Say the words Cincinnati Reds and Seattle Mariners out loud, and anyone who follows the game of baseball will immediately start to think about the massive trades between the two clubs over the last couple of years.
In that span, the Reds have shipped out the likes of Eugenio Suarez, Jesse Winker, and Luis Castillo, in return landing key cogs of their future like Noelvi Marte, Jake Fraley, Connor Phillips, and Brandon Williamson, among others. The two deals reshaped both franchises, each operating at different points of contention at the time, and today they’ll reconvene in GABP to duke it out with multiple playoff spots on the line.