The Cincinnati Reds sent their closer to the Los Angeles Angels earlier this week, kickstarting what, at the time, looked like it could be an eventful week of ‘virtual’ Winter Meetings. As it turns out, both that deal and the days that followed continue to look increasingly less blockbuster-y, with almost zero action in its wake and the finality of the Iglesias deal itself being a bit of a clunker.
When dealt, Iglesias brought back reliever Noe Ramirez and a Player To Be Named Later, and while Ramirez was a middle reliever (at best), the hope was that the prospect eventually included to round out the deal might salvage it as more than a mere salary dump.