The Reds have activated left-hander Alex Wood from the injured list and designated catcher Ryan Lavarnway for assignment, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic tweets.
As expected, the 28-year-old Wood will finally make his Reds debut against the Rockies on Sunday. He joined the Reds in the offseason as part of a radical makeover of their rotation. In addition to Wood, whom the Reds acquired from the Dodgers, they brought in fellow starters Sonny Gray and Tanner Roark via trades. Gray and Roark have performed well, which has helped lead to a vastly improved Cincy staff, but back problems have prevented Wood from pitching this year. The pending free agent will now try to rebuild some of his stock as he gears up for a potential trip to the open market in a few months.
Lavarnway, 31, just signed with the Reds on July 18 after the Yankees released him. Cincinnati added Lavarnway to help cover for catchers Curt Casali and Kyle Farmer, who went on the IL that day, but the team activated Farmer on Sunday.
Once a top prospect with the Red Sox, Lavarnway has struggled considerably over 445 major league plate appearances with several teams since he debuted in 2011. He did mash in a small sample size with the Reds before they designated him, though, as Lavarnway hit .278/.316/.722 with two home runs in 19 plate appearances. However, Lavarnway batted an uninspiring .213/.333/.315 with three HRs in 129 PA with the Yankees’ highest minor league affiliate before they let him go.
also activated Kyle Farmer. Thus the designation of Lavarnway
I hope Alex Wood makes a difference because the Reds seem to good to have the poor record that they have.
telling ya the Reds about to have a fire sale
Doubt it they will only think of trading the guys that are going to be free agents at the end of season and I bet they hold on to Puig
I doubt, I think they’ll try to resign Roark and Woof as they are reliable eating innings veteran pitchers and that what they need! Reds management learned after last season they can develop these young pitchers. They don’t have any major league ready pitchers at AAA Louisville that can step in. I can se3 them resigning Puig and Jòse Iglesias and try trading Rasiel Iglesias and Scooter Gennett
*can’t develop young pitchers
Puig isn’t signing a long term deal till the offseason. The Reds will not pay him what other teams will offer.
They’ve been disappointing, but this season could have very easily went the other way. I’ll give the front office some credit for putting this team together without giving up too much, at least they tried…time to sell I guess…
The talent is there; you just haven’t the poor mismanagement of Bell.
Rookie managers make mistakes, there’s obviously a big learning curve. I’m not ready to crucify the guy yet considering no one really expected much from this team anyway. had there been lofty expectations that would be a different story. Hopefully he learns from his mistakes…
Rookie manager, he should have learned a lot of this being a bench coach in St Louis and San Francisco! He has a shorter hook than the legendary Captain Hook, Sparky Anderson!