{"id":138858,"date":"2026-01-18T11:34:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T11:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/138858\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T11:34:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T11:34:46","slug":"reds-make-fascinating-3-team-trade-with-angels-rays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/138858\/","title":{"rendered":"Reds make fascinating 3-team trade with Angels, Rays"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Kyle Tucker news on Thursday night overshadowed that the Cincinnati Reds<\/a>, Los Angeles Angels<\/a> of Anaheim and Tampa Bay Rays<\/a> got some business done, too.<\/p>\n

That trio of teams put together a fascinating 3-team trade.<\/p>\n

MLB.com’s Martin Gallegos<\/a> reported the details:<\/p>\n

Angels get:\u00a0OF Josh LoweReds get:\u00a0LHP Brock BurkeRays get:\u00a0INF Gavin Lux, RHP Chris Clark<\/p>\n

Lowe is the headliner of the deal. He’s a 27-year old lefty-swinging outfielder with power and speed from the Rays.<\/p>\n

Against right-handed pitching, Lowe has a career .772 OPS.<\/p>\n

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The Reds pick up the southpaw reliever Burke, who will make $2.325 million in 2026. He had a 3.36 ERA in 69 appearances last season for the Angels out of the ‘pen.<\/p>\n

Cincinnati got involved in this deal partly to move off Lux, who plays a lot of positions but isn’t great at any of them, and who has not shown the improvement in power in his bat that the Reds would’ve hoped for.<\/p>\n

The other pitcher in the deal, Chris Clark, is a 24-year old right-handed starting pitcher who has reached Double-A in the Angels system.<\/p>\n

In summary, the Angels take a swing on a big talent, the Reds get a bullpen contributor and the Rays get a couple misfits they might turn into key pieces, as usual.<\/p>\n

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