MLB Rumors: 1 player each NL Central team should trade at the deadline

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Cincinnati Reds right fielder Wil Myers (4) returns to the dugout after the bottom of the first inning of the MLB National League game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies at Great American Ball Park in downtown Cincinnati on Thursday, April 13, 2023. The Reds won 6-2.Philadelphia Phillies At Cincinnati Reds /

MLB Rumors: Cincinnati Reds should trade Wil Myers

The Reds began the season at 5-7, which is a bit better than expected, but that won’t last long. The Reds have one of the worst rosters in baseball, but a lot to look forward to in the not-too-distant future.

Cincinnati brought in Wil Myers as a low-risk high-reward deal this past offseason. Myers signed a one-year deal worth $7.5 million. The deal includes a mutual option for the 2024 season.

Myers and the Reds hope this deal ages much like the Brandon Drury deal did last season. Drury won a Silver Slugger last season thanks in large part to Great American Ballpark, and the Reds will hope Myers has a big year playing in this part half the time as well.

He’s gotten off to a slow start, recording just nine hits in 50 at-bats without a home run in his first nine games, but Myers should have a solid first half. Once that happens, as a guy who can play first base and both corner outfield spots while hitting for power, the Reds should get something for him and deal him to a contender.

They probably won’t get as much as they got for Drury, but they don’t have to in order to make this Myers experiment a success.

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