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Cincinnati Gets: OF Chad Hinshaw, RHP Kyle McGowin and 2B Alex Yarbrough



Los Angeles Gets: RF Jay Bruce

The Rumor

Walt Jocketty, Cincinnati's president of baseball operations, tells C. Trent Rosecrans of the Cincinnati Enquirer that the Reds aren't done dealing this winter. A fixture on the rumor mill, Los Angeles' interest in Jay Bruce dates to mid-July, per Fox Sports' Jon Morosi.

Why It Works for the Angels

Bruce will have to slide over to left field in Los Angeles, with Kole Calhoun having right field locked down, but the slugger, entering his age-29 season, brings some balance to the Angels lineup with his left-handed bat.

Due $12.5 million in 2016 and with a $13 million team option for 2017, he's potentially more than a one-year rental and won't be nearly as much of a burden on the team's payroll as any of the top-flight free agent options still on the market would be.

Per ESPN's Jerry Crasnick, the Angels are not one of the eight teams Bruce can block trades to.

Why It Works for the Reds

Jocketty told Rosecrans that he's looking for guys "that can help us the next year or two,” and he landed a trio of prospects that will all be in the big leagues before long.

Chad Hinshaw's game is built around contact, speed and defense, with little to offer in the power department, but the 25-year-old has the skills to play all three outfield positions and, at the very least, brings value as a late-inning defensive replacement and pinch-runner.

Kyle McGowin, 24, attacks hitters down in the zone, inducing a fair number of ground balls in the process, something that's always a plus for a team that plays half its games in the hitter-friendly confines of Great American Ballpark. He's got the makings of a reliable, innings-eater in the middle of a team's rotation.

Alex Yarbrough, 24, struggled mightily at the plate in his first full season in Triple-A, hitting .236 with a .598 OPS. But he hit .279 with a .704 OPS over two seasons at Double-A, so there's reason to believe he can turn things around. He could be the Reds eventual replacement for Brandon Phillips.