The Reds introduced that they’ve chosen the contract of right-hander Alan Busenitz. Left-hander Brandon Leibrandt was optioned in a corresponding energetic roster transfer. The membership already had a 40-man roster emptiness.
Cincinnati acquired stomped by Atlanta yesterday, ultimately dropping 15-3. Starter Julian Aguiar allowed seven of these runs, lasting 4 innings. After Yosver Zulueta got here in and allowed one run in a single body, Leibrandt entered and coated the ultimate 4, permitting one other seven runs. Leibrandt threw 80 pitches in that mop-up obligation and was certainly going to be unavailable for a number of days, so the membership will swap him out for a recent arm.
Busenitz, 34, signed a minor league cope with the Reds within the offseason and that is the second time they’ve chosen his contract. The primary was August 23, a day during which the membership deployed a bullpen sport in opposition to the Pirates. He was one among seven pitchers to take the mound for the Reds that day, finishing one inning however permitting 4 runs, three of them earned. He was designated for project the following day and later cleared waivers, getting outrighted again to Triple-A Louisville.
His outcomes have naturally been a lot better at that stage. He has a 4.07 earned run common for the Bats, usually tossing a number of innings at a time, as he’s logged 66 1/3 frames in his 49 outings. His 21.6% strikeout price, 7.9% stroll price and 44.5% floor ball price are all fairly near par.
The Reds are out of rivalry however Busenitz can provide them one other aid possibility as they appear to trudge by way of the ultimate days of the season. He’s out of choices, so it’s potential he could possibly be again on the waiver wire if the membership wants to regulate its pitching workers but once more. The Reds don’t have a starter introduced for Sunday’s sport, so one other bullpen sport or spot begin could possibly be upcoming.
