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Reds Designate Steve Selsky For Assignment

By Steve Adams | January 19, 2017 at 1:59pm CDT

The Reds have designated outfielder Steve Selsky for assignment in order to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for the acquisitions of right-handers Luis Castillo and Austin Brice from the Marlins as part of today’s Dan Straily trade, tweets Zach Buchanan of the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Selsky, 27, made his Major League debut with the 2016 Reds and picked up 54 plate appearances in 24 games, batting an impressive .314/.340/.471 with a pair of home runs along the way. Selsky’s pop has been a bit more limited in a larger sample of work at Triple-A, however, as the former 33rd-rounder has compiled a .283/.369/.425 batting line in 191 games with Cincinnati’s affiliate in Louisville.

The right-handed-hitting Selsky has never rated among Cincinnati’s top-ranked prospects, but he has a history of producing strong batting average and on-base percentage marks in his minor league career. Since being drafted back in 2011, Selsky is a .295/.379/.459 hitter. He has more than 1000 minor league innings of experience in both outfield corners and at first base, in addition to some brief work in center field (136 total innings).

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  1. kc38

    9 years ago

    What a joke of a franchise. Cut a guy like this on a rebuilding team

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    • Dock_Elvis

      9 years ago

      They just removed him from the 40 man is all. Might be doing him a favor in the end…might be a move to create a minor deal as well.

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    • slasher016

      9 years ago

      Not sure if serious…

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    • ksoze

      9 years ago

      He’s 27 with marginal upside, 5th outfielder at Best.

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  2. kc38

    9 years ago

    Ok doing him a favor not themselves? They should wanna be better and his numbers reflect he could make a team better. They are clueless

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    • bosox90

      9 years ago

      Truly curious, who should they have removed from the 40-man instead?

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    • Turtle

      9 years ago

      Who would you have removed from the 40-man roster? Maybe Arismendy Alcantara or Richie Shaffer.

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      • kc38

        9 years ago

        Shaffer by far. Has no ability to hit major league pitching. I watched him all year. Almost falls down on every swing. Ball could bounce in the grass and he would swing so hard he’s looking at the 4th deck down the 3rd base line

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        • barjerni50

          9 years ago

          I’m impressed, would like to know which MLB team u work for, tell them how keen of an eye u have for talent, tell them u deserve an increase in salary !!!

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      • redsfan48

        9 years ago

        Go read one of the articles this offseason on Arismendy Alcantara. One is by Redleg Nation and I think the other was Red Reporter. Alcantara isn’t going anywhere, and will likely be the utility backup this year for the Reds.

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    • redsfanman

      9 years ago

      I think learning a little more about Selsky would change your opinion of his greatness.

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      • layventsky

        9 years ago

        But does he draw rave reviews for his defense at 1B and OF?

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  3. redsfanman

    9 years ago

    How would Selsky make a team better? He’s a defensively limited 1b/corner outfielder with no power or baserunning value. His .314 average for the Reds looks flashy, but it comes with a totally unsustainable .519 BIBIP – total small sample size fluke.

    Best case scenario Selsky is a ~.270 hitting pinch hitter with an OBP around ~.350… again, with no power or baserunning value. His age does him no favors.

    I suspect Selsky will clear waivers, and I’m surprised he made it on the 40 man roster this long. I thought it’d come down to Selsky and LHP Wandy Peralta.

    I’d definitely stick with younger RIchie Shaffer over Selsky, especially after the success of Adam Duvall. And versatile Arismendy Alcantara is an easy decision to leave on the roster – he has far more upside than Selsky.

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    • kc38

      9 years ago

      I promise you Shaffer will be nothing. This young man has good numbers in the minors too. Last time I checked a guy who can hit .270 isn’t so bad to have sitting on the bench to use. When Shaffer can hit about .180 and maybe hit a homerun once ever 2 years

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      • kc38

        9 years ago

        A career .295 hitter in the minors. But you wanna cut him over a career .230 hitters in the minors but you think he’ll be better against major league pitching. Not a chance

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        • Blue_Painted_Dreams_LA

          9 years ago

          Chances are Shaffer, Alcantra, and Selsky are all AAAA players. So that’s probably how they view all three. In the end it really doesn’t matter because all three will give time to Peraza and Winker. Usually a corner LF/1B doesn’t provide much value as those with positional flexibility to a rebuilding team with a guy like Votto. So I’m not really sure how that says anything about Cincinnati.

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        • Blue_Painted_Dreams_LA

          9 years ago

          And btw an unsubstantial babip mixed with a .25 difference between average and obp and a 40% K rate screams AAAA. It also reminds you how hollow BA can be at times especially in a small sample size. Mix that with a defensive liability it’s hard to keep a guy on the 40 man.

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      • redsfanman

        9 years ago

        I heard the same things about Duvall, Schebler, Hamilton, and Peraza last winter. Unfortunately I don’t accept your promise, and look forward to seeing how Shaffer does. It’s definitely a big make-or-break year for him.

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        • kc38

          9 years ago

          Ok has Shaffer ever hit? Look at the stats? Never. Ever. So why is he gonna magically start now because he’s with the reds. He’s not. Therefore selsky is more valuable. Not hard to figure out

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        • ksoze

          9 years ago

          These guys your arguing about are not going to be impact players on any team, chill. Duvall, Hamilton, Schebler, Winker are going to get all the playing time. Alcantara will probably be the 5th outfielder, or someone else who may be out of options that would be worth taking a flyer on.

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  4. San Diego Needs a NFL n NBA team

    9 years ago

    Orioles should grab him and see if he can DH.

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    • TheMichigan

      9 years ago

      They have Mancini/Walker for that

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  5. redsfan54

    9 years ago

    This is a bad decision. No reason Selsky should have been removed. Definitely could and should be our 4th outfielder. The man can hit. No reason he should be removed before someone like Sal Romano, Phillips Ervin, Arismendy Alcantara, Richie Shaffer.

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    • KC2114

      9 years ago

      So you’d have the reds get rid of Sal Romano or Phil Ervin? Are you really a Reds fan or do you just pay attention to them when they’re winning?

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      • ksoze

        9 years ago

        Right! They will both get some MLB time this season, and then we’ll see.

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    • ksoze

      9 years ago

      I kinda like the Phillips idea, but it’ll never happen!

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  6. tyhart12

    9 years ago

    So get rid of prospects that are rated a lot higher Than him just bc you like him? He’s never proved anything either except a small sample size of no power or speed. And it’s not like they cut him lol they took him off the 40 man..Duvall, Schebler, Hamilton, Winker, and Alcantara.. where exactly was this “beast” Selsky supposed to be playing???

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