Last Thursday, Jon Morosi of MLB Network stated that the Reds are searching for a young, impact hitter with some team control left in his contract, to be acquired before the July 31st trade deadline. While a young, controllable hitter is likely near the top of every team’s wish list, a batter with this profile seems to be one of the few things this Reds team is missing to truly push them over the top. It’s widely agreed upon that this team’s offense has underwhelmed so far in 2019, but it’s easy to see how an impact bat added to a lineup that seems to be heating up AND is getting Scooter Gennett back any day now could really push this team into turbo mode.
The New Reds Core: Trade Edition
