Should the Cincinnati Reds pursue free agent slugger Pete Alonso? A top MLB insider is the latest to push for the move.

The Reds are engaged in talks for free agent closer Carlos Estévez according to Bob Nightengale. Estévez, 32, is one of the best free agent relievers available. He posted a 3.90 ERA with 31 saves and a plus 27.

The right-hander is regarded as the best remaining relief arm left on the shelf. Tanner Scott, Kirby Yates and Jeff Hoffman have all recently come off the board. Hoffman, Estévez's now former teammate with the Phillies, joined the Blue Jays, while Scott and Kirby added to the juggernaut that is the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Reds added Gavin Lux in a trade with the Dodgers this offseason and he has expectations for his first season in Cincinnati

The Reds Caravan marched on in Wilmington, Ohio, on Wednesday at the Roberts Centre. Hall of Fame broadcaster Marty Brennaman, CEO Phil Castellini, Vice President and Assistant General Manager Sam Grossman,

On January 22, the Reds Community Fund, St. Elizabeth Healthcare and Pitch In For Baseball & Softball (PIFBS) distributed more than $50,000 worth of baseball and softball equipment to 24 Northern Kentucky,

Reds president of baseball operations, Nick Krall, answers questions from the audience during a Reds on Radio affiliates luncheon at Great American Ballpark in downtown Cincinnati on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. / Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK

The Reds have re-signed catcher Austin Wynns and utilityman Levi Jordan on Thursday. Wynns appeared in seven games for the Reds last season and hit .368 with four extra-base hits. Jordan appeared in seven games for the Reds in 2024, going 1-10 with a double.

So when the newest member of the Cincinnati Reds lineup talks about this team in this city doing some damage in October for the first time in 30 years, maybe people around him should listen.

Don’t count on Alex Bregman suddenly walking into camp in Goodyear, Arizona, next month to fix whatever might ail the Cincinnati Reds at third base. But the sudden, “slight” increase in local TV revenues with that surprising new deal in recent days ...

The Cincinnati Reds have a new broadcast television home, which is the same as their old broadcast television home.

"The ceiling is as high as any team in the league," said new Cincinnati Reds infielder Gavin Lux, whose last game was a Game 5 World Series clincher.