Connor Phillips set for MLB debut for Reds at home against Seattle Mariners

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty ImagesThe trade that sent Eugenio Suarez and Jesse Winker from the Cincinnati Reds to the Seattle Mariners was widely panned at the time it was announced, the Reds having sent a pair of controllable hitters off power-producing seasons for precious little of the emerging young talent in the Seattle system.

As the trade has evolved, though, it’s looking better and better. Jake Fraley has already outshone Winker’s production in the two years since the deal, while Brandon Williamson seemingly was getting better by the start before COVID sent him to the shelf. Of course, the deal at the time didn’t technically even include Connor Phillips, seeing as he was the PTBNL…