Reds June 2024 thread

[CJD]

(06-11-2024, 06:20 PM)Goalpost Wrote: Wheels of motion have started on Marte

https://www.redlegnation.com/2024/06/11/cincinnati-reds-send-noelvi-marte-on-rehab-assignment-to-louisville/

It's exciting. He can't help us if we make the playoffs, but he could really give us a massive boost at the end of June, especially with the news that CES is considering season ending surgery.

The injuries this year have been brutal, but if we can stay around .500 until Marte comes back, our offense may be able to reach a new level in July. He was truly elite last year in the limited time he played. His stat line was .316/.366/.456/.822 with a 121 OPS+. He's still only 22 years old and ended the season on a 16 game hitting streak. 

I am hoping the time off has not made him rusty and/or his performance last season was not the result of the drugs he was taking, but if he comes back and builds on his rookie year, he will be an X factor in the second half of the season (Even though he can't play in the playoffs.)