Dodgers acquire RHP Floro from Reds for prospects
The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired right-handed relievers Dylan Floro and Zach Neal and international signing bonus space from the Cincinnati Reds for righty prospects James Marinan and Aneurys Zabala, both teams announced Wednesday.
Floro, 27, is 3-2 with a 2.72 ERA in 36 1/3 innings across 25 appearances for the Reds this season, his first year seeing regular MLB action. He entered the season with a 5.11 ERA in 15 appearances (24 2/3 innings) with the Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago Cubs over the last two seasons.
The Dodgers' bullpen ERA of 3.91 ranks 14th in MLB after it finished fourth (3.38) in the 2017 regular season.
Neal, 29, is headed back to the Dodgers after they traded him to the Reds in April in a package for righty Ariel Hernandez. Neal allowed two hits and one run in his only inning of work in the majors this season, back on April 3 when he was still with the Dodgers. He has a 5.47 ERA in 20 games (five starts) at the Triple-A level this season.
Marinan, 19, was taken in the fourth round by L.A. in the 2017 draft. He's 2-0 with a 1.95 ERA in 15 appearances (12 starts) over the last two years for the Dodgers' Rookie League affiliate in Arizona.
Zabala, 21, is 2-2 with a 4.86 ERA in 24 games, all in relief, for Class-A Great Lakes this season.
--Field Level Media