Reds feel no pressure to make a move

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — As the third day of the Winter Meetings wound down, the Reds had irons in several fires for potential moves, but there has yet to be a transaction.

That doesn’t bother general manager Dick Williams.

“We definitely don’t [feel pressure] to do something,” Williams said on Wednesday evening. “We’re working on it. We’ll hopefully get something done. Between now and [Thursday] morning, we may very well not have anything happen.”

Williams believes the dialogue he’s had has been fruitful.

“I’m learning something from every interaction with another team,” he said. “Not always getting closer to a completed deal, but I’m learning something every time we talk.”

The Reds came to town looking to reduce their glut in the middle infield by moving shortstop Zack Cozart and second baseman Brandon Phillips. However, there is little demand for shortstops and second basemen this winter.

Instead the Reds found demand for players with whom they don’t really want to part — center fielder Billy Hamilton and starting pitchers Anthony DeSclafani and Dan Straily.

“We didn’t come in here with a goal of getting rid of a bunch of players,” Williams said. “We had some depth in the middle infield we were willing to talk about. It’s been a few discussions, but it’s been pretty quiet. We got hit on some …

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