The Reds have reached a minor-league deal with righty Anthony Bass, the hurler himself announced today. Brandon Warne of Zone Coverage had recently tweeted the connection.
Bass, 31, had a nice showing in brief action last season with the Cubs. Over 15 1/3 innings, he allowed just five earned runs while accumulating 14 strikeouts against three walks. He was similarly effective during his 32 Triple-A frames, over which he carried a 3.38 ERA with 7.0 K/9 and 1.7 BB/9. Bass also drew grounders on more than half the balls put in play against him at both levels.
Of course, Bass’s broader history — including a 4.51 ERA in 299 1/3 total MLB frames — is rather less promising. Still, it seems reasonable to presume that the Reds will give him a reasonable shot in camp at earning a MLB bullpen job. If Bass doesn’t crack the roster, he’ll be a nice depth piece to have on hand. (The opt-out opportunities in his contract, if any, have not been reported.)
No treble?
Not much bass, either.
He’s just a mid range hurler.
The Reds are all about that Bass.
The Reds can’t afford a Trout, so they had to settle for a Bass.
I guess a bass is better then a currently aged salmon
Still going long after Lance called it a career.
Is this nicole bass son?
Nicole was his uncle.
Fred Norris voice****
Ha ha ha
Did that sound like Nicole laugh?
Ernest T is his father.
His income “depth piece” is his Pro Shops
Mmmmm…that’s good bass!
No more slicing, cutting or gutting!
Blends your bass just the way you like it!
Bass-Ackwords
I miss Kevin Bass
I’m so old that I remember when Kevin was a brewer prospect before he was trade to Houston in the Sutton trade lol
I just remember having an absolute crap load of his Topps 1987 card. Seems like there was one in every damn pack
Good player, great mustache
I liked Bass when he pitched for SD.
Me too. I thought he had really good stuff but he always got hit hard. Reminds me of a poor man’s Brett Tomko.
Lol they had both
When he goes number two, does he leave a Bass-turd?
Really though, he saw his velocity increase last year. Keep an eye out.