3 deals the Reds need to get done with 24 hours until the trade deadline

2. The Reds should trade for Orioles’ reliever Paul Fry.

Paul Fry is a name you’ve likely never heard of. However, the lefty has been dominant as a reliever out of the Baltimore Orioles bullpen and would be a fantastic addition to the Cincinnati Reds’ bullpen.

Fry is 4-3 on the season with a 3.49 ERA in 39 appearances. But, dig a little deeper and you’ll see why Cincinnati could use an arm like his in the bullpen. Fry owns a 33.3% strikeout-rate and 52.3% ground ball-rate while also posting a 2.15 FIP. Fry has 54 punch outs in 38.2 innings of work.

Ah, but there’s more. Paul Fry doesn’t become a free agent until after the 2024 season. The southpaw has yet to reach arbitration eligibility and just turned 29 years old. This is the perfect type of pitcher for Nick Krall to go after in the next 24 hours, as he would provide an immediate upgrade to the bullpen this season and for several years to come.

If there’s one thing that’s been missing from the Reds team this season, it’s a reliable lefty out of the bullpen. Amir Garrett has been better of late, but still owns a 6.61 ERA and 1.596 WHIP in 43 appearances. Sean Doolittle has fallen woefully short of expectations, posting a 4.24 ERA in 34 innings of work.

In acquired in the next 24 hours, Paul Fry would be the most valuable left-handed pitcher in the Cincinnati bullpen. Fry has two saves on the season and seven in his career, so closing out a game is not a totally foreign concept to the Michigan native. It might cost a mid-level prospect or two, but Fry is a difference maker out fo the pen.