[jammin' jamey]

I suppose releasing Dumatrait could end up blowing up in Cincinnati's face if he gets things straightened out with the Pirates, but it's hard to be too broken up over losing him right now. The kid did not look anywhere close to being able to get major-league hitters out in the few starts he made for the Reds this season.

If the Reds give up on you, then the only teams left are Pittsburgh, KC and Tampa Bay. I don't know of too many former young arms from Cincinnati that are burning it up somewhere else from the past 5 years or so.