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Yahoo
26-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
MLB trade deadline: Reds' Terry Francona's only focus is winning with the current players
Once the MLB trade market got going ahead of the July 31 deadline (6 p.m. ET), it really got going. The Seattle Mariners on July 24, made what felt like the first big move of the annual trading frenzy, and that seemed to serve as prelude to more big moves across baseball July 25. Both New York clubs made moves, with the Yankees acquiring Colorado Rockies third baseman Ryan McMahon and the Mets grabbing left-handed reliever Gregory Soto. Also, more hype and conversation built up around former Reds slugger Eugenio Suarez's status (he's still an Arizona Diamondbacks player for now). Reds starting rotation Nick Lodolo 'Huge': How Cincinnati Reds Nick Lodolo went from IL regular to playoff-minded workhorse Reds starting rotation Chase Burns Can Chase Burns grow into key for Cincinnati Reds down stretch? 'That's the goal' The Cincinnati Reds (53-50), now at two games back of the third National League Wild Card spot entering play of July 25, haven't made a move yet. It remains to be seen if and how the Reds might involve themselves in the trade-deadline activity. One thing is almost guaranteed for the Reds regardless of whether they make moves or not: As dominoes continue to fall in the trade market, the Reds clubhouse will endure a potentially tense period as players wait to see how any possible moves might affect their lives. Reds manager Terry Francona said he's trying to keep the focus on the actual games in order to try to head off some of the likely tension ahead of deadline day. "I think when you know you're like a seller, there can be distractions," Francona said. "I get it. I mean, you're uprooting people's lives and their families. I think the more you can just keep it on baseball, the better everybody is. What I care about is us winning. Those guys upstairs (in the front office), I know they're making phone calls like every team does. For probably for every hundred or 200 things you hear about, one happens, so I think you're better off just trying to win." While the Reds are within striking distance of the Wild Card places in the standings, and there's ample incentive for Cincinnati to legitimately chase those positions in every way possible, Francona said he concerns himself primarily with his players. You won't see or hear Francona stumping for a move between now and when the trade window closes. "I like our guys. I think I've been pretty open about that," Francona said. "You'll never hear me say, 'we need this' or 'we need that' because I think it's directly saying that somebody out there (in the clubhouse) isn't good enough. I'll never do that... My responsibility is these guys in this room and I'll keep it that way." This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: MLB trade deadline: Reds' Terry Francona's only focus is winning
Reuters
23-07-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Mickey Moniak homers as Rockies double up Cardinals
July 23 - Mickey Moniak homered and singled, Ryan McMahon also went deep, and the Colorado Rockies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-4 in Denver on Tuesday night. Bradley Blalock (1-2) pitched into the sixth inning, Brenton Doyle had three hits and Adael Amador doubled twice for Colorado. The Rockies have won three of four out of the All-Star break. Willson Contreras, Jordan Walker, Brendan Donovan and Alec Burleson had two hits each for St. Louis, which has lost 12 of its last 17. Colorado jumped on Cardinals starter Erick Fedde early. Moniak hit a solo homer in the first inning, his 15th of the season, and the Rockies added two more in the second. McMahon walked, Doyle singled and Amador hit a two-out double to right field to drive in both runners and make it 3-0. Colorado extended the lead in the third when Moniak and Jordan Beck singled and McMahon hit his 16th home run to make it 6-0. Fedde (3-10) allowed six runs on seven hits in three innings. St. Louis got a couple back in the fourth. Burleson singled, went to third on a double by Contreras and scored on Nolan Arenado's groundout. Contreras came home on Masyn Winn's single off the glove of first baseman Michael Toglia. The Rockies tacked on another run in the fifth on Ezequiel Tovar's double and Doyle's RBI single. The Cardinals threatened in the sixth when they had runners at the corners with no outs but Blalock retired Arenado and reliever Jake Bird came on to get the next two batters to strand the runners. Blalock (1-2) allowed two runs on eight hits, walked one and didn't have a strikeout in 5 1/3 innings. St. Louis got a run in the seventh on Donovan's run-scoring double but didn't cash in for any more runs despite having two on with one out, but did score in the eighth when Walker and Yohel Pozo hit two-out doubles. Moniak walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth to give Colorado an insurance run. --Field Level Media
