The Cincinnati Reds enter the final days of July with some major question marks. The Reds are in the thick of the playoff hunt, but have been hovering around .500 all season. The teams ahead of them in the standings — New York Mets, San Diego Padres, and San Francisco Giants — will surely be buyers at the deadline, and Cincinnati will need to look for upgrades as well if they hope to keep pace and eventually overtatke them.
While many Reds fans are hopeful that president of baseball operations Nick Krall and GM Brad Meador will add before July 31, the next week's worth of games could go a long way toward determining the organization's direction at the MLB trade deadline.