The Cincinnati Reds have made plenty of moves today when it comes to the farm system. One of those moves was that the club traded catcher Andruw Salcedo to the Seattle Mariners for first baseman Ty France and $1,000,000 in cash to cover half of the remaining salary owed to France this season (first reported by MLB.com’s Mark Sheldon).
Cincinnati signed Andruw Salcedo on July 2nd, 2019 out of Colombia. Before the signing date was moved to January for international prospects, guys almost always used to sign when eligible contracts for the following year. For Salcedo that meant he was signing for 2020 and beyond, but the 2020 season wound up being cancelled, so he didn’t make his debut until 2021. He played in 31 games with the Arizona Complex League Reds that season and had about as good of a debut as you could ask for. The switch-hitter hit .362/.460/.543 in 31 games out in Arizona.
He was never able to recover the magic of that debut. In 2022 he hit .198 in 39 games with the ACL Reds and Daytona Tortugas. Last season he hit .167 in 21 games between the ACL Reds and Daytona Tortugas. This year he only played in seven games and hit .188 in Daytona. After hitting four home runs in 2021 he has not homered since.
This year saw Andruw Salcedo spend much of the year on the Development List in Daytona. That’s when a team can keep a player with the club who is not injured, but the player is not eligible to play in games. It allows a player to participate in team activities/practices, but also avoids using a phantom injured list stint or outright releasing a player.
Eric Yang called up
Heading to join the big league club is catcher Eric Yang. Cincinnati’s backup catcher Austin Wynns suffered a torn teres major in his right shoulder and is heading to the 10-day injured list.
Yang has spent time this season in Chattanooga – playing 19 games – and in Louisville – where he played in nine games. He’s also spent time this season on the Development List. In his 28 games this season he’s hit .164/.330/.206 with three doubles, 16 walks, and 22 strikeouts.
Other Roster Moves
Daytona lost two players to transactions on Monday. Andruw Salcedo was traded away, but the Reds also released Yassel Pino.
This season has seen Pino hit .265/.328/.426 with seven doubles and six home runs in 54 games. His release comes at an interesting time given that in his last 14 games, going back a full month, he’s hitting .396/.431/.750.