Cincinnati Reds top prospect Nick Senzel is still working his way back from having surgery on his finger out in Goodyear. Within the last week he’s gone from not being allowed to swing a bat, to swinging a bat with no contact, to swinging a bat at baseballs. Things are moving in the right direction for the 23-year-old on rehab.
There was some hope that Nick Senzel could be ready to play in instructional league, and maybe the Arizona Fall League this year. Instructional league for the Reds will begin on September 16th and they will play games beginning on October 2nd. The Arizona Fall League will begin playing their games a week later on October 9th. Rosters have not been set for the Arizona Fall League. If history tells us anything, though, we should know them within the next week. Not all players are initially named. Sometimes they are – but usually there are 1-2 spots left unnamed per organization that will be filled at a later date. I would expect this to be the case for the Cincinnati Reds. The hope being that Nick Senzel will indeed be ready to join the team.
Edwin Yon is on fire for the Greeneville Reds
Last night in Greeneville, Edwin Yon went 2-4 with a triple and a home run. The 20-year-old has been on fire for the Reds since he was promoted from the Arizona League. He’s now played in 14 games and is hitting .310/.370/.690. That’s come with two doubles, a triple, and four home runs. All four of the home runs have come over the last week. The last time that he had homered prior to August 18th was back in 2016. Last season he played in 24 games for the AZL Reds and did not homer. In 2016 he was in the Dominican Summer League playing for the Rojos. While there he hit three home runs, with the last one coming on July 14th. So it was just over two full years between home runs. It wound up being 308 at-bats.
Seasons ending for the DSL and AZL Reds
This weekend will mark the end of the season for both the Dominican Summer League Reds and the Arizona League Reds. Down in the Dominican the Reds will play their last game later today. They did not qualify for the playoffs and will have their season end once the game is completed.
The Arizona League Reds will play their final game of the season on Sunday night. In fact, they will actually play two. They will be completing a game that was suspended due to a power outage/haboob earlier this season before playing the regularly scheduled finale. They, like the DSL Reds, did not qualify for the playoffs. The Greeneville Reds will be the next team to have their season come to a close, with their final game being played on Wednesday.