One team is clearly in rebuild mode. The other seems to be conflicted.

The Phillies and Reds have reportedly agreed to a deal that would send veteran outfielder #Brewers Ryan Braun .267/.325/.440 & 20 HR #Reds Marlon Byrd .269/.318/.449 & 26 HR

— Ace of MLB Stats (@AceballStats) December 31, 2014

He was also surprisingly decent in right field last year for the Phils, with six defensive runs saved, sixth-most among NL right fielders. Of course, he won't be playing right field in Cincinnati. He'll be in left.

Byrd's salary of $8 million this year is relatively inexpensive but also comes with a reachable vesting option of $8 million for 2016, his age-39 season. And Byrd has some negatives as well, striking out 185 times last year (second-most in the NL) with a walk rate of 5.5% that was 12th-worst in the NL.

It is for some of those reasons that some in the Cincinnati blogosphere is generally not too thrilled with this deal.

Lol, jocketty.

— Redleg Nation (@redlegnation) December 31, 2014

Yep. RT @djshort: The Reds’ offseason strategy can best be summed up in ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

— Redleg Nation (@redlegnation) December 31, 2014

The Reds and the Braves are in a pitched battle for the title of Most WTF? Offseason.

— Craig Calcaterra (@craigcalcaterra) December 31, 2014

It is interesting that the Reds have traded for Byrd, who will replace Ryan Ludwick in left field. It was just a few weeks ago that Cincinnati traded away two of its starting pitchers, Mat Latos and Alfredo Simon, leading some to think that a rebuild was in the works.

The acquisition of Byrd doesn't seem to make a whole lot of sense -- unless they plan to also have Byrd start every fifth day.

Byrd does, however, give the Reds a nice right-handed bat to put between Joey Votto and Jay Bruce if they chose to do so. He would join a lineup with Devin Mesoraco, Todd Frazier, Billy Hamilton, and a fading Brandon Phillips.

Last year, playing in one of the most hitter-advantageous home parks in the Majors, the Reds were only 13th in runs scored, 14th in batting average, 14th in on-base percentage, and 11th in slugging percentage. They were eighth in home runs, however, all without the services of Votto for most of the season.

Getting Marlon Byrd doesn't make the Reds contenders in the NL Central, not with the Cardinals, Pirates and the vastly-improved Cubs all looming in the division. And it also creates a bit of an identity crisis for Cincinnati.

But at the very least, Byrd should make the offense a little bit better than it was in 2014.