The Reds are buyers.



That sounds weird because they’re a last-place team that hasn’t been a buyer since at least 2013. But as the second half begins Friday night in Colorado, Reds President of Baseball Operations Dick Williams is looking to improve his 2019 team before the July 31 trade deadline.



“We’re going to look around to see what we can do to make us better, which would put us in the buyer category,” Williams said Friday morning from Colorado, where he was going to spend some time fishing before the Reds begin a three-game series against the Rockies.



Regardless of what happens in the streams of Colorado, Williams isn’t seeking a big trophy fish like Madison Bumgarner or the other marquee names, but additions that will make this year’s team better without hurting the future.



Their record is 41-46 at the break, but the Reds are just 4.5 games out in both the division and the wild card and they’re...