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Reds Designate Micah Owings For Assignment

By Tim Dierkes | August 17, 2010 at 2:11pm CDT

The Reds designated pitcher Micah Owings for assignment to make room for newly-signed draft pick Yasmani Grandal on the 40-man roster, tweets John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Owings was acquired from the Diamondbacks as the player to be named later in the Adam Dunn trade about two years ago.  In his Reds career he posted a 5.35 ERA, 6.1 K/9, 5.2 BB/9, and 1.2 HR/9 in 153 innings.  He's dealt with shoulder issues in recent years.  Owings is known for his bat; he slugged four homers, five doubles, and a triple in 76 Reds plate appearances.

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  1. Sage

    8 years ago

    The Brewers should look into Owings, via trade, or whatever. He’s better than anything they’ve got right now (besides Gallardo and Wolf).

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  2. Tacho Bill

    8 years ago

    He’s totally going to be a Pirate.

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  3. Harris

    8 years ago

    why doesnt he just become a full time hitter?

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  4. penpaper

    8 years ago

    *sigh* Owings can’t be too happy losing his roster spot to a rook who has a yet to play an inning above college level.

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  5. bjsguess

    8 years ago

    861 OPS … a homer every 20 AB’s. Seriously, why can’t the guy go down to the minors and learn to be a full-time hitter?

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    • Nicholas Grimson

      8 years ago

      If Adam Loewen thinks he has a chance then Owings should definitely give it a shot.

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    • Gumby65

      8 years ago

      Not quite as athletic as an Ankiel, but does his bat make him a better LF or first baseman than most people starting today?

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      • bjsguess

        8 years ago

        I don’t know if he is or isn’t. Hard to tell from the small sample sizes across many seasons. However, if he is going to be a fringe pitcher (the kind of guy that is routinely cut or given away), why not take a shot at being a full-time hitter. I don’t see the downside to giving it a try.

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  6. Gunner65

    8 years ago

    He’ll wind up somewhere … he was just the odd man out on a crowded and talented 40 man roster. Reds don’t have the room to carry a guy who was the least talented of the other pitchers he was up against. While he may have value as a hitter … the Red just have too much young talent in that department also to warrant keeping him around.

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  7. mrichard04

    8 years ago

    IMO, he’s the kind of guy the Astros could use while they rebuild.

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  8. joeycrist

    8 years ago

    pirates please he is better than everyone in that rotation not named mcdonald or maholm

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  9. Matt Saari

    8 years ago

    Shame. Here’s hoping my favorite Non-Twins pitcher lands on his feet somewhere.

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  10. Gumby65

    8 years ago

    He can go back to AZ and be arguably their 4th 5th best pitcher. Then there is that bat.

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  11. rayking

    8 years ago

    Maybe my Cards can teach him to play 3B. Sign him and let Oquendo tutor him!

    Clearly I am suffering from the anguish induced by reading that the Cards may be interested in Blum or Encarnacion…

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  12. nathanalext

    8 years ago

    He was the “goose” in a game of “Duck, Duck, Goose.” The Reds’ really have some nice pitching depth.

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  13. BaseballFanatic0707

    8 years ago

    Seriously, Micah. Quit pitching, learn to play a corner OF position, and start slugging.

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  14. PrescottKevin

    8 years ago

    It has to be on his mind. As a D’Back he was always a danger at the plate but a hot & cold pitcher. He could play 1B or a corner OF spot for most teams. He’s too good a hitter to fall out of the Majors. He’ll land somewhere this off season. He’s a better hitter than Ankiel. I wish him well.

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