Will the Cincinnati Reds finally make a splash at the MLB trade deadline? The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal (subscription required) believes they will. According to the MLB insider, the Reds are targeting a middle-of-the-order bat and bullpen help.
Per Rosenthal, one rival executive believes Cincinnati should be aggressive at the trade deadline. Whether or not that actually happens, however, is another story entirely. Reds President of Baseball Operations Nick Krall is oftentimes extremely conservative at this time of year, but perhaps Cincinnati's playoff chances have the organization's top exec thinking big ahead of the July 31 deadline.