The Padres are going to advertise right-hander Sean Reynolds, reviews Craig Mish of the Miami Herald on X. The righty can be making his main league debut as quickly as he will get right into a recreation. He’s already on San Diego’s 40-man roster however the membership might want to open an energetic roster spot.
Reynolds, 26, was a fourth-round decide of the Marlins again in 2016. He was drafted as a hitter however by no means did a lot hitting. In over 1,000 minor league plate appearances, he struck out at a 43.8% clip and slashed .178/.287/.344, by no means getting increased than Single-A.
He moved to the mound in 2021 and has been having extra success in that function. He tossed 84 1/3 innings on the farm over 2021 and 2022 with a 3.74 earned run common and 27.7% strikeout price. The 12.6% stroll price was a bit excessive however comprehensible for a man pretty new to pitching.
The Marlins had been intrigued sufficient so as to add him to their 40-man roster on the finish of 2022, conserving Reynolds out of that 12 months’s Rule 5 draft. He tossed one other 48 2/3 innings in Miami’s farm system final 12 months, between Double-A and Triple-A. In that point, he had a 2.77 ERA, 26.3% strikeout price and 11.2% stroll price. He was additionally briefly promoted to the majors however didn’t get right into a recreation.
The Padres had been impressed sufficient to amass Reynolds alongside Garrett Cooper in the commerce that despatched Ryan Weathers to the Marlins. Reynolds struggled with the transfer, permitting 24 earned runs in 16 innings after the deal final 12 months.
He’s been in higher type this 12 months, although with the underlying numbers being extra spectacular than the floor ones. He has tossed 45 1/3 Triple-A innings this 12 months with a 6.55 ERA, 28.3% strikeout price and 14.6% stroll price. His .365 batting common on balls in play and 57.2% strand price are each on the unfortunate facet, so maybe his 4.62 FIP is a greater indicator of how he’s pitched within the Pacific Coast League this 12 months. Management is clearly nonetheless a piece in progress however Reynolds appears to have strikeout stuff, so the Padres will give him a shot to overlook main league bats.
