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The Reds announced Thursday they traded starting pitcher Mat Latos to the Marlins in exchange for starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani and catcher Chad Wallach.

Latos is in his final year of arbitration. He was limited to just 16 starts in 2014 due to injury, going 5-5 with a 3.25 ERA. Latos has a 60-45 record with a 3.34 ERA in 153 career starts for the Padres and Reds.

DeSclafani went 2-2 with a 6.27 ERA and 1.36 WHIP in 13 appearances (five starts) for the Marlins in 2014. The 2011 sixth-round pick is 26-16 with a 3.23 ERA in 354 1/3 innings in the minors.

Wallach, a 2013 fifth-round pick, split the 2014 season between low Class A Greensboro and high Class A Jupiter. He hit .322 with a .431 on-base percentage, .457 slugging percentage, .888 OPS, seven home runs, 22 doubles and 57 RBI in 97 games.

The Reds are working on a trade to send starting pitcher Mat Latos to the Marlins, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com has confirmed. The Marlins are sending prospects Anthony DeSclafani and Chad Wallach to the Reds, according to FOX Sports reporter Ken Rosenthal.

Latos is in his final year of arbitration. He was limited to just 16 starts in 2014 due to injury, going 5-5 with a 3.25 ERA.

Latos has a 60-45 record with a 3.34 ERA in 153 career starts for the Padres and Reds.

The Red Sox Sox are set to acquire Diamondbacks pitcher Wade Miley, CBSSports.com Baseball Insider Jon Heyman confirms. The trade was first reported by FoxSports.com.

The two sides had been rumored to have been in contact about Miley throughout the day, but it was starting to look as though Boston was no longer the front-runner. The 28-year-old Miley posted a 4.34 ERA over 201 1/3 innings last season. Miley is under team control through 2017.

In exchange for Miley, Boston is giving up pitchers Allen Webster and Rubby De La Rosa. De La Rosa posted a 4.43 ERA over 101 2/3 innings last year. He's not set to become a free-agent until 2019. The 24-year-old Webster received 11 starts in the majors last year, posting a 5.03 ERA. Boston will also send make a minor-leaguer in the deal. 

The Marlins and Rangers are involved in trade talks for Diamondbacks pitcher Wade Miley, according to the USA Today. 

Both the Marlins and Red Sox had been mentioned as possible partners earlier, but it appears Boston is no longer in the running. With them out of the way, Texas seems to have gotten involved in the bidding. The 28-year-old Miley posted a 4.34 ERA over 201 1/3 innings last year.

The Diamondbacks are close to trading starting pitcher Wade Miley, according to Yahoo Sports MLB columnist Jeff Passan. USA Today reported earlier Wednesday the Diamondbacks begun listening to trade offers on Miley because they want to reduce their payroll to $90 million.

Miley, who went 8-12 with a 4.34 ERA in 2014, is in his first year of arbitration and is under team control through 2017.

The Red Sox are expected to be one of several teams to inquire about a trade involving Phillies ace Cole Hamels, according to CBSSports.com Baseball Insider Jon Heyman.

The Red Sox are expected to cast a wide net for starting pitching help after failing to sign Jon Lester, and the Phillies are reportedly interested in several of Boston's prospects.

Infielder/outfielder Mookie Betts, catcher Blake Swihart and third baseman Garin Cecchini are among some of the players the Phillies like in the Red Sox's organization.

With the Diamondbacks trying to reduce their payroll to $90 million, they have begun listening to trade offers on starting pitcher Wade Miley, according to USA Today. Miley, who went 8-12 with a 4.34 ERA in 2014, is in his first year of arbitration and is under team control through 2017.

FOX Sports reports sources said the Red Sox and Marlins are among teams in active discussions with Arizona about Miley.

Although the Reds have received calls on the availability of pitchers Johnny Cueto and Aroldis Chapman, it is more likely that Mike Leake or Mat Latos would be dealt this offseason instead, CBSSports.com Baseball Insider Jon Heyman reports.

Reds general manager Walt Jocketty said they were "close" to a couple of trades on Tuesday, but both fell through, per the Cincinnati Enquirer. When asked about rumors of a Chapman trade, Jocketty said, "I'll listen to anything that makes sense. It was not something we initiated."

Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg told reporters at the winter meetings that general manager Ruben Amaro "is going to have to be wowed" in order to trade starting pitcher Cole Hamels in the offseason.

Hamels, who will turn 31 this month, went 9-9 with a 2.46 ERA, a 1.15 WHIP and 198 strikeouts in 204 2/3 innings (30 starts) last season.

Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said Monday they would not discuss a contract extension with pitcher Zack Greinke this winter, according to the L.A. Times. 

The 31-year-old right hander is currently signed through 2018, but Greinke can opt out of his current deal in 2015. 

In doing so, Greinke would forfeit the final three years and $71 million he is due. 

He went 17-8 last year with a 2.71 ERA and 207 strikeouts.