Per The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Reds have expressed interest in Braves' second baseman, Marcus Giles:

The Braves are listening to offers for second baseman Marcus Giles, who appears likely to be dealt for several reasons — his salary ($5.5 million or more in 2007), his pending free agency after next season, and organizational depth in middle-infield prospects.

Schuerholz said restoring the pitching staff to an elite level remains his top priority — as difficult as that might appear considering the team's payroll constraints.

San Diego and Cincinnati are among teams interested in Giles. The Padres have a setup reliever the Braves covet, Scott Linebrink.

Presumably, if the Reds were to land Giles, they would start him at second with Brandon Phillips swinging over to shortstop, his “natural” position. Phillips was pretty darn good at second, and he was just learning the position, so I certainly don't hate the idea of seeing him showing off at short.

Then again, I don't really see what the Reds have to offer to restore the Braves' pitching staff to an elite level. I mean, Jason Standridge is already gone.