SURPRISE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 27: Elvis Andrus #1 of the Texas Rangers warms up prior to a Cactus League spring training game against the Chicago Cubs at Surprise Stadium on February 27, 2020 in Surprise, Arizona. (Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images)
The Cincinnati Reds have a need for a shortstop. The Texas Rangers have one to spare.
You couldn’t ask for better trade circumstances, wherein both sides would have a chance to benefit from a swap.
After losing out on Didi Gregorius in free agency to the Phillies, Marcus Semien to the Blue Jays, Andrelton Simmons to the Twins, former incumbent Reds shortstop Freddy Galvis to the Orioles and with few alternatives remaining on the free agent market, the Reds are beginning to enter desperation territory in their search to plug a glaring shortstop vacancy.