Cards-Reds

[STL Cardinals]

Cards acquire

SP Yoshinobu Yamamoto

Reds acquire

SP Colin Rea
3B Curtis Mead
CF Parker Meadows

I view the guys I gave up as spare parts. Interesting spare parts, but spare parts nonetheless. Yamamoto should be an absolute stud eventually. Have some SPs coming up from minors and IL soon to hold me over. Thanks for the deal!!

[STL Cardinals]

Docced

[Cincinnati Reds]

Reds agree to this deal. Lost Bradish and Yamamoto so needed to do something productive and took the shot. Yamamoto is a stud, but at his frame and possible long term injury, with 12 year contract, I wanted to capitalize on his upside.

Was aiming higher in SP return, but Rea will help for this year as we attempt to reach playoffs. Have been a Mead fan for a while and hope he gets his shot soon.

Thank you to Joe for the deal