More times than not, the Cincinnati Reds front office has approached the MLB trade deadline with a rather passive and somewhat conservative attitude. Nick Krall and his team oftentimes worry about mortgaging the future for the present, and instead of going all-in, prefer to add around the edges.
But the Reds didn't hire Terry Francona to just sit on the sidelines when October rolls around. The Reds, despite losing two winnable games against the Los Angeles Dodgers, are still in the hunt for the final NL Wild Card spot and are just three games back of the San Diego Padres.