This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/reds as MLB Analyst Point to Cincinnati Reds Infield Prospect as Top Trade Chip . Major League Baseball's trade deadline is less than a week away. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com went through each MLB team and provided his best trade chip for each club.

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Heading into spring training, the hope for the Cincinnati Reds’ bullpen was to have Alexis Díaz as the team’s closer, Taylor Rogers as one of the group’s top setup relievers and a wave of talented rookies forcing their way into high-leverage innings.

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Scott Barlow (58) throws a pitch in the sixth inning of a MLB game between the Cincinnati Reds and Colorado Rockies, Sunday, July 13, 2025, at Great American Ball Park in Downtown Cincinnati. Reds won 4-2. / Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona has coaxed significantly better performance in his first year with every team he's managed.

Cincinnati Reds LHP Nick Lodolo (8-6, 3.08 ERA) leads the Reds' stout rotation in starts, innings and strikeouts. He's 3-0, 0.82 in his last 3 starts.

"They could offer Arizona two of the following three pitching prospects - lefty Adam Serwinowski, righty Ty Floyd, righty Luke Holman, or one of those pitcher along with middle infielder Peyton Stovall or infielder/outfielder Tyler Callihan who is currently on the injured list," Bowden wrote.

Nick Lodolo went the distance and kept the Cincinnati Reds as the only team in the majors that hasn’t been swept this season.

Reds fans have been attending games at a slightly slower pace than last year as they prepare for the season’s second half. But that’s likely to change.

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