SEEING RED
Former Broken Arrow star Archie Bradley was traded by the D-backs to the Reds
Reds add former Broken Arrow High pitcher Archie Bradley
Cincinnati acquired former Oklahoma commit Archie Bradley from the Arizona Diamondbacks just before the trade deadline on Monday, boosting its bullpen as it tries to stay in the playoff race.
The Diamond backs received outfielders Josh Van Meter and Stuart Fairchild in the deal. The Reds also received cash considerations.
The 28- year-old Bradley has been an important part of the Diamondbacks' bullpen over the past four years and earned the closer's role midway through last season. The former Broken Arrow High School star has a 4.22 ERA and six saves in 10 appearances this season.
Bradley was selected by Arizona in the first round of the 2011 amateur draft. He is 22-25 with a 3.96 ERA and 28 saves in 249 career games.
VanMeter has played two season sin the big leagues. The 25- yearold hit .237 with eight home rs ,23 RBI sand nine stolen bases last season while playing first, second, third and left field. VanMeter has struggled in 2020, going just 2 for 34 at the plate in limited playing time.
The 24- year-old Fairchild was a secondround pick by the Reds in 2017 and split last year between Single- A and Double-A.
San Diego lands starter Mike Clevinger in trade with Indians
A feverish three- day run of acquisitions hit its apex Monday morning when the Padres acquired a legitimate No. 1 starter, Mike C levin ger, in a nine- player trade with the Cleveland Indians, the seventh and most significant player added to a club that's won 10 of its last 13 games and is a playoff lock in this pandemic-shortened season.
Certainly, the Padres are well-suited to compete in 2020's 16-team playoff tournament, perhaps to even threaten the Los Angeles Dodgers, the prohibitive favorites to make the MLB finals this year.
In acquiring Clevinger, the iconoclastic 29-yearold fireballer who fell out of favor in Cleveland after an ill-timed night out amid a global pandemic, the Padres now have a legitimate ace under club control through the 2022 season.
San Diego also received speedy reserve outfielder Greg Allen and a player to be named in the deal. The Indians will receive Nay lor,Qu an trill, catcher Austin Hedges, minor league infielders Gabriel Arias and Owen Miller and minor league lefty Joey Cantillo.
Dodgers send starter Stripling to Toronto for 2 prospects
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded righthander Ross Stripling to the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday for two players to be named.
Strip ling went 3-1 with a 5.61 ERA in seven starts this season for Los Angeles, racking up 27 strikeouts. The 30-yearold veteran has spent his entire pro career with the Dodgers, cracking t he major league roster in 2016 and earning an AllStar selection in 2018.
Strip ling is headed to Toronto to re join longtime Dodgers starter Hyun-Jin Ryu, who left for an $ 80 million free agent deal in the offseason. The Blue Jays have dramatically bolstered their pitching staff at the deadline with the additions of Stripling, Robbie Ray and Taijuan Walker.
Behind stars Clayton K er shaw and Walker Buehler, the Dodgers will choose among Julio Urías, Alex Wood and promising youngsters Dust in May and Tony Gonsolin to make the starts in their playoff push.
ROCKIES: Colorado added outfield depth by acquiring Kevin Pillar from Boston in a trade-deadline deal Monday. The 31-yearold Pillar batted .274 with four homers and 13 RBIs in 30 games for the Red Sox. He played a bulk of this season in right field, a spot occupied in Colorado by Charlie Blackmon.
BLUE JAYS: Toronto acquired left-hander Robbie Ray in a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday. The 28-yearold Ray was a 2017 All-Star and finished seventh in the NL Cy Young Award voting that year after going 15-5 with a 2.89 ERA. He's known for his big strikeout numbers and had a career-high 235 last season.
MARLINS: Miami acquired outfielder Starling Marte in a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The 31-year-old Marte played most of his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he was an All-Star in 2016. The two-time Gold Glove winner in left field was traded to the Diamondbacks during the offseason and played well, batting .311 with two homers, eight doubles and five stolen bases while playing center.