Sean Marshall to be Traded for Travis Wood
Mat Latos wasn’t the finishing touch, apparently. After being content last season with a deep, but unremarkable pitching rotation, the Reds have thoroughly turned heel this year, giving up the back end option of Travis Wood (one magical night in Philadelphia excluded) and two currently unnamed players in exchange for lefthanded reliever Sean Marshall. Marshall, who has 2.45 ERA and 10.1/2.5 K/BB ratio over the last two years, was almost equally effective against both righties and lefties, with OPS against marks of .599 and .503 respectively in 2011.
Though the move limits the amount of fifth starter/swingman roles up for grabs in Cincinnati next season, it does give the team the rare relief ace that a) doesn’t close games and b) can pitch to any batter. With Cincinnati’s offense in good shape, they were wise to shore up a pitching staff that seemed to regard giving up runs as their primary objective.
For the Cubs, this is the type of move that should allow them to field a rotation that doesn’t thoroughly embarrass the city of Chicago. Though Wood may give up a few too many home runs in the friendly confines of Wrigley Field, he’s cost controlled, offers the hope for growth, and should guard against Rodrigo Lopez or Casey Coleman sightings in 2012. It’s a fair trade for the two teams and should the players to be named turn out to be anything special, the deal got a little sweeter for Theo’s new boys.
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