I'm not sure who we are giving up but I like this addition. I have a buddy who is a huge Reds fan so I've heard about him a lot.
Great contact hitter who walks more than he strikes out regularly, and when he's healthy(he had some injuries last year) he hit .300+ and had a .400 OBP. Not great range defensively I think but he doesn't make many errors and can play basically all of the infield spots. He should be a solid utility guy, and we needed a backup SS/2B/1B and someone who can platoon at 3B with Blum.
Also, for the record I don't hate the Reds, it just so happens I have a few friends from Ohio, AND they are also a division rival, so I must loathe them every chance I get unless they decide to give us a decent player.
We watched the tragedy unfold. We did as we were told, we bought and sold. It was the greatest show on Earth...but then it was over.