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Reds Select Brooks Kriske

By Darragh McDonald and Anthony Franco | June 17, 2024 at 3:11pm CDT

The Reds announced that they have selected the contract of righty reliever Brooks Kriske and optioned him to Triple-A Louisville. Since he is being added to the roster but kept in the minors, he likely had an opt-out of some kind in his contract that the Reds didn’t want him to trigger. To open a 40-man roster spot for him, infielder Christian Encarnacion-Strand was transferred to the 60-day injured list.

That presumed opt-out provision won’t immediately get Kriske back to the big leagues, but he was able to leverage it into a spot on the 40-man roster. The 30-year-old inked the minor league deal not long before Christmas. He has made 27 appearances with Louisville, working to a 3.64 earned run average over 29 2/3 innings. Kriske has missed bats in bunches, fanning a third (40 of 120) of the opponents he’s faced.

While Kriske has shown intriguing stuff, he hasn’t had particularly fine command. He has walked more than 14% of opposing hitters with the Bats. That’s not a new issue. Kriske has a lofty 12.7% walk rate in parts of three Triple-A campaigns. His 16.5% mark over 20 career major league appearances is even less tenable — one reason he has allowed 28 runs in 21 1/3 MLB frames.

Kriske’s brief major league time has been split between three franchises. He divided the 2020-21 seasons with the Yankees and Orioles and pitched in four games for the Royals a season ago. Getting onto the 40-man gives him a good chance to return to the big leagues with the Reds at some point. It might take an injury to someone in the current ’pen to do so. Cincinnati only has three relievers in the MLB bullpen who have minor league options: Alexis Díaz, Fernando Cruz and Sam Moll. None of them are getting sent down.

Encarnacion-Strand has been out since the early part of May with a fracture and ligament damage in his right wrist/hand area. His season is in jeopardy depending on whether he needs to undergo surgery. In any case, he certainly won’t be back anytime soon.

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10 Comments

  1. Redsoxx_62

    1 year ago

    I will never forget the game when he pitched for the Yankees and threw 4 wild pitches in a single inning against my Red Sox

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  2. differentbears

    1 year ago

    Brooks was here.

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  3. Blackpink in the area

    1 year ago

    As exciting as this news might be hopefully we can get more articles about potential trades.

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  4. b00giem@n

    1 year ago

    Being a Reds fan is not only trying but also at times confusing.

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  5. This one belongs to the Reds

    1 year ago

    Why they want another reliever that walks too many with that ballpark is beyond me.

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    • Steinbrenner2728

      1 year ago

      Because he’s seen as a “cheap and controllable” player they can easily “take off the books” in GM terms.

      Reply
  6. Cincyfan85

    1 year ago

    Bad career numbers, but he’s been ok in Triple A this year. Hope he does ok.

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    • mlbnyyfan

      1 year ago

      He’s the reason the Yankees lost Whitlock. Good luck in Cincy zero pressure

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      • earmbrister

        1 year ago

        He’s a 30 yr old player with his fourth organization, I’d imagine that there’s plenty of pressure.

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  7. Charliehustle2

    1 year ago

    Quit messing around Ashcraft needs to be the closer and trade Diaz ( see macho comacho’s old closer stats). Human gas can

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