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Marlins Acquire RHP Dan Straily From Reds For Three Top Prospects

The Miami Marlins have acquired right-handed starter Dan Straily from the Cincinnati Reds for three of their top 16 prospects, the team announced Thursday.

Marlins Acquire RHP Dan Straily From Reds For Three Top Prospects

Miami dealt right-handed pitching prospects Luis Castillo and Austin Brice, and minor league outfielder Isaiah White. 

Straily, 28, is coming off a spectacular season with the Reds, going 14-8 with a 3.76 ERA. The righty made 31 starts and appeared in 34 games, throwing 191 1/3 total innings.

The Reds claimed Straily off waivers from the San Diego Padres on April 1. He tied for the MLB lead in homers allowed at 31.

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Straily broke in with the Oakland A’s in 2012, and in five seasons in the Majors, he is 27-21 with a 4.24 ERA. He was previously involved in another big trade. The Chicago Cubs sent him to Houston in January 2015 in a deal involving Dexter Fowler, who now plays for St. Louis.

Where Straily fits into the Marlins’ rotation remains unclear. The team now has six candidates for five spots. In December, Miami signed free-agent right-hander Edinson Volquez and lefty Jeff Locke. Lefties Wei-Yin Chen and Adam Conley and right-hander Tom Koehler return from last year.

Along with Volque and Locke, the Marlins have also added relievers Brad Ziegler, Junichi Tazawa, backup catcher A.J. Ellis and brought back reliever Dustin McGowan this offseason.

Miami’s top priority this offseason was to deepen their bullpen and add durable starters.

Castillo, 24, pitched at Single-A and Double-A last season, going 8-6 with a 2.26 ERA and 103 strikeouts in 131 2/3 innings.

Brice, also 24, threw in Double-A and Triple-A. He was 4-7 with a 2.74 ERA in 32 minor league games, including 13 starts. He played in 15 games for the Marlins last season where he had a 7.07 ERA in 14 major league innings.

White, 20, was selected by Miami in the third round of the 2015 draft. He played at Single-A last season, hitting .214 with one homer and 17 RBIs in 51 games.

MILWAUKEE, WI – SEPTEMBER 24: Dan Straily #58 of the Cincinnati Reds pitches during the first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on September 24, 2016 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Mike McGinnis/Getty Images)

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