Yesterday we detailed new signee Victor Vargas. The 23-year-old will make the start tonight for the Dayton Dragons in his organizational debut. He’s not the only player on the move, though. Cincinnati has called up reliever Yosver Zulueta from Triple-A today. Austin Wynns, who was designated for assignment this past week after also being called back up to the big leagues this past week, cleared waivers and accepted his outright to Louisville. I wrote about Zulueta over at Redleg Nation if you wanted to get a little more information on him and the move.
Injury Updates around the farm system
Carlos Sanchez has not played since May 2nd. The teenage infielder was in Daytona and had been struggling, hitting .171/.308/.184 through his first 22 games. A hamstring injury has kept him off of the field for nearly two months, but he’s expected to take the field tonight out in Arizona where he’ll begin a rehab assignment.
Alfredo Duno was also in Daytona. He hasn’t played in a month after exiting the game following a groundout. His timeline for a return isn’t yet known. Duno suffered a fractured rib and I was told that he’s on a “week to week” situation and they’ve just got to see how everything heals. It is not expected to be a season ending injury.
Jose Acuna missed the start of the season, but returned in mid-May and pitched in two games for the ACL Reds before joining Double-A Chattanooga. He pitched in two games for the Lookouts out of their bullpen, but his last outing was on June 1st and he hasn’t pitched since. Acuna has been dealing with a flexor strain. I was told that the club is trying to get out ahead of the injury and that it’s not expected to be a long term thing.