On this date in 2006 the Reds made one of the best trades in the history of the team. On April 7th 2006, the Reds dealt for the once prize prospect of the Cleveland Indians. The name of this player is Brandon Phillips.

Phillips was supposed to be a star for the Indians and Johnny Peralta was supposed to take over for Omar Vizquel. Phillips was great in the minors but struggled in the majors. The Indians got frustrated with Phillips and gave up on the once prized prospect.

The Reds decided to see if they could find lightning in a bottle and traded for Phillips. The trade went down and the rest is history; the Reds traded a PTBNL for a Gold Glove 2nd baseman and a 3 time All Star!