Nearly three weeks ago Cam Collier was playing first base for the Cincinnati Reds in a spring training game when he made a swipe tag and appeared to injure his hand. He initially stayed in the game and even take an at-bat, but in the next half-inning he was replaced in the field. A week later after seeking multiple opinions on the injury, Collier decided to have surgery on his injured thumb.
The Reds have now placed Cam Collier on the 60-day injured list in the minor leagues. That does allow them to keep an additional roster spot within the organization with more stringent limits on roster sizes. But what it also means is that at the earliest the Collier can be activated is May 18th. That would be the Chattanooga Lookouts 39th game of the season. That would leave 100 games remaining in the season for the Lookouts, though. And another six games possible in Triple-A Louisville as their season extends an additional week. And then there’s also the big league season that extends another week beyond that if he were to play well enough to force his way to the highest level during 2025.
Cincinnati added one other player to the 60-day injured list along with Collier. Left-handed pitcher Hunter Hollan will also begin the year on the injured list. It will be his second year in a row starting the season on the 60-day injured list. In 2024 he was activated on July 4th and spent a few days with the Arizona Complex League Reds before joining Daytona. He only pitched in four games with the Tortugas before he landed back on the injured list and he didn’t return. The Reds 3rd round pick in 2023 has only thrown 15.1 innings since being drafted out of Arkansas where he went 8-2 that year with a 4.13 ERA in 80.2 innings.