Reds Bench???

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(03-09-2020, 05:27 PM)Circleville Guy Wrote: How do we see the bench working out? Will it be 5 or 6 guys? Who ya got? I see Casali, Senzel, Ervin, Farmer and VanMeter. Senzel will probably be in a hard, 4 man outfield rotation. I have a feeling that we will get to see some outfielders that are in a nice hitting groove get benched for the sake of rotating guys. Farmer can play catcher and SS, bout have to add a guy that versatile. I guess they could add Dietrich instead of VanMeter but I like VanMeter more. Any bench thoughts? Am I totally forgetting someone? Maybe Blandino instead of VanMeter?

100% Blandino is who you were forgetting.

Blandino is pretty much a lock to make the roster in my eyes. He's a pretty indispensable bench player. He can and has played every position in the major leagues except CF and C. I don't know if he can play C at all, but I am sure he could fill in CF in a pinch. So he's pretty much the backup for 8 spots in the field.

He's also mashing .458/.536/.792/1.327 this Spring and has a career .349 OBP in the majors and .386 OBP in AAA.


He's a more defensively versatile Kyle Farmer who gets on base and is 2 years younger. I actually think he makes Farmer obsolete on the roster.


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Ervin, Senzel, Casali, Blandino, VanMeter is the bench I picture. 5 guys rather than 6 because they probably view Lorenzen as a backup outfielder/PH if need be.