Reds News: Johnny Cueto Drawing Interest From Blue Jays, Padres Among Others

MLB teams are always searching for frontline starting pitching at the right price, and the latest pitcher to find himself as the subject of swirling rumors is Cincinnati Reds righty Johnny Cueto.

Here's the Dayton Daily News' Hal McCoy with the report:

With Cueto on the mound Thursday night, 20 scouts showed up to watch, knowing that the Cincinnati Reds either are going to trade him or he will become a free agent after the season.

And they weren’t the ordinary advance scouts on hand. There were some heavy hitters like Randy Smith, special advisor with the San Diego Padres, and Ed Lynch, professional scout for the Toronto Blue Jays, among others.

They know Cueto and his agent refuse to negotiate a new contract with the Reds since the season began, they know the Reds are over a fish barrel as to what to do, so the fins are circling.

Regardless of whether it's via a pre-deadline trade or on the free agency market next winter, teams are lining up for the opportunity to land Cueto one way or the other.

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