Reds trade Mat Latos to Marlins
— -- The Cincinnati Reds lost two starting pitchers Thursday, trading Mat Latos to the Miami Marlins and Alfredo Simon to the Detroit Tigers.
Latos, a native of Coconut Creek, Florida, is slated to become a free agent after the 2015 season. He was 5-5 with a 3.25 ERA in a season that was limited to 16 starts because of elbow and knee injuries.
The Reds received right-handed starter Anthony DeSclafani and minor league catcher Chad Wallach from the Marlins.
The Marlins had already dealt top pitching prospect Andrew Heaney to the Los Angeles Dodgers late Wednesday night as part of a seven-player trade that brought speedy second baseman Dee Gordon to the Marlins.
DeSclafani, who was the next-best minor league pitcher in the Marlins' farm system, went 2-2 with a 6.27 ERA in 13 appearances -- including five starts -- during his debut season in Miami.
Wallach, the son of former major leaguer and current Dodgers bench coach Tim Wallach, hit a combined .322 with 57 RBIs in two Class A stops last season.
Dallas Latos was tweeting all Thursday morning as trade rumors circulated about where her husband might wind up, saying "the last time Mat was traded we found out on SportsCenter."
The Tigers acquired Simon from the Reds in exchange for infielder Eugenio Suarez and right-handed Jonathon Crawford.
Simon, 33, was 15-10 with a 3.44 ERA and 127 strikeouts in 32 starts for the Reds last season.
Crawford, 23, was a first-round draft pick in 2013 and went 8-3 with a 2.85 ERA this year at Class A West Michigan.
The 22-year-old Suarez hit .242 with four homers and 23 RBIs for Detroit last season.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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