The Reds have shown "strong" interest in Minnesota Twins pitchers Jhoan Duran and Griffin Jax, according to USA Today's Bob Nightengale. Duran has been fantastic this season for Minnesota. The 27-year-old has a 1.49 ERA and 47 strikeouts over 42 1/3 innings this season. He has 15 saves.

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"There's so much less certainty of the grouping near the top," said Reds director of amateur scouting, Joe Katuska said.

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The Miami Marlins are expected to trade their ace, Sandy Alcántara, this season, but there's a potential scenario where they hold onto him.

There were eight games across the Reds' Minor Leagues on Saturday. Here is how each of their top prospects performed: Blake Dunn went 1-3 with a walk. Fancisco Urbaez went 0-3 with a walk. Rece Hinds went 1-3 with a double and a walk. Zack Maxwell struck out four in one inning.

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For nearly two full games, the Reds seemingly had their hands full with the Rockies, despite their opponent owning baseball's worst record. The push to win manager Terry Francona wanted to see going into the All-Star break looked elusive at best.