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Central Notes: Meadows, Reds, Cards, Miggy

By Connor Byrne | May 26, 2018 at 8:01pm CDT

When the Pirates promoted outfield prospect Austin Meadows on May 18, the plan was for him to quickly return to the minors, manager Clint Hurdle told Elizabeth Bloom of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and other reporters Saturday. However, Meadows’ “performance was eye-catching,” according to Hurdle, which convinced the team to keep him around when it activated fellow outfielder Starling Marte from the disabled list Saturday. With Marte, Gregory Polanco and Corey Dickerson, the Pirates now have their starting outfield intact again, but Hurdle still sees enough opportunities for the 23-year-old Meadows to justify keeping him in the majors. “We need to continue to monitor [Corey] Dickerson’s on-field innings,” Hurdle said. “Marte’s bouncing back, we’re going to be smart with, and Polanco. So I think between the four of them, and a true fourth outfielder, we’ll be able to have the opportunity to get everybody playing time.” Meadows was out of the lineup for the Bucs’ game on Saturday, but he did collect a pinch-hit appearance. He didn’t reach base in that at-bat, dropping his line to a still-stellar .433/.433/.867 over his first 29 major league trips to the plate.

More from the majors’ Central divisions…

  • Reds left-hander Brandon Finnegan tells Bobby Nightengale of the Cincinnati Enquirer that he’s displeased the team demoted him to Triple-A on May 10 to make room for Matt Harvey’s acquisition. Finnegan noted that he’s fine either starting or relieving in the majors, saying “whatever helps the team out is what I want to do,” but he believes he made a case earlier this season to continue in the Reds’ rotation. “I felt like I had two pretty good starts up in Cincinnati,” Finnegan said. “You can’t do anything about getting taken out of the game after 70 pitches. (Reds interim manager Jim) Riggleman loves using the bullpen; that’s his thing. That part was out of my hands. Besides that, two of my five starts I had, I thought were pretty good. I was attacking guys.” Notably, Finnegan added that he has no hard feelings toward Riggleman, per Nightengale. Regardless, Finnegan didn’t exactly make a case to stay in the Reds’ rotation during his five pre-demotion starts  – he logged a 7.40 ERA with 15 walks and 14 strikeouts in 20 2/3 innings – though he still expected more leeway after missing most of last season with shoulder issues. The Reds, for their part, haven’t given up on Finnegan serving as a starter in the majors, and they sent him down so he’d work out of their their Triple-A rotation rather than the big league bullpen, Nightengale writes. Finnegan, meanwhile, is using his stint in the minors as motivation and “hoping to get back” to the Reds sooner than later.
  • Cardinals righty Alex Reyes will make his much-anticipated 2018 debut on May 30 in a start against the Brewers, Joe Trezza of MLB.com tweets. It’ll be the prized 23-year-old’s first MLB outing since he underwent Tommy John surgery prior to the 2017 season. Reyes tore through multiple minor league levels during his rehab stint this year, racking up 44 strikeouts against seven walks in 23 scoreless frames, and looks unlikely to work under an innings limit upon his return to the majors.
  • Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera is making progress as he works back from a hamstring strain, as Evan Woodbery of MLive.com details, but a return date for the future Hall of Famer is still unclear. Cabrera hasn’t played since May 3, before which he seemed to be in the midst of a bounce-back campaign. After posting an uncharacteristically pedestrian 2017, Cabrera opened this year – his age 35-season – with a .323/.407/.516 line in 108 PAs. Fortunately for Detroit, first base fill-ins John Hicks and Niko Goodrum have fared respectably in Cabrera’s stead.
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27 Comments

  1. Randy Klemme

    7 years ago

    Well Finnegan just signed his trade papers

    Reply
    • aknott1

      7 years ago

      I’m not a fan of his after a comment following one of his rehab starts earlier in the year. He was talking about how him and the umpire didn’t see eye to eye and said, “that’s why he (the umpire) is still in the minors.” Well, now look who’s in the minors, Brandon.

      Reply
    • kcbbfan

      7 years ago

      He popped off in KC about the way he was “mishandled” by the Royals. Maybe if he pitched better…..

