TORONTO –– When the Cincinnati Reds traded Jesse Winker, Eugenio Suárez, Amir Garrett and Sonny Gray during spring training, the team lost four players who were expected to play big roles in Reds’ wins this season.
There was another component to what the Reds lost, which Reds first baseman Joey Votto stressed the day the Reds traded Winker and Suárez to the Seattle Mariners. Votto explained how the Reds clubhouse lost four players who were leaders, mentors and positive influences in the clubhouse.
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When the Reds left spring training, they were a group of players that really didn’t know each other well.