Reds strangely linked to 31-homer Astros All-Star to create infield logjam
This would be an odd trade for the Reds to pull off.
Reds strangely linked to 31-homer Astros All-Star to create infield logjam originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Cincinnati Reds barely made the postseason last year and are looking to do so again in 2026.
While they might be buyers at the trade deadline, there's a clear area of the roster they do not need to address. That roster spot is in the infield, as Elly De La Cruz has shortstop locked down, while Matt McLain is entrenched at second base, Ke'Byran Hayes is the third baseman, and Sal Stewart has broken out as a quality first baseman. Even DH is set with Eugenio Suarez.
That's why, when Zachary D. Rymer of Bleacher Report linked the Reds to Houston Astros infielder, All-Star, and 31-homer slugger Isaac Paredes, it's a strange fit for Cincinnati. Reds strangely linked to Isaac Paredes "Either way, he appeared in a bunch of trade rumors over the winter precisely because he doesn't have a clear role in Houston," Rymer writes on Paredes.
"... Potential landing spots: Boston Red Sox , Pittsburgh Pirates , Cincinnati Reds. " The Reds being named among these other teams for Paredes doesn't make a whole lot of sense.