Tyler Stephenson, the Cincinnati Reds 1st round draft pick from 2015, is heading back to the disabled list with a left wrist injury for the Dayton Dragons.. The 19-year-old catcher initially injured the wrist in late May, and is now making his third trip to the disabled list with the injury.
When he originally injured the wrist, it was thought to be more serious than it was – with initial beliefs being that it would cost him the rest of the season. It didn’t lead to that, but he’s now made two other trips to the disabled list with the injury and with just over two weeks left in the year, it would seem that this time it will cost him the remainder of the year.
It’s been a bit of a lost season for Tyler Stephenson, who on top of hitting the disabled list with the wrist injury three different times, also missed several weeks early in the year due to a concussion. Hopefully the offseason rest will be all that his wrist needs to heal up and he can return in 2017 fully healthy and ready to go.
Dayton also is losing another player to the disabled list as starting pitcher Alex Webb is joining Stephenson on the list with a broken foot. The 9th round draft pick from 2016 had made three starts with the Dragons, as well as making five relief appearances before the promotion with the Billings Mustangs. Between the two stops he had posted a 2.59 ERA in 24.1 innings with just four walks allowed and he had 16 strikeouts.
Taking their places on the active roster will be right handed pitcher Wendolyn Bautista, who has been pitching well with the Daytona Tortugas. He’s posted a 2.01 ERA in 10 starts with the Tortugas.
Infielder Alberti Chavez is also joining the Dragons. The 20-year-old has spent the year with Billings where he’s gotten into 29 games and hit .257 for the Mustangs. While he’s played mostly third base, he’s also gotten limited time at shortstop and all three outfield spots in 2016.
The other roster moves throughout the organization have not yet been announced. This post will be updated when they are.