Red Reporter Dec 1, 2021
Cincinnati Reds rumors - Texas Rangers interested in Luis Castillo, Sonny Gray
Photo by CBS Photo Archvie/ The Hot Stove stays hot into December Despite the looming lockout that Major League Baseball is about to impose upon its players, it appears there is still a bit of life left in the Hot Stove this morning. The Texas Rangers, for one, are still looking at serious moves. Despite already having splashed over a half a billion bucks out to land the likes of Corey Seager, Marcus Semien, Jon Gray, and Kole Calhoun, they’re still in the market for pitching upgrades. MLB Network’s Jon Morosi has them connected with the Cincinnati Reds in that...
Red Reporter Nov 23, 2021
Reds focusing on trade of Sonny Gray; Tyler Mahle, Luis Castillo ‘off limits,’ per report
Photo by Jonathan Daniel/ As the Hot Stove turns... I gripe and moan about the state of the Cincinnati Reds a lot. Lately, it’s been more than ‘a lot,’ as the reboot/rebuild they wasted five full years on has seemingly had the cord pulled on it quicker than the first two batters in the Cincinnati lineup typically were retired before Joey Votto’s first PA of the game. Despite all their foibles, though, the Reds have managed several bright spots in their operations over the last epoch in the team’s history, believe it or not. The acquisition of Sonny Gray from...
Bleed Cubbie Blue Nov 12, 2021
Cubs trade target: Sonny Gray
Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports The Reds are apparently having a fire sale, so why not? The Cincinnati Reds are apparently trying to dump salaries this offseason. The waiving of Wade Miley, and the Cubs’ claim of him, was probably just the first step in a Cincinnati attempt to get rid of contracts, if not outright tank. So why not go after another Reds pitcher? Sonny Gray isn’t the pitcher he used to be, clearly. He’s 32 and missed a month of 2021 with a rib-cage strain, and after he returned from that in July he posted a 4.64 ERA and 1.172 WHIP in 16 starts. He...
