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The New York Mets are acquiring outfielder Tyler Naquin and relief pitcher Philip Diehl from the Cincinnati Reds, per Joel Sherman of the New York Post. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reported that minor leaguers Jose Acuna and Hector Rodriguez will be sent to the Reds in order to complete the deal.

Acuna is a 19-year-old right-hander pitcher and Rodriguez is an 18-year-old second baseman, both of which are not ranked in the Top 30 for the Mets according to MLB Pipeline.

Metsmerized’s Michael Mayer planned to have both in his midseason Top-30 prospects.

Naquin is the notable addition of the two, mostly because of what he has been able to produce against right-handed pitching. The 31-year-old is slashing .266/.335/.476 with an .811 OPS in 158 plate appearances against right handers this season. The Mets also acquired Daniel Vogelbach late last week to give the team another option at designated hitter.

The Mets view Naquin as another left-handed hitter who can provide versatility, both as a corner outfielder and a designated hitter. Buck Showlater will now have more of an ability to shuffle things around from game to game, both in the outfield and infield.

Diehl will give the Mets another left-handed option out of the bullpen but will likely be Triple-A depth. The 28-year-old has struggled in his brief time in the majors, pitching to a 9.47 ERA in a total of 21 appearances across three seasons. Diehl spent each of his first two big league seasons with the Colorado Rockies, before pitching all of the 2021 season with the Reds in Triple-A Louisville.

The former New York Yankee draft pick has a two-pitch mix, as he has used the four-seam fastball and slider over 98 percent of the time this season. His average velocity on the fastball is 91.2 MPH and 83.3 MPH for the slider. The only left-handed options out of the bullpen are currently Joely Rodríguez and David Peterson (last two appearances as a reliever), so it may only be a matter of time before Diehl gets his chance to fill that role.

With the trade deadline just days away, many believe the Mets still have work to do. Adding a right-handed hitter and a late inning reliever seem to the two most important needs the team is looking to fill by next Tuesday.