The Cincinnati Reds have sent right handed starting pitcher Rookie Davis to the disabled list. He was hit by a pitch in the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates last night, and while he remained in the game to run the bases, he couldn’t return to the mound to pitch. There was speculation about the possibility of a move coming because of how his arm looked on television. Well, here it is.
Taking his place on the roster is right handed reliever Barrett Astin. He was up with the big league club out of spring training, but only made one appearance. He was optioned to Louisville last week, but is eligible to return because he’s replacing an injured player. In his time with the Bats, Astin only pitched in one game. He threw 2.0 shutout innings with two strikeouts.
The Reds will need someone to step in to pitch for Rookie Davis on Sunday at home against the Brewers. Right now we don’t know who that pitcher will be. It could be one of Cody Reed or Robert Stephenson, coming in out of the bullpen to fill the role for the time being (or maybe longer). It could also be Sal Romano, who lines up with that spot in the rotation in Louisville. If you missed my article on Romano’s outing from last night, go read it – he was outstanding.
If I had to bet, I’d say that the spot will go to Cody Reed. He looked very, very good in his last relief appearance for the Reds. His mechanics were clean and repeating well, he pounded the zone and looked on top of his game. With that said, the Reds have options on where they could go with the move, so nothing would surprise me at this point of the year.