3 Reasons Johnny Cueto Should Escape The Reds Roster



Cincinnati Reds ace Johnny Cueto found himself in a tough situation last night after he was told he had been traded. Cueto learned of this only minutes before his start versus the Colorado Rockies, yet Cueto shook off the rumors that never materialized and tossed eight shutout innings.

But what if he had been traded? Here are my three reasons why it might not be a bad thing that he be traded from the Reds.

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3. Trade Value

Johnny Cueto is 29 years old and has spent his entire career with the Cincinnati Reds. For max trade value, the Reds need to trade him now, even despite his very obvious struggles this year of only managing 7-6. We know that Cueto had a career year last year as he went 20-9 with a 2.25 era, but this isn’t the same Johnny nor the same Reds teams.

2. To Escape A Failing Organization

Every Reds fan will tell you differently, but this Cincinnati organization simply hasn’t played good baseball. Having made the playoffs only five times since 1980 shows that the Reds have been struggling. They have also strung together 20 losing seasons during that time period, as well.

1. To Start Anew

We know that Cueto is 29 years old and that he isn’t getting any younger. I think it’s time for the former ace to head off to another city to find his craft once again. There’s no doubt that he has talent, but what’s currently around him on the Reds roster won’t allow him to consistently prosper and string together wins.


While I think is a trade is needed, I don’t think it will happen for Cueto as the Reds will try to keep him in Cincy with a contract rather than trade him elsewhere, because he is the face of that organization. But next week’s Friday trade deadline will show us whether Cueto will find a new home or not.

Tanner Bisbee hails from the great State of Maine. He's a full time college student and serves on the football staff at school. His most notable work to date is his book Modern Day Sports Blog. To read more check out my blog http://moderndaysportsandpolitics.blogspot.com/