The Cincinnati Reds have made it official with right-handed reliever Albert Abreu. Final week it was reported that he had an settlement with the membership, however the ink is now on paper and every part is official.
Albert Abreu is returning to the US for 2025 after spending the 2024 season pitching in Japan. Final season he posted a 2.39 ERA with 33 strikeouts and 20 walks (with three of these being intentional) in 49.0 innings unfold out over 52 video games. To present some context for that ERA – it was good, however not fairly pretty much as good as it might appear on the floor. Japan’s league performed very pitcher pleasant in 2024 and the league common ERA was 3.04.
Previous to heading to Japan, Abreu pitched within the large leagues from 2020-2023 for the Kansas Metropolis Royals, Texas Rangers, and New York Yankees. In elements of 4 seasons in Main League Baseball he threw 135.2 innings and had an ERA of 4.58. He struck out 136 batters in that point and had 78 walks. You’ll be able to see Albert Abreu’s profession stats right here.
Cincinnati prolonged an invitation to large league spring coaching to Abreu, which now places them at 59 gamers in large league camp. 31 of these these gamers are pitchers. 11 of these 31 are usually not on the 40-man roster, and one in every of them – Wade Miley – isn’t going to be competing for a job and he’s not going to be prepared to start out the season on time as he recovers from Tommy John surgical procedure. Miley is predicted to be prepared sooner or later in or round Might. Among the many pitchers on the 40-man roster, Julian Aguiar and Brandon Williamson can even be in large league camp however not obtainable as they’re each recovering from Tommy John surgical procedure and can miss everything of the 2025 season.
Pitchers and catchers aren’t as a consequence of report back to Goodyear till subsequent week, however some guys are already on the facility and getting some work in.
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