If it seems to you as if the Cincinnati Reds have been in somewhat of a holding pattern for a few weeks, you aren’t alone. They made a huge splash in signing Mike Moustakas on the eve of RedsFest, and later backed it up with a potentially savvy signing of Wade Miley to help round out the team’s starting rotation, but since then it’s been somewhat of a game of chicken between the Reds and the free agent market.
More specifically, it’s been a game of chicken between the Reds and the outfield portion of the free agent market.