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Reds Release Desmond Jennings

By Jeff Todd | March 31, 2017 at 8:36pm CDT

The Reds have released veteran outfielder Desmond Jennings, Zach Buchanan of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports on Twitter. It was already clear that Jennings wouldn’t head north with the MLB club.

Jennings, 30, had signed a minors deal that would have paid him $1.5MM had he cracked the roster. But he didn’t do enough in the Cactus League to induce the team to clear a 40-man spot to keep him. Jennings hit .195/.300/.415 with two home runs and two steals in his 18 games of action.

Once a solid regular with the Rays, Jennings has battled injuries over the past two seasons and hasn’t been effective when he has been able to take the field. From 2011 through 2014, though, he slashed .249/.327/.402, hit 47 homers, and swiped 86 bags while playing a solid center field in Tampa Bay.

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  1. Tigersin2020

    9 years ago

    Please don’t Al Avila

    Reply
  2. ExileInLA 2

    9 years ago

    Mets – minor league deal, with June 15 opt out.

    Reply
    • nationals2017

      9 years ago

      nationals

      Reply
    • nysoxsam

      9 years ago

      I thought the same thing. Might depend on how MC plays a backup centerfield.

      Reply
      • thegreatcerealfamine

        9 years ago

        If he couldn’t make the Reds..why would you think this. Besides the Mets have Tebow so their fate is set!

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        • redsfan48

          9 years ago

          In all fairness to Jennings, he would have made the Reds had they not claimed Scooter Gennett from the Brewers

          Reply
  3. bsteady7

    9 years ago

    What’s happened to this guy? I remember when Theo and co. had him in their radar

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    • redsfanman

      9 years ago

      He’s dealt with knee injuries for the past few years, which playing on artificial turf in Tampa Bay didn’t help. He had an okay spring, and was apparently going to make the team until Scooter Gennett appeared as a waiver claim.

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      • cincysports24

        9 years ago

        I wouldn’t really call what he did this spring anything besides mediocre. I like him, but I see more upside in scooter.

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  4. Bub_36

    9 years ago

    (Barney Stinson voice) wait for it……. “braves”

    Reply
  5. Backatitagain

    9 years ago

    Desmond needs to take a trip across I20 from Birmingham to a new home just outside of Atlanta, a two hour drive. The Braves need a right-hander as a fourth outfielder who can play centerfield. There is a deal here to be made.

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  6. myaccount

    9 years ago

    I agree with the others who said Braves. Makes a lot of sense to me.

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  7. ksoze

    9 years ago

    He is just a retread. Might get something out of him, but probably not much.

    Reply
  8. justin_dunham

    9 years ago

    The Reds are trash any way it doesn’t matter who makes the roster.

    Reply
    • ksoze

      9 years ago

      Dumb comment of the day goes to Justin. Who makes the roster is the most important factor that leads to the quality of a team.

      Reply
      • nationals2017

        9 years ago

        do they want to division title? Yes definitely. But will they get it? Probably not.

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        • nationals2017

          9 years ago

          just look at what the nationals did with Clint Robinson. I doubt they’ll win the division now he might not of meant and lot but he still meant something.

          Reply
  9. jmgara

    9 years ago

    The Giants might go after him as backup CF if he can still play there and he’s better than Gorkys Hernandez. They had interest in him a couple of years ago.

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