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The Reds are banking on a pile of second-year players. How’s that gone in the past?

The Reds are banking on a pile of second-year players. How’s that gone in the past?

Photo by John E. Moore III/ It’s Opening Day tomorrow (for at least a few of the 2023 Reds). The devastating injury to Matt McLain paired with the 80-game suspension of Noelvi Marte means that Jonathan India, once mired in a trade-block odyssey, will almost certainly feature prominently in the middle infield of the Cincinnati Reds in 2024. The former 2021 National League Rookie of the Year has had quite the bumpy road since those days, however, with multiple hamstring and foot injuries derailing his once-stellar form. A guy who had a breakout rookie campaign...
Red Reporter Mar 27, 2024
Matt McLain had shoulder surgery and the Reds don’t know when they’ll get him back

Matt McLain had shoulder surgery and the Reds don’t know when they’ll get him back

Photo by John E. Moore III/ The 2024 season is off to a roaring beginning. Remember when Matt McLain had a little blip of a shoulder issue, got shut down, and then after a few days headed off to California for a ‘second opinion’ from a guy who’s famous for doing big surgeries? Well, after a couple of days of radio silence, it turns out the visit to the guy who does big surgeries did another big surgery, this time on McLain. The Cincinnati Reds announced this morning that their would-be 2B for Opening Day had his left labrum repaired (along with some cartilage),...
Red Reporter Mar 20, 2024
Reds top prospect Edwin Arroyo to miss season with torn labrum

Reds top prospect Edwin Arroyo to miss season with torn labrum

Photo by Aaron Doster/ Awful news continues in Reds camp. The Cincinnati Reds have a full-blown injury crisis on their hands. TJ Friedl is on the shelf with a busted wrist after diving for a ball in a meaningless Cactus League game, while Matt McLain’s oblique-turned-shoulder absence was exacerbated earlier today when manager David Bell mentioned that even ‘surgery’ was not off the table. Noelvi Marte isn’t injured - he’s just suspended. But the news got worse around camp late Wednesday, as The Enquirer’s Charlie Goldsmith relayed that top infield prospect...
Red Reporter Mar 20, 2024
MRI reveals ‘something’ in Reds infielder Matt McLain’s balky shoulder

MRI reveals ‘something’ in Reds infielder Matt McLain’s balky shoulder

Photo by John E. Moore III/ Questions loom... Matt McLain has zero hits in 14 trips to the plate in Cactus League action this spring, as the former 1st round pick of the Cincinnati Reds dealt with oblique soreness throughout much of camp. Yes, it’s a similar injury to the one that derailed his otherwise electric rookie campaign in 2023, and that’s something that’s hard to simply dismiss - especially given the nagging injuries we’ve seen to so many other of his peers. It wasn’t the oblique that made him a surprise late scratch over the weekend against the San...
Red Reporter Mar 10, 2024
Nick Lodolo, Matt McLain return as Reds take on Guardians in Cactus League action

Nick Lodolo, Matt McLain return as Reds take on Guardians in Cactus League action

Photo by Nick Wosika/Icon Sportswire via Some familiar faces in unfamiliar places, too! After successfully navigating a bullpen session last week, it appeared as if Nick Lodolo had finally gotten past the tibia issue that plagued him for the better part of a year. The Cincinnati Reds and their prized lefty are putting that to the test for ‘real’ today as Lodolo will get the start in their Sunday afternoon Cactus League game against the Cleveland Guardians. Should he come out of this appearance feeling as good as he did after the bullpen session, there’s every...
Red Reporter Mar 4, 2024
Cincinnati Reds Opening Day Roster Prediction, Volume II

Cincinnati Reds Opening Day Roster Prediction, Volume II

Photo by Aaron Doster/ They’re a few weeks into spring camp. How’s that roster lookin’? It’s been since February 13th since I took a swing at what the Opening Day roster of the Cincinnati Reds would look like, and in that time there have been a number of pertinent developments. Matt McLain is progressing, though we’ve still not seen him in a Cactus League game. Noelvi Marte, meanwhile, has returned to action, while there have been notable setbacks to the likes of Nick Lodolo and Jonathan India - the latter of whom we’re learning had another serious issue...

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