Curtis Goodwin said he wanted to be traded immediately after a clubhouse tirade Aug. 7.
Wednesday, he got his wish. The Reds sent Goodwin to the Colorado Rockies for right-handed pitcher Mark Hutton.
Hutton, a native of South Adelaide, Australia, was 3-2 with a 4.48 ERA in 39 relief appearances and one start with the Rockies and the Florida Marlins last year.
Reds manager Jack McKeon said he'll give Hutton a chance to win a spot in the starting rotation.
McKeon said the trade had nothing to do with Goodwin's outburst, in which he ''quit'' the team and accused General Manager Jim Bowden of ''treating him like a slave.'' Goodwin later apologized, but he was sent to Indianapolis and never returned to the big club.
''It was the numbers game,'' McKeon said. ''We had two outfielders come through - (Chris) Stynes and (Jon) Nunnally. Plus we added Dmitri Young and (Mel) Nieves through trades.
''(Goodwin) was going to be a fifth outfielder here, if he made the club. We had a chance to get pitching, which is our weakness. You've got to do that. I think it was a great deal.''
Hutton, 27, has pitched in the big leagues for four years. The 6-foot-6, 240-pounder has made 16 starts. Overall, he is 9-6 with a 4.48 ERA.
The Reds have been interested in Hutton since at least the 1996 season.
''I like his arm from what I remember of him when I was scouting,'' McKeon said. ''He struggles with command at times. But he's the kind of guy who can win three in a row for you, or lose three in a row.'' Bowden told WLW-AM: ''We've always thought he'd make a better starting pitcher than a reliever . . . we think he's a guy who can compete for our fifth starter spot.''
The rotation is unsettled behind Dave Burba, Brett Tomko and Mike Remlinger.
''This is a young guy with a good arm,'' McKeon said. ''I'd like to look at what he's capable of.''
Goodwin, 25, hit .253 in 85 games with the Reds.
''Obviously, he had potential,'' McKeon said. ''But he never really showed it.''
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