Pirates trade outfielder Andrew McCutchen to Giants

The San Francisco Giants agreed to acquire 2013 National League MVP Andrew McCutchen from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday.

The deal for the veteran outfielder is pending a medical review. It was reported the Pirates will receive two prospects from the Giants in return for McCutchen, who is due $14.75 million in the final year of his contract.

The prospects the Pirates will receive are said to be outfielder Bryan Reynolds and right-hander Kyle Crick, according to MLB Pipeline, which also says the Pirates will receive $500,000 in their international bonus pool allotment.

The Pirates are reportedly paying $2.5 million of McCutchen's salary in 2018, according to MLB Network's Ken Rosenthal.

McCutchen, 31, hit .279 with 28 home runs and 88 RBIs last season.

McCutchen compiled a .291 average with 203 home runs and an .866 OPS for the Pirates from 2009-17. He helped Pittsburgh reach the postseason three consecutive years beginning in 2013 and appeared in five straight All-Star Games beginning in 2011.

He will join three-time All-Star third baseman Evan Longoria, acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays last month, as San Francisco looks to beef up its offense. The Giants were last in the National League in home runs and 13th in batting average in 2017.

News of the McCutchen deal comes just two days after the Pirates traded starting pitcher Gerrit Cole to the Houston Astros.

-- Field Level Media