MLB Rumor Central: Reds deal Jay Bruce to Mets

The person spoke to USA TODAY Sports on condition of anonymity because the trade has not yet been announced.

The Mets were looking to bolster their bullpen before Monday’s deadline.

Meanwhile, Herrera will be under the Reds’ control for several years.

Why did Jonathan Lucroy say no to Tribe? This year he’s hitting.

While they did manage to hold onto to shortstop Amed Rosario and first baseman Dominic Smith, they lost second baseman Dilson Herrera, who was the reason they felt comfortable letting Daniel Murphy leave for Washington after last season and then acquired Neil Walker as a one-year stopgap. Ken Rosenthal includes those three teams, but also the Blue Jays and Rangers in his shortlist for the Jay Bruce grand prize, which seems like an unlikely scenario considering where he was before the season began. 265 with 25 home runs and a league-leading 80 RBIs. Other NL teams in the playoff picture are in the mix, as well, even though Bruce might be best suited for the AL because of his poor defense.

The Mets drafted Nimmo 13th overall in the 2011 Major League Baseball draft.

Bruce, at age 29, is having possibly the best offensive season of his career. 846 in 2010. Bruce hit a career-high 34 homers in 2012 and drove in a career-high 109 in 2013. The trade Monday follows deals that sent relievers Aroldis Chapman to the Chicago Cubs and Andrew Miller to Cleveland. He will be eligible for free agency after this year’s World Series. Yes, the Indians are on it along with Boston, the Yankees, Oakland, Tampa Bay, Arizona, Miami and Minnesota.

The Tampa Bay Rays are in a similar position as the White Sox.

Guyer, a right-handed hitter, is batting. 318 in 104 games over the last two seasons at Triple-A Las Vegas, including. At only 30 years old, he is clearly just entering his prime, which means he will demand a long-term contract worth a lot of money. He spent most of June on the disabled list with a strained left hamstring. The left-hander has a 3.17 ERA and a 1.03 WHIP in 139 innings, striking out 133 batters in 2016. With his strong arm, he should displace Curtis Granderson in right field, even if defensive metrics have rated him as a subpar fielder.

The A’s received minor leaguers Jharel Cotton and Grant Holmes, along with Frankie Montas, who made seven appearances with the White Sox a year ago. After that tough year, that $107 million contract extension that Desmond declined looked like a very bad decision.