d'Kong76 wrote: Edgy MD wrote: I tell you, Mets, you traded for the wrong Red. Votto was the guy to get, and he was talking out of school more every day, embarrassing the team and lowering his price. Doubt he was on the table, didn't the talking start after Bruce left? Doesn't matter, what's done is done. Well, most of what I write doesn't matter, and the rest is probably wrong, but the Reds were negotiating with the Blue Jays this offseason before pulling out.