Giants Acquire Mike Leake From Reds For Adam Duvall, Keury Mella

Hopefully that’s a distraction we can attack when the season is done.

The rebuilding Braves also gave up top infield prospect Jose Peraza in the trade, paying a hefty price largely to land 30-year-old Cuban infielder Hector Olivera at a steep discount.

San Francisco sent two prospects to Cincinnati for the 27-year-old Leake, who allowed only two earned runs winning his last four starts for the Reds. Leake would be a ideal fit for what the Giants are looking for, and they can offer the Reds a very fair deal. He’s a floor ball machine whose strike-throwing methods ought to translate extraordinarily properly to AT&T Park. He was rather hittable, giving up an even 9.0 hits per nine innings. Despite getting nearly a month off between June and July, the veteran hasn’t been able to rediscover the dominant form he flashed in the first half of last season.

“I wish I would have been pitching better and going out there and giving us a better chance to win, but it hasn’t been the case”, Hudson said. “In actuality, he is pitched in a small ballpark, which has not been his greatest pal”. The splits are much more pronounced this yr – four. It was the 11th multi-homer game for Phillips who went 4-for-5 in the 15-5 victory over the Pirates.

Leake and Hudson became teammates with the Giants on Friday. It was Leake.

Manager Bruce Bochy is happy to have Leake on board.

Leake, along with Johnny Cueto, was a Reds starting pitcher with his contract due up at the end of the year.

The defending World Series champions acquired one of the hottest pitchers in the majors. It labored with Jake Peavy and Hunter Pence. “I’ve actually learned a lot from him”. Chris Heston was moved up a day to pitch on Saturday, taking Hudson’s assignment.

It will be an eventful collection for 2 groups to point out off new rotation items. File him away as a potential NL-only sleeper down the stretch. He’s played in a variety of Giants’ farm teams since then.

“He ultimately wants to see this club excel and have success and win”.

“It starts with the willingness to give it a shot”, Evans said. Entering Thursday’s games, he led the Pacific Coast League in home runs and total bases (218) while ranking among the league leaders in RBI (2nd) and extra-base hits (53, 2nd).

Baseball America’s scouting report of Duvall reads: “A college shortstop and second baseman, Duvall has moved to third as a pro, but he’s got below-average range there and has throwing accuracy issues that have made him unplayable in the big leagues”.