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.

The Reds have been a different team when Austin Hays has been healthy. He lengthens out the lineup as a right-handed bat with punch, and he has as good of an idea of what he wants to do at-bat to at-bat as you’ll see.

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.

The Cincinnati Reds released 24-year-old minor league pitcher Gabriel Aguilera on Friday. Aguilera impressed in 2024, making 19 starts and appearing in 25 games across Low-A Daytona and High-A Dayton with an ERA of 3.55. He had 70 strikeouts over 99 innings.

The cheaters are better remembered than the winners, the sinners better recalled than the saints. The Cincinnati Reds of 1919 are the most overlooked World Series champions in history.

"You've just got to find some momentum," Rays center fielder Chandler Simpson said. "Really just banding together. Leaning on each other. Passing the baton. Just knowing that if one guy doesn't do it, the next guy will pick him up." Injuries have started to take a bite out of Tampa Bay's lineup.

"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.

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