ST. LOUIS – As much as the Cincinnati Reds will draw attention from all teams during the upcoming Aug. 2 trade deadline, the front office is focused this weekend on Sunday’s Major League Baseball Draft.
The Reds have four picks on Day One of the draft, including Nos. 18, No. 32, No. 55 and No. 73 overall. They received the No. 32 pick as compensation for Nick Castellanos departing in free agency after he declined the club’s one-year qualifying offer last offseason.
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For a franchise that rarely dips into multiyear contracts on the free-agent market, it’s no secret the draft is one of the Reds’ biggest avenues to add impact talent into the organization.