Mike Leake to Giants: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction

The Cincinnati Reds traded starting pitcher Mike Leake to the San Francisco Giants early Friday morning, per Fox Sports' Jon Paul Morosi.

The Giants confirmed the trade and provided the full details:

Andrew Baggarly reported the Giants will pay Leake's entire salary.

Leake took to Twitter to thank the Reds organization, describing the move as "A bittersweet moment. I am extremely thankful to reds organization and will miss teammates, coaches, ballpark folks and most of all the fans."

Adam Duvall is tearing up Triple-A with 26 home runs and 79 RBI, but he'll likely be more of a bench player in Cincinnati unless the Reds ship either Joey Votto or Todd Frazier out of town.

Keury Mella, on the other hand, could potentially be a big loss for the Giants down the road. He was the team's fourth-best prospect before the season, according to Baseball America. In 16 High-A starts, Mella is 5-3 with a 3.31 earned run average.

Still, San Francisco didn't necessarily pay a premium for a proven MLB starter.

CBS Sports' Jon Heyman included why this deal could make so much sense for the Giants:

Leake is 9-5 in 2015 with a 3.56 ERA on a Reds team that sits in fourth place in the National League Central, 18 games behind the the division-leading St. Louis Cardinals and 9.5 games back in the NL wild card. 

The right-hander is inked to only a one-year deal for $9.78 million in 2015, according to Spotrac.

In his sixth season in the majors, Leake has a career record of 62-47 with a 3.87 ERA, averaging 6.1 strikeouts per nine innings in his career. He struck out a career-high 164 batters last season despite an 11-13 record. 

FanGraphs provided a look at his numbers to date and what he could potentially do for the rest of the season:

San Francisco is acquiring a solid third starter who is capable of eating innings. Leake's inconsistency, however, prevents him from becoming a potential ace. At 27 years old, it seems unlikely he'll become a vastly different pitcher over the next few seasons.

Leake has five starts under his belt so far this season in which he did not give up a run, but in four other starts, he has given up five or more.

If he does find some consistency, the Giants' rotation just stole a solid starter.

Stats courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com