3 players from the 2021 Reds that are failing miserably with other teams

3. Former Reds pitcher Amir Garrett is struggling with the Royals.

In one of the oddest trades of the offseason, the Cincinnati Reds shipped Amir Garrett to Kansas City and in return received veteran left-handed starting pitcher Mike Minor. Minor has been injured throughout most of the season, but when he has been on the mound, the 34-year-old has struggled.

But it's been about the same type of season for AG except without the injuries. Garrett is 1-1 on the season in 18 appearances out of the KC bullpen. Garrett has 18 strikeouts and 13 walks in 14.2 innings of work.

You read that right. AG has an impressive 28.1% strikeout-rate, but an absolutely appalling walk-rate of 20.3%. For context, the only player on the Cincinnati Reds 40-man roster with a higher walk-rate is right-handed rookie Daniel Duarte who's only appeared in three games this season.

This is a disturbing trend for Amir Garrett, and most likely one of the biggest reasons that Cincinnati felt comfortable parting ways with the southpaw. In 2021, Garrett's walk-rate 13.5%; a relatively large increase from his 10.5% walk-rate in 2020.

While the Cincinnati Reds bullpen is downright awful this season, it doesn't appear as though Amir Garrett would be helping their cause.