Thursday Update from Winter Meetings

For Redlegs sake, someone please trade with Walt. Things are not going the way Reds fans had hoped they would so far at the winter meetings. That doesn't necessarily mean nothing is going to happen, as there seems that there have been plenty of talks and there's lots of offseason yet to go. It's just really frustrating when it seems like the Reds have a top trade chip in Yonder Alonso, as well as several other prospects, which could comprise a great deal for some other team. Perhaps, our organization is overvaluing these players, or it just doesn't want to give up the players that certain other clubs want. One thing that seems certain is that Walt Jocketty is just as frustrated, if not more, than we Reds fans are, after having been engaged in many talks, but coming up empty-handed so far. Joe Maddon of the Rays has admitted that Alonso's name has come up in talks with the Reds. Something we learned yesterday was that the Rockies were on the verge of s...