During the offseason, it is important to note which franchises are potentially looking to cut payroll heading into the new season. For the Los Angeles Angels, they should look at the Cincinnati Reds as a potential candidate to sell off a position of strength to bolster a weakness.
The Reds are already rumored to trading one of their marquee starting pitchers, which does seem unlikely given that Hunter Greene, Andrew Abbott, Nick Lodolo, Brady Singer, Chase Burns are the life-blood of their playoff team. Even with Nick Martinez and Zack Littell hitting free agency and maybe trading Singer (for Taylor Ward perhaps?