The Reds introduced at present that they’ve chosen the contract of left-hander Evan Kravetz. Proper-hander Casey Legumina has been optioned to Triple-A Louisville in a corresponding lively roster transfer. To open a 40-man spot, outfielder Stuart Fairchild has been transferred to the 60-day injured listing.
Kravetz, 27, will get the decision to the present for the primary time. He was chosen by the Reds within the fifth spherical of the 2019 draft and has been climbing the minor league ladder since then. He made his skilled debut with one inning in Rookie ball in his draft yr, however then the minor leagues have been worn out by the pandemic in 2020.
Since then, as he’s moved in direction of the upper ranges of the minors, he has racked up loads of strikeouts but additionally given out loads of walks. From 2021 to 2024, he has tossed 243 1/3 minor league innings, permitting 3.99 earned runs per 9. He has struck out 28% of batters confronted in that point but additionally given out free passes at an 11.1% charge. That features 42 1/3 Triple-A innings this yr with a 3.40 ERA, 25% strikeout charge and 11.7% stroll charge.
The Cincinnati pitching employees has been pretty snakebit of late. Every of Andrew Abbott, Hunter Greene, Nick Lodolo and Christian Roa have hit the injured listing this month. Jakob Junis made an emergency begin yesterday and he was adopted by 5 relievers, together with Legumina. Due to a double-header arising on Friday, the membership is within the midst of a stretch whereby they play eight video games in seven days.
The membership wants all the assistance it could get to outlive the approaching week, so Kravetz has been summoned to be part of the answer. The Reds are additionally reportedly calling up prospect Rhett Lowder to deal with one of many two video games on Friday. Each pitchers will probably be making their respective MLB debuts as quickly as they take the mound.
Fairchild was positioned on the 10-day IL yesterday as a consequence of a left thumb sprain. Evidently, the Reds don’t anticipate him again this yr, based mostly on this switch. He’ll spend the remainder of the season on the 60-day IL however will have to be added again onto the 40-man within the offseason, as there isn’t any IL from 5 days after the World Collection till the beginning of Spring Coaching.
