Luis Castillo just turned once-praised Reds trade into a warning for their future

Luis Castillo pitched brilliantly against his former team Cincinnati on Wednesday, allowing just one hit over seven innings with 10 strikeouts in his first appearance for the Chicago White Sox since being traded at the deadline. The Reds dealt Castillo to Seattle in 2022 and received prospects Noelvi Marte, Edwin Arroyo, Levi Stoudt, and Andrew Moore in return, but those four players have combined for negative value while Castillo has accumulated 7.5 wins above replacement with his new team. Cincinnati's 2022 fire sale netted 16 prospects in exchange for multiple established players, yet only Spencer Steer has made a meaningful impact, illustrating how difficult it is for teams to extract true value from trading away star talent.

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