Christian Encarnacion-Strand

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(07-30-2023, 09:42 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: I'm starting to get a bit concerned with CES, he looked very bad today and against not that great of pitching. Not sure if he's just pressing to hard trying to hit every ball 500 feet? I dunno

I hate to say it but if he doesn't snap out of it soon perhaps a week back in AAA is needed?

I get the concern, but there still might be some value there as a power guy.
He reminds me of Adam Dunn, personally.
He'll swing at dumb pitches, and he'll probably strike out a lot, but he'll get some hits and knock in some runs.

Right now though, the Reds don't NEED another infielder, so if there's more benefit to sending him back down to Louisville for continued development for August vs getting that exposure to big league pitching, I say do it. Reds can always bring him back up when rosters expand around Labor Day.