The Reds have placed right-handed pitcher Daniel Duarte on the 10-day injured list with elbow swelling, per a team announcement. Infielder Alejo Lopez has been recalled to take his place on the roster.
Duarte was just recalled yesterday to take the roster spot of Nick Senzel, who was himself placed on the IL. After throwing one inning in yesterday’s game, Duarte will join Senzel on the injured list. The 25-year-old made his MLB debut earlier in the year and now has 2 2/3 big league innings under his belt.
As for Lopez, he made his MLB debut last year, slashing an even .261/.261/.261 in a small sample of 23 plate appearances. In Triple-A last year, he didn’t provide much power but walked more than he struck out, leading to a slashline of .303/.386/.446. That amounted to a 126 wRC+ over 290 plate appearances. The 25-year-old (26 next month) has primarily played second and third base, with brief appearances in the outfield and at shortstop as well. He’ll provide some depth for a Reds position player mix that’s already taken a few hits in recent weeks. Eugenio Suarez and Jesse Winker were traded to the Mariners, while Shogo Akiyama was released. The early-season IL already features the aforementioned Senzel, alongside Max Schrock, Donovan Solano and Jose Barrero.
This seems like code for you pitches poorly for Duarte
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The Protomolecule will cure him, don’t worry.
I am 47 years old and have been a Reds fan since 7 or 8 years old. Every year since then if the Reds we’re playing I was listening or watching. This year , I haven’t listened or watched a single pitch. The ownership has lost me. After their remarks on opening day , the nonsense lockout … the senseless trading away of players ..I’m done. I can honestly say if they moved the team tomorrow …. I’d help them pack. Thanks for listening !
44/12. I feel your pain. One World Championship. A long time ago.
Same here except I have been a fan for 64 years. The Reds situation is the worst I have seen in my lifetime. Terrible ownership. I have stared following the Braves.
I’m 43 and have been following the Reds since 1984 when I was 6 years old. I get that you guys are frustrated but sometimes you have to ride out the bad times to really enjoy the good times. We have at least seen a World Championship in our lifetimes and the older fans have seen a few so as frustrating as it is there are fans of a lot of other franchises who would love to say they’ve seen their team win a World Series. We have a lot of young talent in the pipeline and better days are ahead so have faith and they may just turn the corner sooner than you might think.
Draft & develop is not a quick fix. Reds are making progress at the minor league level.
30 years is a bit long.