Jay Bruce Trade Rumors: Latest News, Speculation on Reds OF's Future

The Cincinnati Reds unsuccessfully shopped Jay Bruce at the 2015 MLB trade deadline, but the team appears more motivated to move the right fielder with the offseason officially underway. 

Continue for updates. 

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Details of Bruce's No-Trade Clause Revealed

Sunday, Nov. 22

Jerry Crasnick of ESPN reported Bruce can block deals to the Red Sox, Yankees, Twins, Diamondbacks, Marlins, Athletics, Blue Jays and Rays. Crasnick noted Bruce resubmitted his list last week and there were no changes from the clubs listed a season ago.

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Orioles Linked to Bruce

Saturday, Nov. 21

Fox Sports' Jon Morosi, citing sources, reported on Friday that the "Orioles have had trade talks with Reds on [Bruce], but there was no momentum toward a deal as of this evening."

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Reds Could Move Bruce as Rebuild Gets Underway

Tuesday, Nov. 10

According to FoxSports.com's Ken Rosenthal, the Reds "finally are willing to trade" Bruce along with closer Aroldis Chapman, as members of the front office have publicly stated a desire to shake up the roster in hopes of contending down the line. 

"We’re in a tough division," President of Baseball Operations Walt Jocketty said, per Rosenthal. "We’ve got to be realistic about it."    

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Bruce No Stranger to Trade Rumors

The Reds attempted to deal Bruce at the deadline, but according to Crasnick, the trade fell apart when they had "second thoughts" about the return they would be receiving from the New York Mets. 

"We still wanted to be somewhat protective of our club last year," Jocketty added, per Rosenthal. "We had certain guys we just didn’t want to move. We started at the deadline knowing that we would gear up—’16 would be a transition year and in ’17 and ’18, we think we could be stronger and more competitive."

According to Spotrac, Bruce is due an affordable $12.5 million next season before Cincinnati decides whether it wants to exercise a $13 million club option in 2017. 

The two-time All-Star slumped in conjunction with the Reds' slide into the NL Central cellar. During the 2015 season, Bruce batted .226 with a shaky .294 on-base percentage while hitting 26 home runs and driving in 87 runs. 

Rosenthal didn't peg potential suitors for the 28-year-old, but considering Bruce is under team control for two more seasons, he should be an attractive option to prospective contenders in need of cost-effective power. 

Stats courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com.