The Reds announced a series of moves today, driven by ongoing shoulder inflammation for infielder Derek Dietrich. He’ll head to the 10-day injured list.
To fill the opening, the Cincinnati organization selected the contract of first baseman/outfielder Brian O’Grady. That necessitated a 40-man opening, which was created by designating infielder Blake Trahan for assignment.
It isn’t known how long the Redlegs expect to go without Dietrich, who has been in a cold spell for some time now. He remains a key piece for the team, particularly after Scooter Gennett was sent packing at the deadline.
In Dietrich’s steady, O’Grady will receive his first shot at the majors. The 27-year-old has appeared in exactly 100 games this year at Triple-A, slashing .277/.351/.562 and popping 27 long balls. That’s a big power outbreak for the former eighth-round draft pick, even after accounting for the wild offensive environment in the International League.
As for the 25-year-old Trahan, who received a cup of coffee last year, the bat just hasn’t come around. He’s carrying an ugly .230/.280/.324 line in 323 plate appearances at the highest level of the minors. The 2015 third-rounder has failed to produce at a league-average rate in the upper minors in prior seasons.
Mets should look at Trahan for some depth. I would first call up Herrera and Tejada though
Good thing they still have Gennett….
He got traded to the giants lmao
I’m aware.
Its probably the Pirates fault he was traded.
Nope not the Pirates fault all they did was intentionally throw at a different guys head
You would bet a years salary on it?
why? they have vanmeter and peraza.Scooter and his .200 avg. will not be missed.
Exactly. The Reds still have plenty of options at second and VanMeter has been great in his rookie campaign.
Nice O’Grady, Aquino, and VanMeter killed it in AAA this year. It’s time to see if their games translate to the bigs
Ervin too…
Ervin has been borderline awful in his minors career
He’s not getting more starts because pitchers haven’t figured him out yet once they do it’ll be ugly for him
….”borderline awful” is just not true. Has he had a great minors career? No. Awful? No.
Just different opinions on good and bad.career .256 ba and 10 hrs a year
For the minors that’s borderline awful
aka AVERAGE
Aka below average for minor leaguers
Just cause you say it’s so, doesn’t make it so.
He didn’t hit much for average in the low minors, but had a very good OBP and some pop in his bat. In high A ball, Ervin made the All Star team. In AA, he also made the All Star team. You know, because players that are borderline awful make the All Star teams in those leagues.
In AA, though he batted .239 for the season, his 36 stolen bases were fourth-best in the league. 362 on-base percentage was seventh-best in the league, and his 13 home runs were tied for eighth-best.
In AAA, for 2017 he hit .256/.328/.380/.709
In AAA, for 2018 he hit .289/.373/.491/.864
In AAA, for 2019 he hit .290/.384/.483/.866
You don’t know what you’re talking about; stick to your team.
He’s done just fine at the AAA level. You have to remember that the leagues that Dayton and Pensacola are in (the Midwest League and the Southern League) are pitchers’ paradises. The International League (where Louisville plays) is much more of a hitter’s league.
That being said, Ervin is 1/2 of a ballplayer, but someone very useful for the Reds. He rakes vs. LHP. Against RHP, he’s not so great. Luckily for him, the Reds have another player who is his left-handed twin. Jesse Winker mashes righties but is hapless vs. lefties.
So you platoon them and you have quite a good left field position.
I think Ervin is more along the lines of a Chris Heisey type player, a 4th outfielder
He may be worthy of a full time position, or just be part of a platoon. We’ll never know unless he gets regular playing time. Unfortunately, with Aquino replacing Puig, he’s not getting that playing time.
In the meantime, he’s destroying LH pitching, while being serviceable vs RHrs. Time will tell, cause sooner or later an injury is bound to give him a window of opportunity.
Aquino is doing everything you could ask of him. I like how they use Ervin with Winker, it seems to be working well. Hopefully Aquino can be an everyday player.
Yes indeed. No knock against Aquino – it’s almost like the FO knows what it’s doing. Ervin will have to make do with limited opportunities.
The Reds cheap OF (all on near MLB minimum) should allow them to spend some legit $ elsewhere this offseason.
Re-sign Wood and Iglesias and upgrade the BP.
They won’t resign Wood. If he’s average for the rest of the year, they will let him go, especially with a Wood clone (Lidolo) who will be ready in 2021. If he’s great the rest of the year, they will make him a QO (around $18M), but he will reject it for a multi-year deal. Then the Reds will get a compensatory pick.