The Reds have signed first baseman Logan Morrison to a minor league contract, per an announcement from the High Point Rockers of the independent Atlantic League. Morrison had played nine games with the Rockers after signing last month. He’s been assigned to Triple-A Louisville.
Morrison has appeared in the big leagues in each of the past eleven seasons. He was a quality hitter as recently as 2017, but he scuffled in 2018 and hasn’t gotten much run at the highest level since. Morrison only picked up 38 plate appearances with the Phillies in 2019, and he tallied just 28 trips to the plate last year with the Brewers.
Cincinnati obviously has first base spoken for with Joey Votto, but the club’s left-handed bench players (Shogo Akiyama, Mike Freeman and Mark Payton) haven’t hit much. That could open an opportunity for Morrison if he gets off to a strong start in Louisville.
Why not try him at SS?
Ok bench piece? No clue at this point.
The Reds are still getting Bench pieces of…. 😉
Wasn’t he just playing in the Olympic qualifiers?
He can still play with team USA so long as he’s not on anyone’s 40 man
They can trade him for Joe Beimel…
Is Dave Kingman still around??
LoMo is a waste of roster space.
Reds probably looking for added insurance in case Votto gets injured again
Not a great signing . Heinemann has done a good job at first and outfield . Need a shortstop and relief pitching bad. Reds bullpen has been terrible…time for Castelilinni to allow Nick Krall to spend some money for some reliable talent
Reds like nutcases
Yeah. First was that crazy signing of scooter gennett. Then they signed that Dietrich guy. Then they went overboard with Naquin. When will they learn.
LoMo tricked the Twins into a 5.5 million salary in 2018 after a 38 homer year with the Rays in 2017.
So is that on LoMo or the Twins??
LoMo is one of the poster children for Launch Angle Madness.
The theory worked until pitchers started throwing more high fastball strikes and changing speeds much more. And until MLB took a little air out of tHE baseballs.
With all of the outfielders we have and the play of India, i think a big trade is in the works
I didn’t realize, even as a life long Reds fan, that the team was so immersed in the stretch drive a pennant race that a “professional hitter” was so badly needed…
In jest of course with the only other reaction being WTF!?!? Senseless move, senseless.