You saw that, right? This is how business is done! The trade 'master' Cincinnati, the team's performance is good, too…I'm dreaming of PS for the first time in five years.
You saw that, right? This is how business is done! The trade 'master' Cincinnati, the team's performance is good, too…I'm dreaming of PS for the first time in five years.
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Cincinnati seems to be turning into a "master" in major league trade. Thanks to better-than-expected performance by players acquired through successful trade, the team is enjoying a good time in the 2025 season as well.
Cincinnati remains in second place in the National League Central with 17 wins and 15 losses and 0.531 wins this season before the game on the 3rd (Korea Standard Time). It is only two games apart from the first-place Chicago Cubs, so it is possible to take the lead anytime.
It is still early in the season, so it is difficult to conclude, but if it can continue its current upward trend, it will be possible to advance to the postseason for the first time in five years since 2020. Cincinnati's good performance this season was possible because it was more than expected by players acquired through trade last winter.
First of all, infielder Gavin Lux, who was brought from the Los Angeles Dodgers, is drawing attention. As of before the game on Thursday, he played in a total of 30 games this season, posting a batting average of 0.317, one homer and 15 RBIs. His OPS, which combines on-base percentage and slugging percentage, is also good at 0.836.
Lux was traded to Cincinnati last winter when the Dodgers acquired Kim Hye-sung. At that time, not many people expected Lux to do this well this season. Lux, who made his big league debut in the Dodgers uniform in 2019, received enough opportunities there, but did not grow as much as expected.
Lux appeared in a total of 139 games last year, with a batting average of 0.251 and 10 homers and 50 RBIs. His performance fell short of expectations given he received steady opportunities as he was a former rookie draft player in the Major League. In the end, the Dodgers, tired of waiting, gave up Lux with Kim Hye-sung, but his performance seems to be in full swing after moving to Cincinnati. The Dodgers could have regretted that they should have waited for one more year.
Pitcher Brady Singer's good pitching, acquired through a trade from Kansas City, is also driving the Cincinnati sensation this season.
Singer started a total of six games this season as of Thursday, and has continued to display four wins, one loss and an earned run average of 3.24. Performance is not all that matters on the surface. The WHIP index, which indicates the permitted run rate per inning, is also outstanding at 1.08. A good WHIP index can also save strength of fielders who have to play defense behind the pitcher.
Singer was also drafted by Kansas City in the first round of the major league rookie draft in 2018. Then, only two years later, he made his big league debut in 2020 with the halo of the first round. However, after achieving double-digit wins with 10 wins and 5 losses in the 2022 season, he failed to meet the expectations of his team. After giving up expectations, the Kansas City Royals traded Singer to Cincinnati last winter without any regrets. However, he would not have expected that he would do this well this season.
Jose Trevino, a catcher from the New York Yankees, is also exerting great strength to the Cincinnati Reds. As of Thursday, he has a batting average of 0.324, three homers and nine RBIs in this season. His on-base plus slugging percentage stands at a whopping 0.909. Considering that he is a catcher, his performance is even more surprising.
The Cincinnati Reds granted him a three-year, 14.925 million-dollar contract extension in March, perhaps expecting Trevino's stellar performance. He signed an extension contract even though he did not play in a single game while wearing a Cincinnati jersey. Trevino seems to be touched by this, and he is bursting his bat this season. It can be seen that both the players and the club are "win-win." 메이저사이트
As mentioned earlier, Cincinnati is considered an orthodox underdog in the National League Central, as it has been five years since it entered the last postseason. However, all the hard-working trades last winter were successful and turned into "dark horses" this season.