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BoldyMinnesota
Was Moscot a top prospect?
Turtle
Was a Reds’ top-20 prospect until injuring his non-throwing shoulder. Still could be a useful pitcher.
redsfanman
Moscot was generally rated highly for being an advanced pitcher with ~4 average major league pitches. Reds and scouts saw him as a safe bet to be a back of the order starter, rather than a guy with raw upside.
Unfortunately Moscot’s performance in AAA and MLB hasn’t been particularly impressive, and now injuries (and struggles) have caused him to miss his obvious window.
In 2015 he made his debut, but dove to field a ball and landed on his left non-throwing shoulder. It was a crazy fluke injury, but it ended his season. He continued to have pain in that non-throwing shoulder, and struggled. After being optioned to AAA he tore his UCL and had Tommy John surgery, likely putting him out all of 2017.
He could still be a useful pitcher, likely as a swing man. He doesn’t have a particularly good pitch or two that’d play up in the bullpen.
Doc Halladay
Tommy John for a player like Moscot could be a blessing in disguise if all works out for him. Most pitchers who have successful TJ tend to come back physically stronger and if that happens to Moscot, he could theoretically add a couple mph on his fastball which could help play up his secondary offerings.
greatgame 2
Why keep Josh Smith on the 40 man?