The Reds made a handful of strikes earlier than tonight’s collection opener with the Rockies. Cincinnati recalled outfield prospect Rece Hinds in his first MLB promotion. In addition they introduced up righty reliever Yosver Zulueta from Triple-A Louisville. In corresponding strikes, the Reds optioned right-hander Graham Ashcraft and positioned outfielder Stuart Fairchild on the 10-day injured listing (retroactive to July 7) with a spinal disc harm.
Hinds is within the beginning lineup tonight in proper area. He’ll hit eighth and certain take his first large league at-bat in opposition to Colorado starter Ryan Feltner. The righty-hitting nook outfielder has been on Cincinnati’s 40-man roster for the reason that begin of final offseason. The Reds chosen his contract to maintain him out of the Rule 5 draft. He has been on elective project to Louisville all yr.
Initially drafted as a 3rd base prospect, Hinds was a second-round pick of highschool again in 2019. Evaluators have lengthy been intrigued by the huge uncooked energy he packs right into a 6’4″ body, however Hinds’ inventory has dipped since he entered professional ball due to longstanding contact questions. The 23-year-old has punched out in almost 35% of his plate appearances over elements of 5 minor league campaigns.
Strikeouts have once more been a priority this season. Hinds has fanned at an untenable 38.4% clip by way of 328 journeys to the plate in Louisville. Whereas he has linked on 13 house runs, his .216/.290/.409 slash line in Triple-A is beneath common. The Reds stay intrigued by Hinds’ pure energy potential, however it’s truthful to anticipate quite a lot of swing-and-miss in his preliminary have a look at MLB pitching.
Cincinnati has tried to discover a dependable righty-hitting outfielder to take some at-bats from lefties Jake Fraley and Will Benson. Fairchild has teed off on lefties at a .308/.388/.473 clip over 103 plate appearances, however he hasn’t produced in any respect in opposition to right-handed pitching (.127/.188/.203 in 86 PAs). He’s now out for an indeterminate period of time, maybe contributing to the choice to usher in Austin Slater in a late-night commerce with the Giants. (Fraley can be at the moment away from the group tending to a household matter.)
On the pitching aspect, Zulueta steps into the bullpen and pushes Ashcraft again to Triple-A. It’s the second time this season that the Reds optioned the righty, who opened the yr within the rotation. Ashcraft began 3 times since being recalled on June 26, permitting 10 runs in 15 innings. The Reds might quickly welcome Nick Lodolo again from his stint on the 15-day injured listing. Supervisor David Bell advised reporters that rookie right-hander Carson Spiers will maintain his rotation spot behind Lodolo, Hunter Greene, Andrew Abbott and Frankie Montas (X hyperlink through Charlie Goldsmith of the Cincinnati Enquirer).
In different Reds information, Cincinnati introduced that utilityman Levi Jordan went unclaimed on waivers. He was outrighted again to Louisville. The Reds designated Jordan for project final week once they known as up Edwin Ríos. A former Twenty ninth-round draftee, Jordan earned an MLB name in late June and appeared in seven contests. He picked up his first hit, a double off Daulton Jefferies, over 10 at-bats. He’s hitting .302/.384/.443 on the yr in Triple-A.
