Awful news continues in Reds camp.
The Cincinnati Reds have a full-blown injury crisis on their hands.
TJ Friedl is on the shelf with a busted wrist after diving for a ball in a meaningless Cactus League game, while Matt McLain’s oblique-turned-shoulder absence was exacerbated earlier today when manager David Bell mentioned that even ‘surgery’ was not off the table.
Noelvi Marte isn’t injured – he’s just suspended. But the news got worse around camp late Wednesday, as The Enquirer’s Charlie Goldsmith relayed that top infield prospect Edwin Arroyo had surgery for a torn labrum and will miss the 2024 season entirely.
Edwin Arroyo has a torn labrum and will have season ending surgery.
— Charlie Goldsmith (@CharlieG__) March 20, 2024
That’s not just depth that’s gone, that’s the ability to trade for more depth, should the team need it. On top of that, it eliminates a 2024 season that looked to be so promising for Arroyo, the switch-hitting shortstop who finished the 2023 season on a tear after a slow start.
Did I say tear? Damnit, I did not mean to do that.
More to come…