A trade of Chicago Cubs center fielder Marlon Byrd to the Boston Red Sox appears imminent, a source close to the situation told ESPN Chicago's Bruce Levine. Another source indicated the Cubs will receive a left-handed reliever in return. Shortly before game time against the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday, Byrd said via text message that he had been told nothing about a trade. Byrd was not in the starting lineup, Joe Mather began the game in center. The potential trade was initially reported by Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, who tweeted a deal was close to being finalized.