Another MLB Winter Meetings have passed where the Cincinnati Reds have not signed anyone. As of Friday the 13th of December, which just so happens to be a full moon night, that remains true, the Cincinnati Reds still have not signed anyone in free agency. They are, however, linked to multiple players which we’ll label in this article alongside some trades that could happen. Subscribe to our Newsletter at the bottom of this article!
What Players Have They “Checked In” On?
There’s been several linkings to players for the Reds. A few that make sense, a few that are…questionable in nature, and some that probably happened that we don’t even know about. The first one of relevance is Luis Robert Jr. Last June, I wrote about the potential there was for the Reds to trade for Luis Robert Jr, here is where I think things hit a stalemate from both sides – the White Sox believe Robert Jr has a lot of value, the Reds do not believe he has that much value. Another issue that we’ve seen when it comes to the Reds is that he has $55,000,000+ left on his deal, his “cheap” days are over. It would be a tremendous risk to the Reds to trade for him, even though his next 2 years of control are club controlled, they’re at $20,000,000 each. Most franchises wouldn’t bat an eye at those tags, the poor Cincinnati Reds, unfortunately, have to.
Backup Catcher Needed, Reds Linked to James McCann
Perhaps one that makes a lot of sense, James McCann had one of his worst years last year defensively, in fact, almost preposterously bad. He was worth -8 FRV, which was 4 more than Luke Maile, who had a terrible 2024, even had. So is this really an upgrade? I don’t see it. Do I welcome it? Hmm. I think there’s better options out there. I wouldn’t give James McCann $5M for 2 years. I’d rather sign Austin Wynns to a Major League deal before I sought James McCann’s service out. Pass.
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Reds Check In On Middle Of Rotation Free Agent SP
On Thursday morning, we learned that the Cincinnati Reds checked in on SP Nick Pivetta. The first thing I asked myself was…why? He isn’t much of a fit, especially with the way that the starting pitching market has gone. Very washed up vets are getting $17,000,000 annually like Alex Cobb did with the Tigers, Frankie Montas got a similar deal, and Pivetta is better than both of those dudes. The point here? If we aren’t spending money, how does this make sense? Some people speculated that the Reds may be forced to trade from their rotation depth, and Pivetta would be one of the better ones left to sign if that were the case.
Rumors Of Checking In On Teoscar Hernandez
This one is a little bit of a doozy, too, because it came from a Dodgers fan blog writer. Now, I never discredit without proof, so we’ll take it serious. He reported that the Cincinnati Reds were one of the 4 teams that were checking in on Teoscar Hernandez, joining the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers. There have been several analysts that predicted Teoscar Hernandez to the Reds, not that it means anything, but a lot of those people have sources. The reality is, the Reds will have to spend money to land him. Will they? Eh, yeah, probably not.
Reds Were A Finalist For Ace
It was confirmed through multiple sources now, the Reds were one of the 4 finalist for the Chicago White Sox’s ACE Garrett Crochet. Now, usually that will make you pissed off as a fan, it should, but this is a rare scenario where you, as a Reds fan, shouldn’t be mad. No one was meeting that price tag that the Boston Red Sox did. Two top 100 prospects, plus two really promising other pieces that were performing. Craig outdid Nick’s trade with the Mariners with this one – when the Reds traded Luis Castillo. The Red Sox gave up way more than the Mariners did, performance wise.
Rule 5 Draft: Select Cooper Bowman
On the final day of MLB Winter Meetings, the Reds ended up surprising me a bit and actually making a selection. The Athletics did not protect Cooper Bowman, and the Reds took advantage of that. He has versatility in the field, having played CF, 2B, and some other infield, and he has a ton of speed, swiping over 43 bags in 2024. He has mashed LHP throughout the minors, as well. Rob Coughlin, the Reds scouting director, has said that he and his team has had very high grades on Cooper all through the minors, and cited his time spent at Louisville, too. The Reds like him, so they’ll end up rostering him and giving him a shot to make the 26 man roster. If he doesn’t, he’ll remain on the 40 man roster in AAA. If they end up having to remove him, they’ll owe the A’s $100,000.
Where Are We At Now?
This article reads negative, but it’s not. The reality is, it’s December the 13th, and there’s a ton of time left to Spring Training 2025. The Winter Meetings aren’t designated for signing players, and they aren’t designated for trading players. They are, however, designated to gauge the price(s) of both – and that’s exactly what the Reds FO did. Now they have the market down, Nick Krall told us he spent more time talking to teams about trading than he did talking with free agents, so it’s clear what route they’re looking to take this year. They want to trade from their excess of talent, and that’s the right thing to do. Let’s hope Nick Krall and Brad Meador can land some talent, we need it. Going to the season with Will Benson as your everyday RF is unacceptable. How about Luis Robert Jr to get us started?
