We set out to record a routine pre-deadline podcast. It was nothing more complicated than that.
While recording, however, the Cincinnati Reds not only got in yet another newsworthy brawl with the Pittsburgh Pirates after their shenanigans, the Reds also engaged in a 3-team trade that had massive, massive ramifications for both the present and the future of the club.
As the dust settled, we assessed both the rumors that the Reds might acquire Cleveland starter Trevor Bauer, as well as what the Reds might do in other deals at the deadline.