Left-hander Evan Kravetz and infielder Davis Wendzel each handed by waivers unclaimed and have been despatched outright to Triple-A Louisville, per Mark Sheldon of MLB.com on X. Each gamers had been designated for project by the Reds prior to now week.
Kravetz, 27, was simply added to the roster final week, his first name to the majors. He acquired into one recreation, tossing two thirds of an inning with out permitting a run, earlier than being designated for project. Since he has just some days of service time and no earlier profession outrights, he doesn’t have the suitable to reject this project.
He’ll due to this fact return to Louisville and supply the membership with some left-handed depth in a non-roster capability. He already has 42 1/3 innings tossed for the Bats this yr with a 3.40 earned run common. His 11.7% stroll fee was on the excessive aspect however he struck out 25% of batters confronted.
Wendzel, 27, was as soon as a considerably notable prospect within the Rangers’ system. That membership chosen him forty first general within the 2019 draft however his bat by no means actually lived as much as expectations. From 2021 to the current, he has performed in 338 minor league video games with a mixed slash line of .232/.338/.426, which interprets to a 91 wRC+.
He acquired out to a powerful begin this yr and acquired added to the Texas roster in April. Round a number of elective assignments, he hit simply .128/.163/.234 in his first 47 main league plate appearances. His scorching begin within the minors additionally cooled, in order that his line in Triple-A for the season is now .266/.361/.407. That features stints with the Triple-A golf equipment of the Rangers and Reds, as he was designated for project by Texas on the finish of July and flipped to Cincinnati for money.
This time, no commerce was potential with the deadline having handed and not one of the 29 different golf equipment have been prepared to seize him off waivers. Like Kravetz, he’ll report back to Louisville and supply the membership with some non-roster depth. Wendzel has performed all 4 infield positions in his profession, so he may give the membership cowl all around the grime.