Walt Jocketty wasn’t going to make a trade simply to make one. “The one thing I’ve learned is you have to be patient,” he said. “You have to be disciplined not to make a deal just to make a deal. A lot times, you make a deal that you regret later. I talked to a lot of guys who say sometimes the best deals and the ones you don’t make. Obviously, there were clubs coming at us for our top young talent. We weren’t going to trade them unless it significantly helped our club.” Did the Reds come close? “There were a couple deals yesterday that fell apart at the end. The players were pursuing were not traded.” Does he think they have enough talent to hang in the race? “I do. There were certain things that we were looking at to see if we could improve. I still like our club. I’ve always liked our club. I think we’ll stay in this until the end. We’ve still got some things we might do within the system.” Jockey was likely talking about Russ Springer, Aroldis Chapman, Isringhausen and Jared Burton there. Read more: http://cincinnati.com/blogs/reds/2010/07/31/jocketty-you-have-to-be-patient/
