So now that the Cincinnati Reds have been manhandled for a week by the Milwaukee Brewers pitching staff and knocked further out of first place than they’ve been in more than a month, everything changes about the Reds’ trade-deadline intentions, right, Nick Krall?
“No,” the Reds general manager said.
Krall made it clear Monday that his front office remains committed to adding help for his ahead-of-schedule contender by the Aug. 1 trade deadline.
He underscored that stance Monday by promoting the Reds’ next big offensive prospect, Christian Encarnacion-Strand, the slugging first baseman who leads the organization with 20 home runs and has a 1.