First up is the more interesting of the two moves. The Dodgers traded 2018 non-roster invitee Zach Neal and 23-year-old first base prospect Ibandel Isabel to the Reds for hard-throwing right-hander Ariel Hernandez.
Hernandez, 26, was designated for assignment on Friday. It was a bit surprising because he still has two minor-league options, but the Reds, obviously, needed a 40-man roster spot, and Hernandez was the lowest man on the totem pole.
What makes Hernandez awfully intriguing — especially to a team like the Dodgers — is his elite-level fastball.