Christian Encarnacion-Strand would really like a do-over on 2024. He struggled on the plate to start the 12 months after which suffered an damage in Might earlier than discovering out that sooner or later earlier than that damage that he had truly suffered one other damage to his wrist/hand space that had been undiagnosed. Ultimately, he would play his last recreation of the common season on Might seventh earlier than deciding to endure surgical procedure.
After having surgical procedure and going by the rehab course of, Christian Encarnacion-Strand was despatched to play within the Arizona Fall League. Usually that’s a league for minor league prospects, however this 12 months a number of groups used it as an avenue for rehab/recovering from damage sorts of gamers.
Issues had gotten out to a pleasant begin for Encarnacion-Strand. He picked up three straight 2-hit video games, walked twice in that span, had two doubles, and he drove in seven runs. In his 4th recreation he went 1-2 and walked twice. He was hitting .500 at that time with 4 walks. However then he suffered a set again of types and didn’t play for 3 weeks.
On Wednesday he returned to the sphere, serving because the designated hitter for Glendale. Encarnacion-Strand would end the day 0-4 with two strikeouts. He would floor out the primary time he got here to the plate. Later within the recreation he hit a 382-foot fly ball at 102 MPH off of the bat, however he occurred to hit it to middle and that wasn’t sufficient to get previous the middle fielder.
Matt McLain was additionally within the lineup on the day and after enjoying in middle area the earlier recreation, he was again on the dust and at second base. He struggled on the plate on the day, going 0-4 with 4 strikeouts. Shortstop prospect Edwin Arroyo went 1-4 with a double.
Relating to Reds on the day, although, it was pitching prospect Jose Acuna who had the most effective day. He received the beginning and allowed a run in 3.0 innings whereas giving up two hits, strolling two, and he struck out six batters. He would take the loss on the day, however pitched effectively as he stored his ERA underneath 3.00 (it’s 2.77 by 13 innings.
Reds lose 20 minor leaguers
Free company within the minor leagues began up this week and 20 minor leaguers from the Reds group elected free company. Among the many group are former huge leaguers Bubba Thompson, Edwin Rios, Erik Gonzalez, Hernan Perez, Levi Jordan, Mark Mathias, P.J. Higgins, Tucker Barnhart, Justus Sheffield, Connor Overton, Patrick Weigel, and Alex Blandino.
Blandino, who spent his huge league time as a utility participant, was trying to make a comeback as a knuckleball pitcher. He pitched in simply seven video games this season between complicated stage baseball and Single-A Daytona.
You’ll be able to see the total checklist of minor leaguers who grew to become free brokers over at RedsMinorLeagues.com.
