Reds' Byron Buxton trade idea could depend on Chase Burns

He’s almost certainly the first name thrown out in any trade call with the Cincinnati Reds: Chase Burns.

But would the Reds actually part with their young pitching phenom?

It seems highly, highly unlikely.

ESPN’s David Schoenfield asks that very question, because he thinks Cincinnati would have an outside chance of lining up for a trade with the Minnesota Twins to acquire Byron Buxton.

Schoenfield thinks the Reds would offer Rhett Lowder, Chase Petty and Sal Stewart – two right-handed arms and a power-hitting third baseman.

But then he writes, “The Twins would want Chase Burns from the Reds, but that’s probably a nonstarter for Cincinnati.”

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Schoenfield thinks the Phillies line up better on a Buxton trade if Minnesota decides to trade the star centerfielder.

But could you imagine a lineup with Buxton and Elly De La Cruz near the top? Man, that’d be a lot of fun.

Burns is probably too steep a price to pay, but if there’s a compromise to be made, Cincinnati should try and find it.

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