CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Guardians traded outfielder Will Benson to the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday for outfielder Justin Boyd.
The defending AL Central champions additionally will get a participant to be named from the Reds within the swap.
Cincinnati drafted Boyd within the second spherical final yr out of Oregon State. He led the Pac-12 with a .373 batting common and 24 steals in 2022. The 21-year-old batted .203 in 73 at-bats for Class-A Daytona.
The 6-foot-5 Benson spent 28 video games with the Guardians final season, batting .182 with three RBIs in 28 video games. The 24-year-old struggled on the plate, hanging out 19 occasions in simply 55 at-bats.
Benson was as soon as thought-about certainly one of Cleveland’s prime outfield prospects, however has since been surpassed by Steven Kwan, Oscar Gonzalez and Will Brennan.
Guardians commerce OF Will Benson to Reds for OF Justin Boyd initially appeared on NBCSports.com
