MLB Trade Rumors writer Jeff Todd just posted that the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox have made a trade that brings RHP Dylan Axelrod to the Reds. What the Reds are sending to the White Sox has yet to be announced.
Axelrod has spent time in the big leagues, including all of the 2013 season, but has been in Triple-A Charlotte for the 2014 season. With the Louisville Bats being short on starting pitchers, this looks like a deal to get Axelrod with the Bats and into their rotation. Here are the stats for the right hander with Charlotte this season:
| Age | W | L | ERA | IP | H | HR | BB | K | WHIP |
| 28 | 6 | 7 | 4.50 | 88.0 | 96 | 9 | 36 | 76 | 1.50 |
He’s had some strange splits, dominating at home and being beaten up badly at home, so maybe pitching for Louisville will help turn things around on the whole for him.
According to Brooks Baseball, he throws a fastball, change up, slider, curveball and a cutter (or at least did in 2013 when he was in the big leagues. He works 88-92, topping out around 93 MPH. In 2013, according to the Fangraphs data, all of his pitches were below-average.