There were several newcomers to the Cincinnati Reds organization this season and Curt Casali was hands down the best acquisition the Reds made this year. Casali finished the 2018 season slashing .293/.355/.450. Not bad for a backup catcher picked up in the middle of the season.
Casali came to the Reds from the Tampa Bay Rays on May 31st in exchange for cash and on June 1 became the backup catcher for Tucker Barnhart. All of this followed the Reds’ trade of Devin Mesoraco to the New York Mets in exchange for pitcher Matt Harvey.