After a long day of light rumors and even less news, the Cincinnati Reds made a move of some note, sending reliever Tony Cingrani to just minutes before the trade deadline. The Enquirer’s Zach Buchanan was first on the news that Cingrani had been traded, with later confirmation coming from FOX’s Ken Rosenthal that the lefty was headed to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
For Cingrani and the Reds, it’s a somewhat bittersweet separation after what began as a lightning bolt of a career beginning. As a starter back in 2013, Cingrani held the single best K/9 of any National League pitcher who threw at least 100 innings that season, ranking 2nd in all of baseball in that category behind only Yu Darvish.