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The Reds have money and are talking to someone!"eaturesPlayoffsHistory/Hall of FameHot StoveCincinnati Reds RumorsCincinnati Reds rumors - Patrick Corbin Taijuan Walker Jersey , JA Happ on team’s wish listNew,48commentsThe Reds have money and are talking to someone!ByWick Terrell@wickterrellNov5, 2018, 12:04pm ESTShareTweetShareShareCincinnati Reds rumors - Patrick Corbin, JA Happ on team’s wish listJake Roth-USA TODAY SportsThe man in that picture up there is Patrick Corbin. He’s one of the luckiest baseballers in recent memory, too, given that he’s a) finally reached free agency, b) just had the best, healthiest season of his career, and c) is on the cusp of never having to wear those awful, awful Arizona Diamondbacks uniforms ever again.The lefty - who is fresh off a 6.3 fWAR, 4.8 bWAR campaign - rejected the $17.9 million qualifying offer Arizona sent his way, and is now on the market for any team to chase. One such team appears to really, actually be the Cincinnati Reds, too, as MLB Network’s Jon Morosi passed along earlier today.Morosi’s not alone in the spelling of his name or in the discovery that the Reds have money and are talking to pitchers about it. Fancred’s Jon Heyman is hearing similar rumblings, too.Whether it’s JA Happ and Matt Harvey or Patrick Corbin or Dallas Keuchel, this certainly jives with the two most prominent statements we’ve heard from the Reds brass early this offseason.RECORD PAYROLLWE’RE GOING TO GET THE PITCHINGRECORD PAYROLLWE’RE GOING TO GET THE PITCHINGTurns out http://www.diamondbacksfanproshop.com/authentic-zack-greinke-jersey , they might actually be willing to splash big time cash in free agency for the first time since...well, I guess that depends on how you define ‘splash.’ Skip Schumaker, Miguel Cairo, and Jack Hanannannanannanahannnanahan each got small-dollar 2-year deals, and Ryan Ludwick got a slightly bigger before deciding to tell Reds fans they didn’t know how to baseball fan well enough. Aside from those, though, you have to go back over a decade to Francsico Cordero’s 4 year, $45 million deal to see any real action from the Reds in free agency.Considering Corbin and Keuchel both have a very real chance of doubling that dollar amount with their next contracts, it’s certainly a big deal to see the Reds actively interested.There are pros and cons with each of these names, and we’ll break that down as free agency winds on. For now, though, the newsiest part of this isn’t which big dollar free agent the Reds might sign, it’s that they’re in the mosh pit with everyone again for the first time in over a decade.This offseason might have some fireworks after all! CLEVELAND (AP) — When the challenge arose in August, the Houston Astros responded like champions.They’re doing it again in October.Two months ago, last year’s World Series winners hit one of those predictable lulls that every team encounters during the dog days of a season. Maybe feeling a bit overconfident and invincible, the Astros were caught atop the AL West by the Oakland Athletics, a scrappy squad that sneaked up on everyone in 2018.But just when it appeared the Astros might be in some trouble, they switched on their after-burners. After Aug. 18 Brad Boxberger Jersey , Houston went 29-10 to finish with 103 wins.“There is an extra gear that our guys have,” explained manager A.J. Hinch. “And once we hit the postseason, it looks like, as of right now, our guys really, really turned it on.”Showing no weaknesses while exposing Cleveland’s flaws at every opportunity, the Astros took another step toward defending their crown Monday by finishing off a surprisingly easy three-game AL Division Series sweep with an 11-3 blowout of the Indians, who were overmatched on the mound, at the plate and in the field.Houston outscored Cleveland 21-6. The Astros outhit the Indians .327 to .144 and banged out eight homers with making an error.“They beat us in every area of the game,” said Indians reliever Trevor Bauer, whose two throwing errors in the seventh inning of Game 3 propelled Houston’s convincing clincher. “They’re tough, man. They keep coming. We didn’t play our best. I’m not sure if they played their best either, but they played much better than we did. And so, the better team won.”The Astros, who have some time to relax and get ready for the Boston-New York series survivor in the ALCS, can win in so many different ways.They have one of baseball’s best rotations, anchored by Justin Verlander and Gerrit Cole, a devastating 1-2 pitching punch that staggered the Indians in Houston. The Astros can play long ball Daniel Descalso Jersey , small ball and any kind of ball needed with a balanced lineup loaded with contact hitters.Sure, they’ve got All-Stars in Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman, but the Astros are a selfless group that plays as one.“We have the most complete team in baseball,” Verlander said between puffs on a cigar as his teammates showered each other with champagne in the clubhouse. “I’ve been part of really special teams, but the drive to win here trumps everything else. Everybody is OK with whoever is the hero.”It was Verlander in Game 1, Marwin Gonzalez in Game 2, and George Springer was among a number of deserving candidates with two homers in Game 3.Springer has found his groove at just the right time. The 2017 World Series MVP was sidelined by a sprained left thumb that landed him on the disabled list in August. He struggled after returning and connected on just three homers over the final six weeks of the regular season.The postseason is his playground.Springer hit three homers in the final two ALDS game, giving him a franchise record 10 postseason homers.“I said this to our team in there — special teams do special things in October,” Hinch said. “And I believe that about players. George is one of them. We’ve seen him come up as an uber-prospect, produce at an uncanny level, hit the lowest of the lows in the World Series and then be the World Series MVP.“I don’t think this should surprise anyone. He’s a really special player.”On a really special team.Before his team was pushed aside by the Astros, Indians manager Terry Francona sat at his office desk and described what makes them so good.“Well, besides the talent, because they are obviously really talented, I do think they do a really good job of playing until the game’s over,” he said. “Like it’s been noticeable for a while. You know some times, like I think I said this the other day, when you beat them Ketel Marte Jersey , sometimes they just run out of time.“You gotta have talent, but when you have talent and you play the game the right way, so that’s why they have a lot of ways to come at you.”Oddly, the Astros seem to get overlooked, lost deep in the heart of Texas amid the endless debate about whether the Yankees or Red Sox are the league’s best.Houston makes its case on the field.“That’s a big-time rivalry and I understand that,” Springer said, adding the Astros aren’t craving publicity. “But it’s all about us and our task at hand. That’s all we focus on. We’re going to sit back and watch and see what happens.”While he watched his young teammates party after another postseason triumph, Verlander looked like a proud father. He arrived last season to help the Astros get over the hump, and now that they have, there’s no going backward.“At no point this season was there any complacency with this team,” he said. “If I had been traded here after they won the World Series, instead of before it last year, I would have assumed this was a young and hungry team when I walked in the clubhouse.“No one takes anything for granted here. That’s the DNA of the guys in this clubhouse. This team has a propensity to do big things in big spots.”