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    • AZPat

      7 years ago

      I’d get rid of pitchers that didn’t get pissed for being sent down. Now he just has to use that anger to get back up to the bigs.

      Reply
  2. DockEllisDee

    7 years ago

    first Reed, now Finnegan publicly stating how they feel they deserve to be in the rotation.. hmm what else do they have in common? Oh that’s right, they’re both terribly pedestrian and both were part of the Cueto trade, which was a stinking pile, that apparently, keeps on stinking.. . . . . No I don’t think Finnegan is bad, but his pitch efficiency is laughingly bad. You’re lucky to be in the show dude, and your place is in the bullpen. If you want to prove us wrong, well, you’ve run out of major league outs to do so.

    Reply
  3. Strauss

    7 years ago

    Finnegans sucks! The Reds are horrible and he can’t make their staff.

    Reply
    • astick

      7 years ago

      Dude, you are a moron.

      Reply
      • andrewgauldin

        7 years ago

        Well the Reds are horrible. Finnegan does suck, and he can’t make their staff. Dude was spot on.

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  4. #Fantasygeekland

    7 years ago

    Well I guess he’ll need to get his pitching *and* attitude in check before he sees a big league mound again.

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  5. dirtydan

    7 years ago

    Pancakes or waffles?

    Reply
  6. themed

    7 years ago

    Cardinals with another phenom pitcher coming soon. Nothing like homegrown talent. How do they do it. Amazing organization! No wonder they lead the league in World Championships.

    Reply
    • redsfan54

      7 years ago

      But they don’t soooo???

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      • waterdog

        7 years ago

        Yeah, actually they do. Who in that league do you suggest has more genius?

        Reply
        • Taunya

          7 years ago

          Well, actually the Yankees have more World Series wins than St. Louis. You did say the entire league so….you were in fact, wrong in this case. Try again Mr. Genius.

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        • barkinghumans77

          7 years ago

          I’m, as a Cardinals fan, hoping he means NL team’s World Championships. Yes, the Yankee’s have the most, StL 2nd. I’ll support them Cards through lean times, as well as the good. Reyes is exiting though. Can’t wait for a rotation of Martinez, Wacha, Weaver, Flaherty, Reyes. Plus Mikolas and others

          Reply
      • brucewayne

        7 years ago

        But they do! The National League !

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    • 3rdStrikeLooking

      7 years ago

      You are an idiot. Period.

      Reply
  7. scrand

    7 years ago

    At this rate for Miggy Tiger fans can’t wait until the 2024 season – sigh!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  8. theloop

    7 years ago

    He’s 35. He’s never going to be in his 20’s again. Things are going to ache and things are going to be sore. Cabrera needs to get out there and earn that pay check and not milk his April stat line. Even if the Tigers finish last in the Central, he should be out there keeping the faith. Yes, get healthy. But don’t chase the feeling (youth) that isn’t coming back.

    Reply
  9. Chico Gordo

    7 years ago

    Fatty Finnegan can get bent.

    Reply
  10. NickM18

    7 years ago

    Cabrera can still hit and will hit for Detroit this year. Show some respect to one of the best hitters ever.

    Reply
  11. andrewgauldin

    7 years ago

    How can you argue with a 7+ era and saying 2/5 starts were good? Only 2? I don’t understand…

    Reply
  12. tv 2

    7 years ago

    th reds make good deals but are terrible with people. He should have never been brought up this year till he spent time in the minors. They did the same thing with Garrett. Tyler should have been left in aaa for more time. He was expecting it garret was not. They keep messing with guys heads. This is a losing way to handle any buisness.

    Reply
  13. 66TheNumberOfTheBest

    7 years ago

    What is Gregory Polanco’s trade value at this point?

    Reply
  14. bastros88

    7 years ago

    some people take being optioned as a chance to improve their game, others take it as a chance to complain

    Reply
  15. dhud

    7 years ago

    Maybe Finnegan should try not sucking at baseball

    Reply
  16. baseballdad3036

    7 years ago

    Finnegan was horrible!! I don’t know can say he’s last 2 starts were good.

    Reply

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