Well, if you were looking for excitement, you got it. If you were looking for controversy, you got it. The day was rife with speculation with what the Reds would do. Would they trade Roark before his start? What about Puig? Leading up to today’s game nothing happened and the horizon of the league’s only trade deadline is coming up tomorrow. During the game news started to break that the Reds pulled the trigger on a huge deal.
They traded for Trevor Bauer. The often criticized, highly controversial, and very talented right handed pitcher from the Cleveland Indians.