Last week, the nine-year anniversary of what was originally thought of as a strange-and-probably-one-sided eight-player trade with flawed pieces occurred between the Reds and the Washington Nationals.

To the Reds (45-44): shortstop Royce Clayton, reliever Bill Bray, reliever Gary Majewski, infielder Brendan Harris, and minor league pitcher Daryl Thompson.

To the Nationals (38-52): outfielder Austin Kearns, shortstop Felipe Lopez, and reliever Ryan Wagner.

What We Knew In 2006

1) Surprisingly in playoff contention, the Reds were desperate to make massive bullpen changes

Upon being named the majority owner of the Reds in January 2006, Bob Castellini promised to bring a winning baseball team back to Cincinnati.