The Reds introduced at this time that they’ve chosen the contract of left-hander Evan Kravetz. Proper-hander Casey Legumina has been optioned to Triple-A Louisville in a corresponding lively roster transfer. To open a 40-man spot, outfielder Stuart Fairchild has been transferred to the 60-day injured record.
Kravetz, 27, will get the decision to the present for the primary time. He was chosen by the Reds within the fifth spherical of the 2019 draft and has been climbing the minor league ladder since then. He made his skilled debut with one inning in Rookie ball in his draft yr, however then the minor leagues had been worn out by the pandemic in 2020.
Since then, as he’s moved in the direction of the upper ranges of the minors, he has racked up loads of strikeouts but additionally given out loads of walks. From 2021 to 2024, he has tossed 243 1/3 minor league innings, permitting 3.99 earned runs per 9. He has struck out 28% of batters confronted in that point but additionally given out free passes at an 11.1% fee. That features 42 1/3 Triple-A innings this yr with a 3.40 ERA, 25% strikeout fee and 11.7% stroll fee.
The Cincinnati pitching workers has been pretty snakebit of late. Every of Andrew Abbott, Hunter Greene, Nick Lodolo and Christian Roa have hit the injured record this month. Jakob Junis made an emergency begin yesterday and he was adopted by 5 relievers, together with Legumina. Because of a double-header arising on Friday, the membership is within the midst of a stretch whereby they play eight video games in seven days.
The membership wants all the assistance it might get to outlive the approaching week, so Kravetz has been summoned to be part of the answer. The Reds are additionally reportedly calling up prospect Rhett Lowder to deal with one of many two video games on Friday. Each pitchers can be making their respective MLB debuts as quickly as they take the mound.
Fairchild was positioned on the 10-day IL yesterday attributable to a left thumb sprain. Evidently, the Reds don’t anticipate him again this yr, primarily based on this switch. He’ll spend the remainder of the season on the 60-day IL however will should be added again onto the 40-man within the offseason, as there isn’t a IL from 5 days after the World Collection till the beginning of Spring Coaching.