Jeff Passan reported a trade between the Reds and Rays that would send starter Zack Littell to Cincinnati on Wednesday evening, while the Dodgers had yet to make their first move of the trade deadline. Bob Nightengale followed up to report that it was going to turn into a three-team trade, but there was little reason to think that the Dodgers would be involved at all.
Passan followed up almost exactly an hour and a half later with the full trade. The Dodgers would send former top catching prospect Hunter Feduccia to the Rays, who will also get pitcher Brian Van Belle from the Reds.