The Cincinnati Reds' trade deadline performance initially looked disappointing, but it's actually begun to age quite nicely. Ke'Bryan Hayes has more or less locked down the hot corner with his usual brand of stellar defense, and he's shockingly hitting as well as he ever has at the Major League level (115 wRC+).
Meanwhile, Zack Littell hasn't been quite as good as he was with the Tampa Bay Rays in the first half, but he's become a consistent rotation presence for an injured pitching staff by firing off a 4.50 ERA and 19.