Ludwick is doing great hitting .368/.368/.526 in July and .253/.326/.582 in June. Maybe, Ludwick could pull a second-half Gomes and be that extra bat the Reds need.
I'm slowly warming up to Ludwick after he started the first two months hitting .205. If he stays hot, the Reds could go after a leadoff/obp type which would most likely be cheaper to acquire.