​CINCINNATI, OHIO – APRIL 12: General manager Nick Krall of the Cincinnati Reds presents Elly De La Cruz #44 with the 2024 Cincinnati Reds Team MVP award before the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Great American Ball Park on April 12, 2025 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) | Getty Images The deadline for Major League Baseball teams to make trades during the 2026 season is today – Monday, August 3rd – at 6:00 PM ET, and the Cincinnati Reds presumably have a lot of business to take care of between now and then.The currently sit at 53-58, mired in last place in the National League Central some 16 games adrift of the Milwaukee Brewers. Despite their recent best efforts, they also sit 5.5 games out of the final NL Wild Card spot, with six teams they’d need to jump to earn their way into a playoff spot.With seven guys who are set to reach free agency at season’s end, all signs point to the Reds being active sellers in the next few hours. Guys like Brady Singer, Tyler Stephenson, Eugenio Suarez, Caleb Ferguson, Brock Burke, Pierce Johnson, and Nate Lowe are all expected to be shopped aggressively, and there’s the off-chance that Nick Krall and Co. opt to cash-in on players with more team control (i.e. Hunter Greene or JJ Bleday) in order to help restock the farm.We’ll be following all the developments here at Red Reporter HQ, and here will be the clearinghouse where you can follow with us. Maybe, just maybe, the front office will find a way to unload Ke’Bryan Hayes!UPDATES4:38 PM ET – Well, this is awkward.4:40 PM ET – It appears the Cincinnati Reds may be leaning towards keeping Brady Singer for the rest of the season after all and, potentially, issuing him a Qualifying Offer at season’s end. That’s certainly a decision!The Reds are still discussing a number of their rental players with multiple clubs, but a source said it appears that Cincinnati will hold on to impending free agent Brady Singer, who could be a qualifying offer candidate.— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) August 3, 20264:42 PM ET – Wi nøt trei a høliday in Sweden this yër?4:44 PM ET – See the løveli lakes4:56 PM ET – 5:23 PM ET – Anyone read any good books lately?5:36 PM ET – Did you know that ‘Cincinnati Reds’ spelled backwards is Sder Itannicnic?‘5:55 PM ET – So, umm…5:58 PM ET – WE HAVE A TRADE! Nathaniel Lowe goes to the Cleveland Guardians in a move that signals that the Reds have absolutely no direction in any such way.The Cleveland Guardians are acquiring Nathaniel Lowe in a trade with the Cincinnati Reds, sources tell ESPN.— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) August 3, 2026