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Reds May 2023 Games Thread
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Matt McLain may just be on a hot streak to start his major league career, but my God is he electric. Currently hitting .380/.456/.600/1.056 and is averaging 4.79 pitches per at bat (for context, Joey Votto, patient hitter extraordinaire, is averaging 4.08 P/PA in his career)

50 ABs is a small sample size, but even when this level of production subsides, he still has great defense and base running ability as well. I think he could be our every day shortstop for the next 6 to 10 years.

Elly De La Cruz is similarly hot in the month of May, hitting .348/.459/.764/1.223 in 89 ABs in AAA Louisville, including 9 HR, 1 triple and 8 2B. The most exciting part may be that he's only struck out 22 times which, after you factor in his 18 BBs, 1 HBP and 1 Sac fly, is only a 20.1% strike out rate, which is almost 10 points better than his career average (prior to this month) of 29.9%, which was basically considered his only weakness as a prospect.

If McLain sticks at SS, that would mean EDLC would likely take over 3B (which he may be more suited for anyway) long term, kicking Senzel out into the outfield.

What a month of baseball!
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Reds May 2023 Games Thread - kevin - 05-01-2023, 01:37 AM
RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - kevin - 05-02-2023, 03:07 AM
RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - kevin - 05-05-2023, 05:39 PM
RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - kevin - 05-07-2023, 10:30 AM
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RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - samhain - 05-07-2023, 10:28 PM
RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - CJD - 05-07-2023, 07:25 PM
RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - kevin - 05-07-2023, 08:01 PM
RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - kevin - 05-10-2023, 04:11 PM
RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - kevin - 05-11-2023, 04:10 PM
RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - samhain - 05-11-2023, 09:59 PM
RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - kevin - 05-12-2023, 01:43 AM
RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - CJD - 05-13-2023, 05:36 PM
RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - kevin - 05-13-2023, 10:53 PM
RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - Goalpost - 05-15-2023, 09:27 AM
RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - samhain - 05-16-2023, 05:37 PM
RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - samhain - 05-19-2023, 09:22 PM
RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - CJD - 05-16-2023, 12:06 PM
RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - kevin - 05-19-2023, 04:28 AM
Reds May 2023 Games Thread - BenZoo2 - 05-19-2023, 11:02 AM
RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - kevin - 05-20-2023, 01:17 AM
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RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - kevin - 05-20-2023, 10:25 PM
RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - samhain - 05-20-2023, 11:49 PM
RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - kevin - 05-21-2023, 03:29 PM
RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - kevin - 05-22-2023, 08:11 PM
RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - CJD - 05-25-2023, 11:27 AM
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RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - samhain - 05-26-2023, 11:04 PM
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RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - samhain - 05-28-2023, 11:20 AM
RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - kevin - 05-28-2023, 06:01 PM
RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - CJD - 05-28-2023, 07:20 PM
RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - samhain - 05-28-2023, 11:26 PM
RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - CJD - 05-30-2023, 12:38 PM
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RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - grampahol - 05-30-2023, 07:27 AM
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RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - kevin - 05-31-2023, 12:23 AM
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RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - kevin - 05-31-2023, 11:32 PM
RE: Reds May 2023 Games Thread - CJD - 06-01-2023, 12:27 PM

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