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After some miscommunication this previous week across the standing of Julian Aguiar and the well being of his elbow – it was initially reported that he had undergone surgical procedure, however later revealed he was getting a second opinion – the Cincinnati Reds right-handed pitcher has certainly undergone Tommy John surgical procedure and can miss the whole lot of the 2025 season. This was first reported on Saturday by Mark Sheldon of Reds.com.
The 2021 twelfth spherical draft choose had made his means up via the group’s farm system rapidly. Aguiar, Cincinnati’s #10 prospect, was named because the 2023 minor league pitcher of the 12 months and he might have been on his method to repeating this season if he hadn’t been known as as much as the large leagues in August. He would make three begins for the Reds that month after which 4 extra in September. In his final outing he gave up seven runs in simply 4.0 innings in opposition to Atlanta. Cincinnati misplaced that recreation 15-3 and it was the primary time the workforce had misplaced a recreation that he had began. It was even be the final time he took the mound as he was positioned on the injured listing a couple of days later with an elbow sprain.
That late within the season meant his season was over with the location on the injured listing as he could be ineligible to return earlier than the season got here to an finish. But it surely wouldn’t have mattered as we now know that the damage was a major one which’s going to value him your entire 2025 marketing campaign.
In his month within the huge leagues, Julian Aguiar was inconsistent. He had three good begins, a strong begin in his debut, and three not-so-good begins. In complete he threw 31.2 innings with a 6.25 ERA the place he allowed 30 hits, walked 12, gave up eight residence runs, hit 5 batters, and had 19 strikeouts.
Whereas it appeared like heading into spring coaching that Aguiar was on the surface and looking out in on the subject of a spot within the rotation, if nothing else his damage now leaves Cincinnati with much less depth. Each Aguiar and Brandon Williamson are already out for all of 2025 at this level. That leaves the Reds as issues stand with Hunter Greene, Nick Lodolo, Andrew Abbott, and Rhett Lowder as guys who appear to be affordable expectations as starters if wholesome. That would go away one spot open for the taking for guys like Jakob Junis, Carson Spiers, Graham Ashcraft, or a prospect akin to Chase Petty, Connor Phillips (if he can rebound from his 2024), or a free agent or commerce acquisition.
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