The Reds have released Chasen Shreve, according to his transaction page on MLB.com. The lefty reliever was designated for assignment on September 12, just ten days after the Reds selected his contract. He made three appearances for Cincinnati, including scoreless outings against the Mariners and Cardinals, but turned out to be little more than a placeholder for fellow southpaw Brandon Williamson; he was called up when Williamson went on the COVID-19 IL and DFA’d once Williamson returned.
Shreve spent most of the 2023 campaign with the Tigers, making 47 appearances between Opening Day and mid-August. While his 4.79 ERA was uninspiring, his underlying numbers painted a picture of a solid middle reliever: a 46.8% groundball rate, a 6.7% walk rate, and a 3.69 SIERA. Nonetheless, the Tigers eventually chose to prioritize youth and the future, cutting ties with the veteran shortly after the trade deadline.
The 33-year-old quickly latched on with the Reds, signing a minor league deal and reporting to the Louisville Bats. He performed well in six appearances for Cincinnati’s Triple-A affiliate, giving up only one run on two hits while striking out five.
With less than a week remaining in the Triple-A season, it’s unlikely Shreve signs elsewhere before the year is up. However, he should be able to find another minor league deal this winter. As a durable left-handed reliever with ten years of big league experience, teams will undoubtedly be interested in his services.
I wish him good luck, he was fairly decent for Detroit.
Don’t think any MLB team will be chasing Chasen! But, hey, he got a whole column pretty much dedicated to him on MLBTR.
Not everyone can say that.
He’ll get signed and maybe a ML contract. Just not enough lhrp to go around.. He did a good job for the Reds, but they have Young, Moll, and Sanmartin pl,us a big roster cruncharriving this winter.
Right. There will be a lot of guys not offered a contract or offered a minor league deal there now because there will be a lot of guys either activated or added to the 40 man to protect them.
Chasen Schreve wasn’t the worst pitcher on the Tigers staff. It didn’t make sense to me why they cut him.
He’s a FA after this season. Quite a few soon-to-be-FA have been designated and either claimed or released the last 6 weeks.
They cut him as a courtesy so he could possibly catch a contender.
Duh