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At least they got another All-Star selection out of the evening, when MLB announced that left-hander Andrew Abbott joins teammate Elly De La Cruz on the National League squad next week as a replacement for Dodgers pitcher Yosh Yamamoto.
The Atlanta Braves could reportedly have a backup option for the Cincinnati Reds at the upcoming MLB trade deadline.
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With the Major League Baseball trade deadline less than a month away, the Cincinnati Reds sit just 1 1/2 games out of the last National League wild card spot.
The Cincinnati Reds are a potential playoff team in 2025. At 46-45 overall, the Reds are 3.5 games out of a Wild Card spot.
It might not quite be make-or-break time for the Cincinnati Reds this season. But Terry Francona’s upstart, would-be contenders have played just well enough the last month or so to make these next three series before the All-Star break a significant crossroads for their season.
Deficits are being erased at a more frequent clip of late, and overcoming the Phillies' early lead was the latest example of that.
Edwin Arroyo, who was once a major trade acquisition for the Cincinnati Reds, has fallen out of the MLB Pipeline Top 100 rankings. The latest list was released
ESPN's David Schoenfield asks that very question, because he thinks Cincinnati would have an outside chance of lining up for a trade with the Minnesota Twins to acquire Byron Buxton. Schoenfield thinks the Reds would offer Rhett Lowder, Chase Petty and Sal Stewart - two right-handed arms and a power-hitting third baseman.