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a surplus of outfielders. With one attention-getting deal Charlie Morton Jersey , they reshaped their roster in hopes of another pennant run.The reigning NL champions shook up their lineup on Friday, trading Yasiel Puig, Matt Kemp and left-hander Alex Wood along with cash to the Cincinnati Reds for a pair of prospects as part of a seven-player deal.The Reds included starter Homer Bailey in the swap, a way of freeing them from the $28 million owed him in the final year of his contract. Bailey didn’t fit into the Reds’ pitching plans, so they wanted to include him in a deal if possible. The Dodgers plan to release him.“It was to grant him his release, more of fitting into the overall construct of the deal,” said Andrew Friedman, the Dodgers’ president of baseball operations.The Dodgers get minor leaguer infielder Jeter Downs and right-hander Josiah Gray. The Reds got catcher Kyle Farmer for depth at the position.“I think if you look back over last few years, a hallmark of our teams has been depth on our roster,” Friedman said. “This put us in position with a surplus in the outfield and pitching. A big focus was to figure out moves on those fronts that made sense.”For the Reds, it’s another move toward becoming competitive after four straight 90-loss seasons. Cincinnati has been rebuilding since 2015 http://www.astrosfanproshop.com/authentic-justin-verlander-jersey , and decided it’s time to spend some money and make some deals to complement its core of young players.“We still have (financial) resources to make this team better — we’re not done yet,” said Dick Williams, the Reds’ president of baseball operations. “We did trade some good prospects here, but we acquired four major league players that address needs for us and I think we’re better in the short-term.”Last week, the Reds traded pitching prospect Tanner Rainey to the Nationals for 32-year-old starter Tanner Roark, who led the National League in losses last season while going 9-15 with a 4.34 ERA.Cincinnati didn’t know what to do with Bailey, who went 1-14 last season with a 6.09 ERA and resisted a move to the bullpen. He threw a pair of no-hitters before his career was sidetracked by three arm operations. He was entering the final year on a six-year, $105 million deal.The rotation has been the Reds’ biggest problem, with prospects failing to produce consistently, and Wood provides another upgrade. He was an All-Star for the Dodgers in 2017, going 16-3 with a 2.72 ERA. He was 9-7 last season with a 3.68 ERA in 27 starts and six relief appearances.“We think he’s a solid middle-of-the-rotation guy who’s going to fit in really well Jose Cruz Jr. Jersey ,” Williams said.The Reds’ outfield was in flux when they chose not to tender a contact to Billy Hamilton, making him a free agent. Puig is expected to play right field. He’s in the final year of a seven-year, $42 million deal.Kemp, 34, batted .290 with 25 doubles, 21 homers and 85 RBIs last season, when he was an All-Star for the third time.The Dodgers felt good about the chance to deal from their glut of outfielders and pitchers.“If you look at our rotation and outfield four hours ago, it was not a functional roster,” Friedman said. “It’s a deal that makes sense.” New York Mets managerMickey Callaway told reporters that starting pitcher Steven Matz complained ofleft forearm tightness after the team's 25-4 loss against the Washington Nationals, according toAnthony DiComo of MLB.com."I think we need to get him checked out just to make sure that's not the case," Callaway said.Matz downplayed any injury concerns Nolan Ryan Jersey , telling reporters he thought he was just going through a normal "dead-arm phase" and that he feels "healthy and good," adding that "it's hard to describe."Matz gave up seven runs and eight hits in his shortest outing of the season for the Mets Tuesday night, as he was pulled after getting just two outs in the first inning.Any injury is particularly concerning for Matz, who has suffered a long list of them in his career, dating back to having Tommy John surgery in 2010.As DiComo detailed, Matz"also underwent operations to remove bone spurs from his left elbow in 2016 and to reposition the ulnar ligament in his forearm the following year. Since reaching the Majors in '15, Matz has also spent time on the disabled list due to a torn left lat muscle, a left shoulder impingement and left elbow inflammation."Coming into this season, the most starts Matz has ever made in his career was 22 in 2016, though he's set to surpass that in 2018, with 21 starts already in the books.In what has been a disappointing season in basically every capacity for the Mets http://www.astrosfanproshop.com/authentic-justin-verlander-jersey , Matz has been up-and-down as well, posting a 5-9 record with a 4.35 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 99 strikeouts in 107.2 innings. He's on pace to surpass his previous career high in innings (132.1), however, a factor the Mets are keeping in mind down the stretch."We have to make sure that we understand that and take every precaution necessary to keep them on the field as much as possible," Callaway said of Matz,Zack WheelerandJacob deGrom, who are all on pace to set career highs in innings.At this point, there's basically zero incentive for the Mets to keep Matz on the mound if there's even the slightest concern about his health. The team is 44-60, with any postseason hopes long abandoned. The long-term health of Matz and his counterparts on the mound is far more important than any late-season wins.