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Royals acquire Cueto, send three left-handers to Reds
— -- The Cincinnati Reds traded ace Johnny Cueto to the Kansas City Royals on Sunday, the teams confirmed.
The Royals also received cash considerations in the deal, which saw Kansas City send left-handers Brandon Finnegan, John Lamb and Cody Reed to Cincinnati.
Cueto, 29, is 7-6 with a 2.62 ERA this season. He is coming off a 5-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night in which he threw eight shutout innings and allowed four hits.
The right-hander spent his first eight seasons in the major leagues with the Reds, and thanks the organization after Sunday's trade was announced.
Cueto joins a Royals team that entered Sunday leading the American League Central by 6.5 games. But the Kansas City rotation could use a boost with right-hander Yordano Ventura struggling and lefty Jason Vargas landing on the disabled list again last week, this time with a torn ulnar ligament in his left elbow.
A 2014 All-Star, Cueto finished second in Cy Young Award voting last year after going 20-9 with a 2.25 ERA. He has been one of the lone bright spots this season for the Reds, who entered Sunday 43-52.
Manager Bryan Price indicated Saturday that a trade could come at any point.
"Right now, we know that there are a lot of people after our players," Price said. "We've got to be prepared for anything that could happen. There are times we've got to concern ourselves with 'what if?' There's a protocol. We've got players that may be dealt. We've got to make sure all our bases are covered. We can't go out and have a bullpen day."
Cueto said a teammate had told him he already had been traded before Saturday's start.
"They said something to me," Cueto told reporters after the game. "I don't want to use a bad word in this location, but it was really bad the way I found out what happened. My head went around the whole way. My thoughts were all over the place."
Fox Sports reported earlier Sunday that Kansas City had been on the verge of acquiring Cueto but the deal fell through because a Royals player who was to be included in the swap had a medical issue. Sources told ESPN the teams still were working to make the trade happen despite Saturday's hiccup, leading to its finalization later Sunday.
Information from ESPN's Jim Bowden was used in this report.
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