We got rather used to the Cincinnati Reds being tight-lipped about many of their biggest transactions. The front office came out of nowhere as the swooping ‘mystery team’ to sign Aroldis Chapman from under everyone else’s nose back in early 2010, for instance, and the deal that landed Mat Latos prior to the 2012 season flew almost completely under the radar despite including a former All Star in Edinson Volquez and three other former 1st round draft picks (all of whom have since become All Stars).
Walt Jocketty became notoriously tight-lipped about his dealings.