The Giants just got back veteran outfielder Nori Aoki but are still missing starting center-fieder Angel Pagan (knee, 15-day DL) and right-fielder Hunter Pence (oblique, 15-day DL), so adding veteran Byrd should help them down the stretch. When everybody is healthy, Byrd will likely head to the bench.

This was a solid move for the Reds, who are clearly in total rebuilding mode at this point. Johnson is a young reliever with the potential to become a closer in Cincinnati, which might be very important if the club chooses to trade dominant Cuban lefty Aroldis Chapman in the off-season (or maybe sooner).

Byrd's fantasy value remains the same (i.e. not very good). He is a player in decline who should head to the bench once the Giants outfield gets healthy. As for Johnson, he should be on the fantasy radar as a young reliever who could reach the bigs next season.