This comes down to basically Lindor for Senzel, India and Santillan. Galvis and DeShields are a wash. Galvis is a slightly better player but will make about $3M more.
I would do this but I don't think the Indians would. The suggested trade with the Dodgers has a lot more value to the Indians although I doubt the Dodgers would give up that much.
alwaysawarrior (12-19-2019),Redeyecat (12-19-2019)
DocRed (12-19-2019)
It could also be that the Indians and Dodgers may look to bring in a third team similar to the Bauer deal and the Reds are looking at being a fit.
Ex: Lindor to Dodgers; Dodgers send Seager and Pederson to Reds and x and y to Indians, Reds send Senzel and Galvis to Indians.
Reds should only do this if they also get Gray, Downs and Moss back. (I kid about the last part)
Reds have finished sub .500 in 16 of the past 20 seasons. It would be nice to play meaningful baseball in August and September (or heck, June and July) for a change.
The pieces are there to make a fair trade work. Be bold. Get it done.
RedEye (12-19-2019),reds77 (12-19-2019),Roy Tucker (12-19-2019)
LAD gets Lindor
CIN gets Seager
CLE gets Lux, Winker, India
They don't know how to maximize Senzel's worth, Winker is a 3-4 win player if he is a DH and maybe play 1st once in a while (can he?), Greene is unknown, Galvis is a replacement player. At their max value the Indians would win the trade- because they would put Senzel at 2nd/3rd, and maybe DH Winker. I'd do the trade in a second. Jon India is not going to work out in the long run- i think the FO knows that.
Red X (12-19-2019)
Suarez and Moose results in Senzel & India not having an immediate future playing IF for the Reds. Now's the time to compliment Votto/Moose/Suarez with a stud SS and Lindor is the guy to get. Future drafts and player development can worry about creating a new pipeline of Reds IF talent. Obviously, if Senzel was no longer a Red, then the OF situation would need tweaking.
Last edited by reds77; 12-19-2019 at 12:39 PM.
Senzel, India, and Santillian would be my max offer. I might replace the latter two with T. Stephenson. The reds should also be looking to get a prospect or two back from Cleveland in this deal because giving up 6 years of Senzel is a big risk.
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