Report: Cincinnati Reds Were Close to Acquiring First Baseman at Trade Deadline

Report: Cincinnati Reds Were Close to Acquiring First Baseman at Trade Deadline

Report: Cincinnati Reds Were Close to Acquiring First Baseman Josh Naylor at Trade Deadline

MLB Rumors: NL Team Came Very Close To Acquiring Josh Naylor At Deadline

The Cincinnati Reds were closer than many realized to pulling off one of the biggest moves of the 2025 MLB trade deadline. According to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, Cincinnati was in advanced talks with the Arizona Diamondbacks for first baseman Josh Naylor, only for the Seattle Mariners to step in and finalize the deal on July 24.Josh Naylor, Stolen Bases Each Year: 2019 - 1 2020 - 1 2021 - 1 2022 - 6 2023 - 10 2024 - 6 2025 - 30 😮 pic.twitter…

Reds Attempted To Acquire Josh Naylor Before Trade Deadline

The Mariners’ acquisition of Josh Naylor is looking like one of the key moves of the 2025 season, given how Naylor has helped carry Seattle to the AL West crown and a first-round playoff bye.  However, the M’s weren’t the only team who was looking to land Naylor, as USA Today’s Bob Nightengale writes that the Reds “were close to” working out a trade to obtain the first baseman from the Diamondbacks. Exactly what the Reds offered the D’Backs isn’…