The Reds introduced they’ve designated Roansy Contreras for project. The transfer opens the mandatory 40-man roster spot for Gavin Lux, whose acquisition from the Dodgers is now official.
Contreras hasn’t spent a lot time with the Reds. Cincinnati grabbed him off waivers from the Rangers a pair weeks in the past. Texas had simply claimed him from the Angels a month earlier than that. The 25-year-old righty appears ticketed for the waiver wire for a 3rd time in as many months.
As soon as one of many sport’s higher pitching prospects, Contreras was a key piece of the package deal that the Yankees despatched to the Pirates for Jameson Taillon. He had an honest debut season with the Bucs in 2022, handing over a 3.79 ERA throughout 95 innings. He appeared like a long-term rotation piece on the time, however his manufacturing has dropped sharply during the last two seasons.
Contreras struggled to an ERA close to 7.00 throughout 68 1/3 MLB frames in 2023. He exhausted his final minor league choice that yr. The Pirates carried him within the season-opening bullpen in ’24. He pitched 12 instances in medium-leverage spots earlier than the Bucs took him off the roster. They dealt him to the Angels for money in Could. Contreras performed out the yr with the Halos in a protracted reduction function, posting a 4.33 ERA with subpar peripherals in 37 appearances.
Because the begin of the 2023 season, Contreras owns a 5.47 earned run common over 136 2/3 innings. His 18.5% strikeout share and 10.5% stroll charge are worse than the respective MLB averages, as is his 1.4 house runs allowed per 9. The efficiency and the shortcoming to ship him to the minors with out placing him on waivers might result in him persevering with to bounce across the league. Contreras has intrigued a number of groups as a depth arm, as he sits round 95 MPH along with his four-seam fastball and throws six completely different pitches.
