The origins of Red Reporter dot com date back nearly 20 years at this juncture, and I’m pretty sure a half-second after the first thought of it came the joke about the Cincinnati Reds eschewing the chance to make a big splash at the July 31st trade deadline because one of their own hurt players was going to be ready to go at the same time.
It’ll be just like a trade!
Well, as the Baseball Gods would have it, the 2024 season is shaping up nicely to provide the Reds with just such an opportunity to welcome a plus-hitter to the lineup who has not been (and will not be) a part of their lineup until early August.