Analyst Reveals Why The Reds Acquired Gavin Lux

The Cincinnati Reds missed the postseason for the fourth straight season after ending with a report of 77-85 and coming in fourth place within the Nationwide League Central.

Since 2013, the Reds have solely made the postseason as soon as time, and that ended with them being swept within the wild-card spherical.

The Reds have solely made a few strikes this offseason, however that’s doubtless as a consequence of their younger and proficient roster of gamers which have been growing over the previous couple of years.

One commerce that the Reds made this offseason contains buying Gavin Lux from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

MLB Analyst Cliff Floyd revealed why he believes the Reds traded for Lux.

“Put some strain on what you’ve gotten in camp,” Floyd mentioned through MLB Community on ‘X.’

“Put some strain on what you’ve gotten in camp. I believe Terry Francona is placing Gavin [Lux} in position to win a job from one of these guys.”

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While Lux has been productive for the Dodgers in his career, Floyd believes that Reds manager Terry Francona could have brought Lux in to push some of the Reds players to be better.

The young and talented Reds team has underperformed over the last couple of seasons, and Floyd believes this might be a move to get more out of them this season.

Lux came into the league in 2019 with the Dodgers and has played all five seasons of his MLB career with the team.

In 2024, Lux played 139 games where he batted .251 with 10 home runs, 50 RBIs, and a .703 OPS.

The Reds likely won’t have a spot for Lux to play every day, but he could have been brought in to fight for a starting spot and stir up some competition in the clubhouse.

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