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Reds insider fuels optimism with a move that could ease sting of Kyle Schwarber miss

Cincinnati Reds fans are still bummed following last week's MLB Winter Meetings. The hopes and dreams of a Kyle Schwarber homecoming came crashing down after the Middletown native went back to the Philadelphia Phillies on a five-year, $150 million contract.

The Reds were said to be in the mix for Schwarber's services, but their $125 million offer came up short. Schwarber would've been a perfect fit for a Reds lineup that's severely lacking power, but now Nick Krall and the front office need to regroup and attempt to fill that void another way.

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