The New York Mets have acquired outfielder Tyler Naquin and left-hander Phillip Diehl from the Cincinnati Reds in alternate for right-hander Jose Acuña and utility participant Hector Rodríguez. The groups introduced the commerce on Twitter.
This marks the Mets’ second notable commerce of the month, becoming a member of the deal final week that netted them Daniel Vogelbach from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Naquin, 31, is an impending free agent who emerged throughout a two-season stint with the Reds as a helpful platoon bat. He is batted .262/.324/.462 (104 OPS+) with 25 dwelling runs and eight stolen bases (on 13 tries) over his final 182 video games. Most of his injury has come versus right-handed pitching, as he entered Thursday with a .279/.339/.510 slash line over that span when blessed with the platoon benefit.
Naquin figures to serve in a platoon or pinch-hit capability for the Mets. At minimal, he ought to signify an improve over Travis Jankowski, the Mets’ present prime reserve outfielder.
Diehl, 28, has appeared in 5 video games with the Reds’ big-league crew this season, giving him 21 for his profession. He is amassed a 9.47 ERA (55 ERA+) and a 2.50 strikeout-to-walk ratio throughout these appearances. He throws a low-90s fastball with good spin and a slider.
Acuña, 19, has tallied a 2.88 ERA and a 3.67 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 40 profession innings. He just lately made his debut in A-ball, the place Statcast information had him topping out within the mid-90s. Neither FanGraphs nor Baseball America ranked him among the many Mets’ 30 finest prospects.
Rodríguez, 18, is a profession .321/.377/.500 hitter who has cut up this season between a fancy league and A-ball. He was ranked because the Mets’ thirtieth finest prospect by FanGraphs within the preseason, with Eric Longenhagen noting that he has “plus-plus bat management” regardless of “little or no bodily projection.”
