 games under .