Cincinnati Reds Top Five Trades of All-Time By Playoff Impact

By Nick Vorholt

Oct 26, 2016

Nov 13, 2015; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips in attendance at the game between Western Carolina and Cincinnati at Fifth Third Arena. The Bearcats won 97-72. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /

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Aug 8, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips (4) runs the bases after hitting a home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /

Brandon Phillips was traded from the Montreal Expos to the Cleveland Indians in the Bartolo Colon deal along with Cliff Lee. That deal was the end of baseball in Montreal. At the time Phillips was the #1 prospect in Montreal’s system.

The Reds got Phillips for a player to be named later when he ran out of options three and half years after coming over from Montreal. Phillips is the longest tenured player on the Reds and was a key member of the team that made the playoffs three years in a row, 2010-12. Now the Reds just need to move him.

5. Reds acquire 2B Brandon Phillips from Indians for RHP Jeff Stevens