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Josh Lowe to Angels, Gavin Lux to Rays and Brock Burke to Reds in 3-team trade

The Tampa Bay Rays sent outfielder Josh Lowe to the Angels as part of a three-team trade in which left-handed reliever Brock Burke went from Los Angeles to Cincinnati.

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Matt McLain

CIN 2nd Baseman #9

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Matt McLain told Charlie Goldsmith of FOX19 Now Cincinnati that he’s added 12 pounds of muscle this offseason.

“It’s kind of the first offseason I’ve had to actually train and not be rehabbing,” McLain said Friday. “It feels like a fresh start.” The 26-year-old former top prospect struggled in his return from shoulder surgery last season, striking out at a near-30 percent clip while producing a pedestrian 40.7 percent hard-hit rate that ranked 153rd out of 251 qualified hitters. McLain still offers an enticing power/speed foundation for fantasy purposes, and the combination of added muscle and being further removed from surgery offers a plausible path to more consistent hard contact.
Elly De La Cruz

CIN Shortstop #44

Elly De La Cruz, who is eligible for arbitration for the first time after next season, turned down what would have been the largest contract in Reds history, according to The Athletic’s C. Trent Rosecrans.

The gold standard there is the 10-year, $225 million deal that Joey Votto signed 14 years ago. The proposal was somewhere in between there and the 11-year, $288.8 million contract that Bobby Witt Jr. signed with the Royals two years ago. Like Witt then, De La Cruz currently has two years of service time. He’s slated to be eligible for free agency after the 2029 season.
Brock Burke

CIN Relief Pitcher #46

Reds acquired LHP Brock Burke from the Rays for INF Gavin Lux.

The 29-year-old southpaw moved from the Angels to the Rays and then to the Reds as part of a three-team deal that sent Josh Lowe to the Angels and Gavin Lux to the Rays. Burke was a key cog in the Halos’ bullpen in 2025, compiling a 3.36 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and a 52/18 K/BB ratio across 61 2/3 innings. He’ll add a valuable left-handed arm to the back end of the Reds’ bullpen.
Josh Lowe

TB Right Fielder #15

The Angels are acquiring Josh Lowe from the Rays in a three-team trade that will send Gavin Lux from the Reds to the Rays, Chris Clark from the Angels to the Rays and Brock Burke from the Angels to the Reds, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan.

The Rays would seem to be giving up some upside here, but the 27-year-old Lowe just hasn’t shown the same ability the last two years that he did in 2023. In his place comes Lux, who showed very little power last year but can provide on-base ability and fit at second. This trade seems like good news for Chandler Simpson, as a left-handed bat has been removed from the outfield mix. It’s also good for Sal Stewart in Cincinnati, not that Stewart really should have been blocked by Lux for infield or DH at-bats. Lowe will probably get to step in as the Angels’ center fielder against right-handers, and he still might have some mixed-league value with his stolen base ability.
Yosver Zulueta

SEA Relief Pitcher #67

Mariners acquired RHP Yosver Zulueta from the Reds for RHP Dusty Revis.

Zulueta heads to Seattle just a few hours after being jettisoned from Cincinnati’s 40-man roster. The 27-year-old former relief prospect fits the mold for the Mariners bullpen as a sinker/slider combo power arm that holds a serviceable 4.21 FIP and 25/11 K/BB ratio across 23 2/3 innings at the big-league level since 2024.
Dusty Revis

CIN Starting Pitcher

Reds acquired RHP Dusty Revis from the Mariners for RHP Yosver Zulueta.

Contrary to popular belief, he is not the protagonist of a Stranger Things spinoff in which Dustin Henderson is bitten by a radioactive spider and becomes a shutdown corner. The 22-year-old heads to Cincinnati after being selected in the 11th round of last summer’s MLB Draft. He’s a couple hyperspace jumps from the major leagues and represents a lottery ticket in the purest sense.
Pierce Johnson

CIN Relief Pitcher #38

Reds signed RHP Pierce Johnson to a one-year, $6.5 million contract with a mutual option for 2027.

According to MLB.com’s Mark Sheldon, Johnson will make $5.5 million in 2026 and then get a $1 million buyout of his $8 million mutual option. Well, he didn’t actually say that, but that’s how it always works out. Johnson’s 3.05 ERA last season was his best mark in his five relatively full major league campaigns, but his strikeout rate fell for a second straight year; he came in at 32% from 2020-23, 28% in 2024 and 25% last year. He’s also a pretty big flyball pitcher while throwing his curve about 70% of the time, and GABP doesn’t seem like a great park for him. He figures to join Tony Santillan in a setup role in front of Emilio Pagán.
Yosver Zulueta

CIN Relief Pitcher #67

Reds designated RHP Yosver Zulueta for assignment.

Zulueta has posted a 5.32 ERA over 23 2/3 innings in brief looks with the Reds the last two years, but his mid-90s fastball and slider helped him amass a 31.2% strikeout rate in Triple-A last season. Odds are that some team will decide to give him a look and claim him off waivers.
Angel Nunez Jr.

CIN Outfield

Reds reportedly signed OF Angel Nunez Jr. for $3 million.

Nunez Jr. is the 6th-ranked player in the international class, according to MLB.com. He hit .350 with 11 RBI in eight games for Colombia’s U15 team at the World Cup in August 2024. He has an advanced eye and feel at the plate and burgeoning power. He also seems like a lock to remain in center field and emerge as a plus defender, which gives him a safer floor than most international prospects.
Pierce Johnson

FA Relief Pitcher #38

Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports that the Reds have reached an agreement with free agent right-hander Pierce Johnson.

Johnson gets a healthy $6.5 million, which is a little surprising given what some similar relievers have signed for. The 34-year-old hurler hit the free agent market in November after the Braves declined their $7 million option on him. Johnson was a key cog in the Braves’ bullpen in 2025, posting a solid 3.05 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and a 59/19 K/BB ratio across 59 innings.