Giants acquire Marlon Byrd from Reds to beef up bench

San Francisco is out to boost an outfield that has dealt with injury after injury.|
JANIE MCCAULEY
ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Giants have acquired outfielder Marlon Byrd and cash from the Cincinnati Reds for minor league reliever Stephen Johnson.

Giants general manager Bobby Evans confirmed the trade, which also was announced by Cincinnati on Thursday. A day after losing out on second baseman Chase Utley, who the Phillies traded to the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers, the Giants made their own move to boost an outfield that has dealt with injuries to all three starters.

Center fielder Angel Pagan is on the 15-day disabled list with a right knee injury. Left fielder Nori Aoki came off the seven-day concussion list Thursday ahead of the series opener at Pittsburgh as right fielder Hunter Pence went on the DL with a strained left oblique injury.

UPDATED: Please read and follow our commenting policy:
  • This is a family newspaper, please use a kind and respectful tone.
  • No profanity, hate speech or personal attacks. No off-topic remarks.
  • No disinformation about current events.
  • We will remove any comments — or commenters — that do not follow this commenting policy.
Send a letter to the editor