This year Blake Wood was the only strikeout specialist for the Cincinnati Reds during much of the season. He was brought into games, usually in high leverage situations, often in the middle of innings, to get strikeouts. The question is whether that skill or his value in the trade market is worth more to the Reds.
Moving forward, the Reds should have Michael Lorenzen closing games, Cingrani setting up or being a lefty specialist, and some combination of Jumbo Diaz with the young prospects setting up. Wood could step in as a set-up guy or stay where he is now.