This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/reds as MLB Analyst Labels Reds “Typical Sellers” Ahead of Trade Deadline. The Cincinnati Reds are 50-47 and just 2 1/2 games out of the Wild Card spot. However, they have just about an 11% chance to make the playoffs.

With the All-Star break now in the rearview, the next major item on this season's MLB calendar is the trade deadline, and the coming days will go a long way toward deciding where teams on the fence between buying and selling ultimately land.

There’s barely more than a fortnight separating us from baseball’s trade deadline, and the postseason races in each league have only become more interesting since we initially broke each team down into tiers of deadline action.

Scimia's prediction: Lefties take control in a pitcher's duel at Citi Field. The New York Mets will look to come out of the All-Star break strong as they host the Cincinnati Reds tonight. Two capable lefties are set to take the mound, and that has me backing the Under in my Reds vs. Mets predictions.