The Cincinnati Reds had a shot at a series win over the New York Mets but blew it. Jeff is joined by Ryan Finkelstein, Locked On Mets, to look at just how impressive this Mets team is despite encouraging performances from Graham Ashcraft, Nick Lodolo, and Nick Senzel. The Mets got Max Scherzer back and Dominic Smith is putting together some good at-bats while the Reds showed fight in a series they were clearly overmatched in. As the trade deadline approaches and trade rumors about the Reds start to swirl, could they possibly part ways with Joey Votto? Ryan believes the Mets would be the right team to convince Votto to waive his no-trade clause and go chase a World Series ring.

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Could the Cincinnati Reds and New York Mets make a deal for Joey Votto?