The Minnesota Twins have finalized a trade with the Cincinnati Reds for right-hander Tyler Mahle ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline.
Minnesota sends a trio of top prospects to Cincinnati instead. The youth package includes infielders Spencer Steer (Minnesota’s seventh-best prospect) and Christian Encarnacion-Strand (23rd), plus left-hander Steve Hajjar (18th).
Mahle, 27, has a 4.40 ERA in 19 starts on the year. However, he has looked better lately, posting a 2.83 ERA in his last nine starts, including a pair of quality starts since returning from a right shoulder strain that landed him on the disabled list earlier. of July.
Phillies reinforce with Marsh and Robertson
The Philadelphia Phillies beefed up their bullpen by acquiring closer David Robertson from the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday for pitching prospect Ben Brown. Philadelphia also got outfielder Brandon Marsh from the Angels.
With the Cubs out of contention, Robertson, 37, became an obvious trade candidate given how well he’s pitched this season (2.23 ERA with 14 saves and 51 strikeouts in 40 1/3 innings) and his contract (one year for US$3.5 million, plus incentives).
Brown, 22, is the Phillies’ 26th-best prospect, according to MLB Pipeline, and this season he posted a 3.08 ERA for Class-A Alta Jersey Shore with 105 strikeouts and 23 walks in 73 innings (15 starts).
Ruf, from Giants to Mets for Davis and prospects
Hours before Tuesday’s trade deadline, the New York Mets acquired San Francisco Giants utility man Darin Ruf from the Giants for JD Davis and multiple prospects, a source told MLB. com.
Ruf has slammed 11 home runs – third-most among the Giants – and is hitting .216/.328/.373 with a 98 OPS+ in 2022, the eighth season of his major league career and third in San Francisco. He has split time between first base, the outfield and the DH job with the Giants.
Davis is hitting .238/.324/.359 with four home runs, eight doubles and 21 RBIs in 66 games for the year with the Mets.
In addition to Davis, left-handers Thomas Szapucki and Nick Zwack, and right-hander Carson Seymour, make up the group of prospects moving from New York to San Francisco.
