Seven months before the Cincinnati Reds’ front office didn’t address the biggest need on the Reds’ roster and trade for a veteran starting pitcher at the trade deadline, the Reds were in talks with a free agent starting pitcher who fit the specific skill set that they were looking for.
One of the Reds’ biggest priorities in the offseason was adding a veteran starting pitcher. In January, the Reds considered bringing former All-Star Johnny Cueto back to Cincinnati.
Was he close to signing with the Reds?
“Yeah, I was really close,” Cueto said on Tuesday from the visitor’s dugout at Great American Ball Park.