The Cincinnati Reds' performance at the 2025 trade deadline can probably be best described as "satisfactory", as they brought in red-hot slugger Miguel Andujar and slick-fielding third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes, though they didn't cash in on any blockbuster talent like some fans were hoping.
Roll the clock back a few years, though, and you'll get harrowing reminders about one of the worst trade deadline performances in recent history. The 2023 Reds, sitting in first place in the NL Central on the day of the trade deadline, executed just one marginal move as they attempted to fend off the Brewers for the division crown.