Reds Pick Up Left Handed Pitcher Brock Burke And Trade Gavin Lux To Tampa Bay In Three Team Trade

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Dateline: Cincinnati

Reds President of Baseball Operations Nick Krall today announced  three-way trade, landing LHP Brock Burke from the Angels. The Reds sent Gavin Lux to the Rays, while Tampa Bay sent OF Josh Lowe to Los Angeles in exchange for minor league RHP Chris Clark.

Burke, 29, posted a 7-1 record with a 3.36 ERA (61.2ip, 24r/23er) across a career-high 69 appearances in 2025. His 69 outings were the second-most by an Angels left-hander in a season in team history, while his 7 wins ranked second among all Major League left-handed relievers in 2025.

The Rays chose Burke in the third round of the 2014 draft. Burke has pitched in five Major League seasons with the Rangers (2019, '22-24) and Angels (2024-25). He was a member of Texas' 2023 World Series championship team, pitching in two postseason games as the Rangers secured their first World Series title in franchise history.

Burke was named the Rangers' Rookie of the Year by the local chapter of the BBWAA in 2022 after leading all Major League relievers in innings pitched (82.1) and posting the lowest ERA (1.97) by a rookie reliever in Rangers history. He also finished that year ranked among American League relief pitchers in strikeouts (90, 2nd) and wins (7, T3rd).

Lux, 28, batted .269 in a career-high 140 games with the Reds in 2025. He also set career bests with 120 hits, 28 doubles, 53 RBI, 56 walks, a .350 on-base percentage, and 176 times on base. He was originally acquired by Cincinnati from the Dodgers in exchange for minor leaguer Mike Sirota and the Reds' Competitive Balance Round A (37th overall) selection in the 2025 first-year player draft on January 6, 2025.