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Reds Claim Max Schrock

By Steve Adams | February 10, 2021 at 2:27pm CDT

The Reds have claimed infielder Max Schrock off waivers from the Cubs, per a team announcement. Chicago had recently designated Schrock for assignment. The move fills the Reds’ 40-man roster.

Schrock, 26, was a 13th-round pick by the Nationals back in 2015 but has since been traded to the A’s (in return for Marc Rzepczynski) and the Cardinals (in exchange for Stephen Piscotty). He made his big league debut with the Cards in 2020, going 3-for-17 with a home run, but was then claimed off waivers by the Cubs at season’s end. The Reds’ claim will put Schrock on his third NL Central roster in a span of just four months.

While Schrock won’t do much for the Reds’ glaring lack of a shortstop — he’s played just 78 innings at the position in his pro career — he gives them a left-handed bat with experience at second base and at third base. He’s never shown much power, but Schrock is a career .300/.354/.406 hitter in five minor league seasons, including a .260/.324/.350 line in 760 Triple-A plate appearances.

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  1. TXCubfan

    5 years ago

    The Cubs just Schrock out of getting him through waivers.

    Reply
  2. tyler_obalek

    5 years ago

    He just keeps on bouncing around the central

    Reply
  3. jiggywithoutit

    5 years ago

    Sneaky good pitcher. Nice signing.

    Reply
    • hashtahjimboutonwasright

      5 years ago

      He’s not a pitcher.

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      Reply
      • oldmansteve

        5 years ago

        That’s how sneaky he is

        Reply
  4. C-Daddy

    5 years ago

    A Schrocking development.

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    Reply
  5. oldmansteve

    5 years ago

    Derek Dietrich 2.0

    Reply
    • iml12

      5 years ago

      Babe Ruth for 10 games

      Reply
  6. junkyard

    5 years ago

    Everybody talkin bout Max not money, but it’s still Schrock and Schroll to me

    Reply
  7. psarg

    5 years ago

    At this rate, he’ll be a Brewer by June, DFA’d again, then sign a minors deal with the Pirates next year in a quest to join every NL Central team

    Reply
  8. lucas0622

    5 years ago

    Say it with me now everybody… Can he play shortstop?

    Reply
  9. bot

    5 years ago

    Reds are clueless. There’s enough quality baseball players to house a 100 teams yet only enough quality owners to house 25 or less

    Reply
  10. hyraxwithaflamethrower

    5 years ago

    Would be a cool, almost video-game-esque name if he just dropped the ‘r’.

    1
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    • bobtillman

      5 years ago

      That would be a Max Shock!!!!

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      Reply
  11. JimmyTheC

    5 years ago

    Wasn’t he electrocuted by Catwoman?

    Reply
  12. BPrice's 77 F-Bombs

    5 years ago

    A Schrocking Move by my little Reds!!!!

    Reply
  13. DarkSide830

    5 years ago

    nice bench option

    Reply
  14. letmeclearmythroat74

    5 years ago

    I guess which ever pile of dung smells the least will be at SS …. sell the team to some other owner … move it to another city, who cares anymore. I am so tiered of watching the Yankees , Dodgers , Padres and Mets do what they do then we shop at the used car lot. It’s ok Reds… leave just go away.

    Reply
  15. MWeller77

    5 years ago

    He’s a pioneering Shrock jock

    Reply
  16. Cardinal4Life

    5 years ago

    Schrock actually pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning in mop-up duty for the Cardinals in 2020.

    Reply
  17. sportsfreak52

    5 years ago

    What’s wrong with taking a flyer on him, obviously other teams thought he had potential, maybe a change in his swing and a whole new player.
    Last I checked, I don’t see any MLB GM’s in here …or even their garbage boys!

    Reply
    • junkyard

      5 years ago

      Maybe a plongeur?

      Reply
  18. Corey Quinter

    5 years ago

    After a very quick glance on this guys bio and stats and I’m liking this pickup. Got a track record of hitting in the minors. Be a nice left handed bat off the bench or insurance in the upper minors.

    Reply
  19. eagles1191

    5 years ago

    Not bad

    Reply
  20. PapiElf

    5 years ago

    Pirates then Brewers then he’s done with the Central.

    Reply
  21. buzzinhornets

    5 years ago

    I do believe Scooter Gennett is a better option.

    Reply
  22. Orel Saxhiser

    5 years ago

    The name jokes have really gone downhill since Brad Hand signed.

    Reply
  23. vivamontenegro

    5 years ago

    Quoth Cistulli: Max Schrock is a future MVP

    Reply
  24. lm1330

    5 years ago

    What the Schrock!

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