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.
it cant be
Any Votto injury news or is it the “known unknown”?
He had COVID symptoms according to Cincinnati sports
And it’s wrong for the media to speculate.
Some of the media lives’ ought to be exposed!
No placed on regular IL, but the Covid one.
Have someone read you the article don’t just look at the pictures
It’s ridiculous that these “professionals” don’t/won’t listen to the experts and take Covid precautions!
Since you are an insider and you know what they do specifically…
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
Yahoo fantasy app just switched him from IL to COVID-19…
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.
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May be a cold, do not know
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I believe it’s “herd”, as in a “flock” or “gaggle of geese”.
Thanks for the clarity, Webster; no way I understood the post.
Just make sure you must mast wear a mask.
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.
It was for Senzel. Food poisoning for Moustakas
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.
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.
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.
I don’t think you lose much from Platooning VanMeter and Davidson
If game 2 is played today after game 1 was cancelled, is it a 7 or 9 inning game?
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.
Is the first 7 inning game going to be a no hitter?