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    Reds MiLB Notebook: Tejay Antone, 4 others to the injured list

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    The Cincinnati Reds continued their minor league transactions, moving five more players to the injured list as we get closer to the end of spring training. On Wednesday the club placed both Cam Collier and Hunter Hollan on the 60-day injured list. Five more joined them on the injured list, with Tejay Antone, Johnathan Harmon, Dennis Boatman, and Joneiker Arellano being put on the 60-day injured list and Jordan Little being placed on the full-season injured list.

    Tejay Antone made the Cincinnati Reds out of spring training in 2024. He pitched in four games out of the bullpen, but the first pitch he threw in that 4th game saw him tear his UCL in his pitching elbow and he would undergo Tommy John surgery for the third time in his baseball career. Antone is looking to join a very small list of pitchers to have three Tommy John surgeries and return to the mound in the big leagues. Only Jonny Venters and Jason Isringhausen have done so. His being moved to the 60-day injured list is no surprise given that he didn’t have surgery until late in April of 2024 and even the quickest of recoveries these days take 12+ months.

    Johnathan Harmon spent 2024 with Dayton, but during his start on June 12th he injured himself in the top of the 1st inning on his 21st pitch. After throwing a pitch that was a ball, he quickly waved for the trainer before hunching over and placing his arm between his legs in pain before standing upright and holding his pitching arm at his elbow. A week later he was placed on the full-season injured list.

    Dennis Boatman last pitched on August 23rd of 2023 with the Dayton Dragons. A week later he was placed on the injured list and didn’t return that season. In 2024 he began the year on the 60-day injured list but at the end of May was moved to the full-season injured list and as the words suggest, missed the entire year. Now he’s back on the 60-day injured list to begin 2025.

    Joneiker Arellano pitched for the Arizona Complex League Reds in 2024. He made four appearances in May and one game the first week of June, but he was placed on the 60-day injured list after his June 3rd appearance. A week later he was moved to the full-season injured list.

    Jordan Little was drafted last summer in the 15th round out of Virginia Tech. The transaction log shows that back in November he was activated from the 60-day injured list with the ACL Reds. The transaction log never notes that he was added to the injured list, though it’s likely due to the fact that the ACL season ended three days after Little signed. His professional career is going to take a bit more time to get started as he’s going to be out for some time.

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    2. Just need the season and minor league season to get going. Seems like all you get this time of year right before the season starts is bad news.

    3. Here is some good news for you Duke.

      1. It possible that Blake Dunn is going to be an everyday player for the Reds this season.

      2. Assuming health, EDLC has a better chance of winning the MVP this year than finishing outside the top five in the MVP voting.

      3. Everyone on here was begging for a big bat this offseason. Santander, Soto and others signed elsewhere. The Reds were left with scraps. But Austin Hays could turn out to be pretty special.

      4. The starting pitching is relatively healthy. Nick Martinez is looking like last year was not a fluke. Brady Singer looks much better than I hoped for. Greene and Lodolo could very well be aces.

      Maybe I am reading too much into Spring Training but these are my takes.

      1. 1. I doubt it, if he can be a serviceable 5th OF, i’ll call it a win.

        2. Even in my negative Nancy mood, I have to admit Elly has looked electric this spring.

        3. I’m not holding my breath on Hays being special, i’ll call anything above a 1.0 WAR a big win.

        4. I feel good about Greene, Martinez, and Singer. I’m not holding my breath on Lodolo being consistent.

        1. A few more then…

          1 CES is torching the ball, so health shouldn’t be an impediment for his 2025 campaign.

          2 McLain is also hitting the ball hard, and looking good in the field.

          3 Ashcraft responds to being told he’s in the pen with 3 very good innings of relief.

        2. I agree with your additions MBS. I usually try to avoid Reds in fantasy baseball because of my bias. But if it is justified with data then I allow myself to take the plunge. I have CES and McLain on all of my fantasy baseball teams because I think they will exceed expectations.

          I have EDLC on my two auction fantasy baseball teams.

        3. I haven’t done fantasy baseball in a loooong time. I miss it, but it takes more of a time commitment than my fantasy football friends care to do.

          That being said, I always like it when I get a local player on my teams, it adds another level of enjoyment when they perform well.

      2. Really think Dunn status depends om Steer’s status on the roster. Just not enough roster spots. By my count there should be 5 outfield spots. Friedl, Hays, Fraley, Fairchild, Steer. I could also see Hurtubise make it as the bench will be a little short of left handed hitters. Fairchild could be out but I think they really like him.

        Good news on the injury list is no Ty Floyd.

        2. You know Duke I think the throw from third base is one of the most taxing and difficult on the field. So he should stay away from there.

      3. If add that if they get to June in good shape consider what an unusual bump to the rotation they could get – first would be Miley, and then we get to watch Petty and Burns progress. Lowdwr is still out there as well. None of it may happen, but they may well be looking at an entire rotation in waiting.

    4. Several years ago, when Friedl was in AAA I was of the opinion that a good comp for Friedl was Chris Heisey. Heisey had a little more power and Friedl may have a little more speed but I felt that if Friedl retired with a WAR nearing the 4.7 career WAR of Chris Heisey that he would have had a good career. But Friedl had something special that differentiated him from Heisey. Friedl can bunt. How bunting helps Friedl is not limited to his .500 BA on bunt attempts. The 1B and 3B need to play on the grass and balls that used to be outs are now becoming doubles. Bunting has transformed Friedl from a 4th OF to a starting OF and when healthy a productive OF. Maybe a better comp for Friedl now is Brett Butler.

      But enough about Friedl and Chris Heisey. This post is about Blake Dunn.

      Like Friedl, my comp for Blake Dunn was Chris Heisey. Dunn has about the same power as Heisey but more speed. With this speed that made Heisey more of a floor than anything else. The Steer injury has opened a door for Dunn. He has without a doubt taken advantage of this opportunity this month. Dunn should be the starting RF/CF when the Reds play SF next week.

      1. This is an apples to oranges comparison but it seems like a good place to reply.

        Dunn is getting pitched up and in, a lot, and regularly getting beat. Fastballs by what i can see, very often out of the zone. Given he was beaned in the head last year with a 100 mph pitch, it seems a bit cruel but the other team isn’t out there to make friends. I’d also like to see the pitch location of the balls he is scorching, too. What is he hitting, and where.

        I’m in the camp that there is upside to Dunn. His floor is (and has been since his pre-draft reports) as a Fairchild-like speedy, defensive outfielder. But if he hits more, he can profile as a second division regular (including 4th OF). Whether he’d start for LA, Mil, Philly, or NY, not likely. But the Angels or A’s, sure, why not.

        That hole in his swing might be what lands him in AAA next week — though with the proviso that he go down, fix it and be ready when we need more bat than Fairchild. Or, they make keep him and use him selectively, where he can build some success and so Valaika can work with him.

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