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Reds Claim Liván Soto From Orioles

By Darragh McDonald | April 19, 2024 at 1:55pm CDT

The Reds have claimed infielder Liván Soto off waivers from the Orioles, per announcements from both clubs. The O’s had recently designated him for assignment. The Reds transferred Tejay Antone to the 60-day injured list in a corresponding move and optioned Soto to Triple-A Louisville. The O’s also announced that catcher David Bañuelos, also recently designated for assignment, has cleared waivers and has been outrighted to Triple-A Norfolk.

Soto, 24 in June, has been riding the roster carousel all year. He began the year with the Angels but went to the Orioles via waivers in February. The Angels claimed him right back shortly thereafter but the O’s claimed him a second time last week. But when Tyler Wells suddenly developed some elbow inflammation earlier this week and the O’s didn’t have time to get a fresh arm from the minors, they added Bañuelos, who was already on hand as part of the taxi squad. But doing so required bumping Soto off his roster spot yet again.

He continues to garner interest based on his speed and defensive versatility. He has racked up a decent number of steals in the minors while playing the three infield positions to the left of first base, as well as a very brief stint in the outfield.

Offensively, he’s hit .375/.414/.531 in his major league career, though in a tiny sample of 71 plate appearances. His larger body of work in the minors hasn’t been as impressive, as he’s hit .246/.340/.355 for a wRC+ of 86 in 1,505 plate appearances since the start of 2021. Nonetheless, the defense and speed are attractive, especially since he has two options and doesn’t require an active roster spot.

The Reds came into this year with a surplus of infield talent, so much so that Spencer Steer and Jonathan India were seemingly ticketed for either outfield work or multi-positional roles. However, Noelvi Marté was given an 80-game PED suspension and then Matt McLain required shoulder surgery, subtracting two of their planned everyday options. The club acquired Santiago Espinal for a bit of extra infield depth and now Soto can give them a bit more.

The Reds effectively had a roster spot to burn since Antone required season-ending surgery last week. That made him destined to be transferred to the 60-day IL at some point, which has now come to pass and allowed the club to add Soto to the system.

As for Bañuelos, as mentioned, he was hastily added to the O’s roster when they had an open spot and he was already with the club. They put him into the game late, allowing him to make his major league debut when he hit for Colton Cowser and flied out. Bañuelos described it as “one of the coolest moments of my life,” though the O’s designated him for assignment the next day. Now that he’s cleared waivers, he will return to his previous role, providing the O’s with non-roster depth in the catching position.

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15 Comments

  1. Pads Fans

    1 year ago

    How many teams is that for Soto this year?

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    • Old York

      1 year ago

      @Pads Fans

      Angels, Orioles & now the Reds. When the O’s claimed him, the team went on a 5-2 run, so I can only assume the same will happen with the Reds. Expect the Reds to be 14-11 in 7 games later.

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  2. Redsoxx_62

    1 year ago

    Wait not the Angels?

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    • angryyankeesfan1

      1 year ago

      So sad

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      Reply
  3. orange2001

    1 year ago

    Didn’t realize that Baltimore had DFA’d him after claiming him from the Angels (a second time).

    3
    Reply
  4. bkbk

    1 year ago

    What have you done to my beautiful baby boy?!

    1
    Reply
  5. For Love of the Game

    1 year ago

    David “Moonlight” Banuelos. Congratulations, son, you were one of the few (23,166) to have been in the Major Leagues!

    3
    Reply
  6. This one belongs to the Reds

    1 year ago

    Just what they need, another infielder.

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    • dhud

      1 year ago

      Costs them literally nothing

      Yet here you are still complaining

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      Reply
  7. Tiger22matt

    1 year ago

    Oh boy more dumpster diving for trash. He will fit in fine with the piece of trash Espinal.

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    • cguy

      1 year ago

      He may have the edge over Espinal. Soto is a lh hitter and gives Bell an option against RH pitchers.

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      • Tiger22matt

        1 year ago

        Anything to get rid of Espinal he’s added absolutely nothing. Never thought I’d miss Kevin Newman.

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        • cguy

          1 year ago

          Hard to defend Espinal”s hitting, but he is the only Reds position player with more walks (5) than strike outs (4).

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  8. jimij

    1 year ago

    What the Reds once thought was depth is now a issue, some hurt others sick, getting this team back together is in the making, he could be bench player in a pinch, good base running and knows what is expected of him, he’s young and aggressive just like the rest of the team

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  9. RegularEd 2

    1 year ago

    Here’s hoping he’s not been on the hook for his airfare.

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