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MLB Trade Deadline 2019: Best hitters who could move

By Joshua Sadlock

DETROIT, MI - JULY 24: Nicholas Castellanos #9 of the Detroit Tigers looks to the home plate umpire after trying to score from second base on a single by Brandon Dixon during the 14th inning at Comerica Park on July 24, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. Castellanos was called out on the play. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI - JULY 24: Nicholas Castellanos #9 of the Detroit Tigers looks to the home plate umpire after trying to score from second base on a single by Brandon Dixon during the 14th inning at Comerica Park on July 24, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. Castellanos was called out on the play. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images) /
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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – JULY 23: Scooter Gennett #3 of the Cincinnati Reds hits a single in the first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on July 23, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – JULY 23: Scooter Gennett #3 of the Cincinnati Reds hits a single in the first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on July 23, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

6. Scooter Gennett

Cincinnati Reds second baseman Scooter Gennett has been one of the most surprising offensive stars since he was released by the Milwaukee Brewers before the 2017 season. Gennett latched on with the Reds and became an overnight power hitter. His four-homer game looked like it was destined to go down as one of the biggest fluke’s in MLB history — as most four-homer games are — but he has been one of the best hitters at second base and a legitimate All-Star.

Gennett hit a combined .303/.351/.508 in 2017 and 2018 with 50 home runs and 189 RBI, making his first All-Star appearance in the process. He will enter free agency at the end of the year, but has expressed a desire to stay in Cincinnati long-term. The 29-year-old was born in Cincinnati.

A groin injury suffered in Spring Training has limited Gennett to only 15 games this season. He has hit just .191/.220/.213 since returning to action at the end of June and has yet to homer. It’s hard to draw any sort of conclusions about how Gennett will fare the rest of the year based on fewer than 50 at-bats, with a week of downtime thrown in for the break to throw off his timing even more.

The Reds have to be ecstatic about how Gennett has blossomed into a star since joining the club on what amounted to a flier. There might not be a huge rush to trade him as the Reds get closer to coming out of their rebuild.

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