He wouldn’t go into specifics, of course, but Reds president of baseball operations Dick Williams says the general plan for the Reds is different going into this trade deadline.
Basically, they’ll be shopping for players who can help at the big league level now.
“For the first time in a while — and I’m not saying something will definitely happen by the deadline — but we are open to adding,” Willians said. “We’re going to start moving into the building mode at the deadline and this offseason.”
The Reds are not going to get back into contention this year, so they’ll focus on players who will be around for 2019 and beyond the July 31 deadline.