100% - Bob is hurting from his other businesses and the Reds are going to pay for it. Just sell the team Bob - major cash infusion.
As for the trades, Krall is getting far below market value in the Seattle deal, just an abomination of an ownership / management group. Fire them all. With the new Ohio concealed carry law, they all better watch their backs.
Not sure if you saw the Winker and Suarez interviews. Those guys were genuinely sad to be leaving. Love how Winker slipped in "I'm excited that Seattle is trying to win" in his interview twice. A definite shot at the Reds, who clearly are not trying to win.
I feel terrible for Votto, going to wind up his career trying to stay above the Pirates and out of last place.
Have to believe they are working like crazy to get Moustakas and/or Akiyama off the books. Castillo and Mahle will probably be the bait to get teams to take Moose and Shogo contracts.
The Central was there for the taking, Pirates and Cubs will be awful. Brewers and Cards are pretty good but not unbeatable. But instead the Reds send away Castellanos, Barnhart, Lorenzen, Gray, Suarez, Winker. F--- the owners and managers. Plenty of other things to do this summer.