Exactly. ST will be a tale of two Aquinos. If September AA shows up and everybody else is healthy, it's not a tough decision to let him start the season in L'ville and make him hit his way back to Cincinnati.
August AA will be tough to keep out of the starting line u. much less off the 26-man. If he beastmodes in Goodyear, there's probably one of two thinks that happen. He and his cannon are installed in RF with Castelanos moving to LF and one or two of Senzel, Winker and/or Ervin are included in a deal for an upgrade at SS or behind the plate. The other alternative is AA in a deal himself.
All three of the A's, Rox and the Indians will train in AZ (the Tribe shares the complex with the Reds). If AA shows out, the Reds may feel more comfortable including an OF in a trade, The Indians might feel better about tasking him as a principle for Lindor. The Reds may not have felt comfortable dealing him or Senzel for a year of Marcus Siemen, but a big Spring could tempt the A's two expanding a deal and letting the Reds have a 72hr. window to talk an extension. Or the Rockies might consider that Rogers would be just fine at short and a Story for a big OF bat sounds better than it did a couple of months ago.