The Cincinnati Reds came out of the All-Star break, won two games and were just 1 1/2 games behind the final wild-card position

Major League Baseball's trade deadline is just 10 days away. The Cincinnati Reds are currently 2 1/2 games out of a Wild Card spot. Reds General Manager Brad Meador recently discussed the team's plan to approach the trade deadline for 2025.

And just like that: Garrett Crochet equals Tarik Skubal in ERA (2.19) and has one more strikeout (165). After All-Star hubbub, Cal Raleigh has a quiet weekend, with two singles in 13 at-bats. New owner looks like a far surer bet than new stadium. They finally hit – 27 knocks in three games – yet are still swept at Toronto.

Here are all the reasons why - on paper - the Cincinnati Reds should waltz right past the Washington Nationals in this week’s series in the nation’s capital: The Nationals are in dead last in the NL East at just 39-60 overall

The slot value for the pick was $667,700, according to MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo. The outfielder made first team All-Big Ten honors and slashed .290/.429/.724 with 42 extra-base hits and nine stolen bases in 57 games with Oregon in the 2025 season.

The Cincinnati Reds picked Steele Hall out of Hewitt-Trussville High School (AL) with their first selection in this week’s MLB Draft, and followed that up with an additional 19 picks in their overall draft class.

Cincinnati Reds superstar Elly De La Cruz has started the season’s second half by logging just a lone hit in 9 trips to the plate - a single - while striking out 3 times. And in the most twisted baseball-mind way, manager Terry Francona is probably kind of giddy about it.

MLB analyst Jim Bowden gave his intel on what the Reds are looking for at the deadline.