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Reds Place Joey Votto On Injured List; Activate Anthony DeSclafani

By Mark Polishuk | August 2, 2020 at 10:02am CDT

As expected, the Reds activated right-hander Anthony DeSclafani from the 10-day injured list today, as DeSclafani is scheduled to start the first game of a double-header against the Tigers.  He will take the roster spot of a notable figure, as first baseman Joey Votto will head to the injured list.

The Cincinnati Enquirer’s Bobby Nightengale reports that Votto told the Reds he was experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, though he hasn’t had any positive test results for the virus.  As opposed to the regular IL, the coronavirus injured list doesn’t have any minimum absence time attached, so Votto could be back in action within a couple of days if he is feeling better and he continues to test negative.

Matt Davidson tested positive for COVID-19 last week, a day after appearing in the Reds’ season opener.  This created worries that the entire Reds clubhouse could have potentially been exposed to the coronavirus, and those worries intensified when Mike Moustakas and Nick Senzel both began to exhibit symptoms.  Thankfully, neither Moustakas or Senzel tested positive for the virus and both are now back on the active roster, and Davidson was also cleared to return last Friday.

A right teres major strain sidelined DeSclafani just prior to the Reds’ first game of the season, though the injury was only thought to be serious enough to require a minimal IL stint and one missed start for the right-hander.  DeSclafani is looking to build on a solid 2019 season that saw him post a 3.89 ERA, 3.41 K/BB rate, and 9.0 K/9 over 31 starts and 166 2/3 innings for Cincinnati.  The man they call “Disco” seemed to be emerging as a quality rotation piece for the Reds in 2015-16 before a series of injuries set him back, including elbow problems that kept him out of action for the entire 2017 campaign.

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  1. DarkSide830

    3 years ago

    it cant be

    Reply
  2. RunDMC

    3 years ago

    Any Votto injury news or is it the “known unknown”?

    Reply
    • rdsfan05

      3 years ago

      He had COVID symptoms according to Cincinnati sports

      Reply
      • ChiSox_Fan

        3 years ago

        And it’s wrong for the media to speculate.
        Some of the media lives’ ought to be exposed!

        Reply
        • mparkinson2

          3 years ago

          No placed on regular IL, but the Covid one.

    • Daver520

      3 years ago

      Have someone read you the article don’t just look at the pictures

      Reply
  3. ChiSox_Fan

    3 years ago

    It’s ridiculous that these “professionals” don’t/won’t listen to the experts and take Covid precautions!

    Reply
    • clepto

      3 years ago

      Since you are an insider and you know what they do specifically…

      Reply
    • johnrealtime

      3 years ago

      You can take all of the precautions and get screwed over by someone else who is being irresponsible. Especially when you are working around other people like the MLB players are right now. Idiotic to blame Joey

      Reply
  4. Keel4heels

    3 years ago

    Yahoo fantasy app just switched him from IL to COVID-19…

    Reply
  5. mparkinson2

    3 years ago

    The so called experts are all over the place on this.
    1 says, masks are bad for you
    1 say, you must mast wear masks.
    1 say heard immunity is best.
    1 say a expensive vaccine that may kill you is best.
    …
    May be a cold, do not know
    ,

    Reply
    • RunDMC

      3 years ago

      I believe it’s “herd”, as in a “flock” or “gaggle of geese”.

      Reply
      • astick

        3 years ago

        Thanks for the clarity, Webster; no way I understood the post.

        Reply
        • BigFred

          3 years ago

          Just make sure you must mast wear a mask.

    • DarkSide830

      3 years ago

      i think there is something to be said about the widely differing statememgs made on the virus, but saying it may just be a cold is a bit too far.

      Reply
      • ekrog

        3 years ago

        It was for Senzel. Food poisoning for Moustakas

        Reply
    • earmbrister

      3 years ago

      Mp, the experts really aren’t all over the place on this. The vast majority say: wear a mask. Period. The rest is all nonsense.

      Reply
  6. Senioreditor

    3 years ago

    3 more seasons at 25 million for Votto. Not a good sign. His power is gone and now he can’t stay on the field long term.

    Reply
    • Cam

      3 years ago

      He’s played no less than 142 games a season for the last 5 seasons. But don’t let that get in the way of your yarn.

      Reply
  7. letmeclearmythroat74

    3 years ago

    I don’t think you lose much from Platooning VanMeter and Davidson

    Reply
  8. AZPat

    3 years ago

    If game 2 is played today after game 1 was cancelled, is it a 7 or 9 inning game?

    Reply
  9. Gigorilla

    3 years ago

    Fred Mercury said Another one bites the Dust..
    8 games, 6 teams postponed today–the new normal?
    This is really goofing up my roto team.

    Reply
  10. AZPat

    3 years ago

    Is the first 7 inning game going to be a no hitter?

    Reply

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