Way back in December of 2012, the Cincinnati Reds were coming off their best season in over a decade, a 97 win campaign that saw them win their first few postseason games since (roughly) the first Roosevelt Administration. With much of their core returning for another run, they chose to address the single most glaring weakness on the current squad - the leadoff position - by swinging a three-team deal to land Shin-Soo Choo from Cleveland.
The deal looped in the Arizona Diamondbacks, and in essence it cost the Reds the services of Drew Stubbs and young shortstop Didi Gregorius.