CINCINNATI — Former Reds pitcher Jakob Junis is signing a one-year, $4.5 million deal with the Cleveland Guardians according to ESPN's Kiley McDaniel. The Reds acquired Junis last July from the Brewers when they sent Frankie Montas to Milwaukee.

How Jakob Junis could fit with the Guardians. Junis, 32, has experience both as a starter and as a reliever, though he has primarily operated out of the bullpen over the last coup

Right-hander Jakob Junis and the Guardians are in agreement on a one-year, $4.5 million contract, sources said, adding versatility to a pitching staff that was ravaged by injuries to starters last year.