This Day in Reds History: Pokey Reese Dealt to Rockies

December 18, 2001: The Reds deal Gold Glove second baseman Pokey Reese and lefty reliever Dennys Reyes to the Colorado Rockies for pitchers Gabe White and Luke Hudson. The very next day, on December 19, Reese is dealt by the Rockies to the Boston Red Sox for catcher Scott Hatteberg. Two days after that, on December 21, both Reese and Hatteberg are both non-tendered by their respective new teams and become free agents. Baseball-reference.com reports that the Reds had tried to sign Reese to a four-year, $21 million contract in April, but that the deal was declined. The offer was made after Reese had won two consecutive Gold Gloves and had hit .285 and .255 after winning the second base job for the Reds. Reese had only hit above .239 twice in six minor league seasons, and never higher than .269, but had hit better than expected at the major league level. However, the 30 point drop from 1999 to 2000 continued in 2001 as Reese only hit .224 with nine home runs and a 627 OPS (58 OPS+)...