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Bailey: Looks like Reds trying to lose 100 games
- Updated: August 2, 2016
6:55 PM ET
CINCINNATI — The Reds’ trade of popular slugger Jay Bruce wasn’t going over well in their clubhouse the day after.
“I think I see the plan,” veteran pitcher Homer Bailey told ESPN.com. “They talked about us losing 100 games at the beginning of the year and, s—, we’re damn sure trying, aren’t we?”
Both Bailey and veteran first baseman Joey Votto made some critical comments about the trade to Cincinnati TV stations on Tuesday, the day after the non-waiver trade deadline. The Reds traded Bruce, who leads the National League with 80 RBIs, to the New York Mets for 22-year-old second baseman Dilson Herrera and 19-year-old pitcher Max Wotell.
Bailey said that, unless Herrera turns out to be as good as Seattle Mariners star Robinson Cano, “The Mets got the better of us on that one.”
“They talked about us losing 100 games at the …
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