With both center fielder Angel Pagan and right fielder Hunter Pence on the disabled list the Giants have swung a deal to get outfield help, acquiring Marlon Byrd from the Reds in exchange for minor leaguer Stephen Johnson.
Byrd is 37 years old and swings at everything--he’s hitting .237 with a 101/23 K/BB ratio--but he’s also got 19 homers in 96 games after totaling 49 homers in the previous two seasons. He has excellent right-handed pop and can step into the lineup in place of Pence at minimal cost.
Byrd is an impending free agent, so it’s a six-week pickup, and Johnson is 24-year-old, Double-A relief prospect and former sixth-round draft pick with good strikeout rates and poor control.