Adam Dunn's future with the Reds is the subject of daily speculation. Will the Reds trade him? Will they pick up his option for next season? "I'd like to know sometimes what's the deal," he said. "I know they probably don't have the answer. But I'd like to see where their mind is. I don't know what they're thinking." The Reds tried to trade Dunn before July's trade deadline approached. But his contract lessened Dunn's value: a trade would have voided next year's $13 million club option. So any club that traded for Dunn would have only had him through October unless they were able to negotiate a longer deal.