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Héctor Rodríguez officially up with the Reds

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Héctor Rodríguez

CIN Left Fielder #43

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Reds recalled OF Héctor Rodríguez from Triple-A Louisville

This move was reported yesterday and is now official. We like Rodríguez, but are surprised by this decision since the Reds didn’t actually trade away an outfielder at the deadline. We assume Rodríguez will play nearly every day between outfield and DH, and the DH spot could be used as a rotation for the extra outfielders. The 22-year-old is an aggressive hitter, and his 42 percent hard-hit rate and 89.2 mph average exit velocity don’t suggest tons of power, but he is hitting .274/.347/.533 with 27 round-trippers and six steals in 455 plate appearances for Triple-A Louisville. He’s worth a flyer in most fantasy formats.

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Héctor Rodríguez

CIN Right Fielder #43

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Héctor Rodriguez went 3-for-6 with two homers, two RBI, and two runs scored as the Reds defeated the Giants 10-9 on Wednesday.

Rodriguez hit a solo shot in the third inning to tie the game at two, and he homered again in the ninth on a ball that left the bat at 115.3 mph. Cincinnati began that inning down six and came all the way back to take the lead. Rodriguez hasn’t been playing every day since he was called up on August 4, but he hit leadoff on Wednesday. With their season not going anywhere, one figures the Reds will give the 22-year-old some runway down the stretch.
Héctor Rodríguez

CIN Right Fielder #43

Héctor Rodríguez is not in the Reds’ starting lineup for Friday evening’s showdown against the Marlins.

The 22-year-old outfielder had started each of the team’s previous four games, so he’ll get a breather to accommodate a crowded outfield mix in Cincinnati. He’s just 2-for-23 (.087) with a 6/3 K/BB ratio in his first 26 plate appearances with the Reds. Noelvi Marte will start in his place in right field and bat eighth against Sandy Alcantara and the Marlins on Friday night.
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CIN Left Fielder #43

Héctor Rodríguez is on the bench for Wednesday’s showdown against the Reds.

Cincinnati failed to resolve their crowded outfield situation at the trade deadline earlier this week, but made the decision to promote Rodríguez anyway. The dynamic 22-year-old went 0-for-2 with a walk and scored a run against the Athletics in his big-league debut on Tuesday night. He possesses a fantasy-relevant skillset and is worthy of a speculative roster spot in deeper mixed leagues. The big question is whether he’s able to carve out an everyday role over the next few weeks with JJ Bleday, Noelvi Marte, Dane Myers and TJ Friedl still in the mix.
Héctor Rodríguez

CIN Left Fielder #43

Reds president of baseball operation Nick Krall told reporters Héctor Rodríguez will be called up for Tuesday’s series opener against the Athletics.

Rodríguez is one of the more electrifying talents in the Reds’ system and will get his first opportunity at the highest level after hitting .274/.347/.533 with 27 round-trippers and six steals in 455 plate appearances for Triple-A Louisville. The 22-year-old outfielder is worthy of a speculative pickup in deeper mixed leagues based on his over-the-fence power upside. He figures to play everyday for Cincinnati over the final two months.
Héctor Rodríguez

CIN Left Fielder #43

Reds OF prospect Héctor Rodríguez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run for Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday.

Rodríguez now has 25 home runs on the season to go along with a .272 average, 63 RBI, and an .876 OPS. He’s an aggressive hitter, but he’s swinging outside of the zone less than he did last year and has reduced his swinging strike rate to a league-average mark. He also continues to make league-average contact while driving the ball over the fence. We should note that his 42 percent hard-hit rate and 89.2 mph average exit velocity don’t suggest tons of power, but he makes the most of his contact with his approach, and playing his home games in Great American Ballpark will help. We’d imagine he’s up after the August 14th cutoff to retain his rookie eligibility for 2027.
Héctor Rodríguez

CIN Left Fielder #43

Reds OF prospect Héctor Rodríguez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run for Triple-A Louisville on Sunday.

Rodríguez now has 24 home runs and 61 RBI to go along with a .280 batting average and .902 OPS. The Reds are one of the few teams that should clearly be sellers at the deadline, so there is a chance they free up some outfield at-bats for Rodríguez to get called up in just a couple of weeks. He’s just behind guys like Joshua Baez and Walker Jenkins in terms of fantasy stashes.
Héctor Rodríguez

CIN Left Fielder #43

Reds OF prospect Héctor Rodríguez went 2-for-2 with two walks, two home runs, and three RBI for Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday.

The 22-year-old is now hitting .290/.369/.549 with 21 home runs, 56 RBI, and six steals in 84 games at Triple-A. He also has a solid 75/40 K/BB ratio. He’s played both corner outfield spots regularly this season, but it seems unlikely that he gets a chance in Cincinnati this year unless the team decides to move on from slumping JJ Bleday.
Héctor Rodríguez

CIN Left Fielder #43

Reds optioned OF Héctor Rodríguez, SS Edwin Arroyo, INF Leo Balcazar and RHPs Julian Aguiar and Jose Franco to Triple-A Louisville.

Rodríguez is the notable name here for fantasy managers, especially in dynasty formats after slashing .283/.336/.450 with 19 homers and 15 steals across 135 games between two levels to finish last year at Triple-A. The 21-year-old will require some additional seasoning on the doorstep of the majors but he’s a power/speed combo talent worth watching throughout the season. Arroyo is one of Cincinnati’s top prospects entering the year after batting .284/.345/.371 with three homers and 12 steals in 120 games last season for Double-A Chattanooga.
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Hector Rodríguez finished 4-for-5 with two RBI for Escogido of the Dominican Winter League on Tuesday.

The 21-year-old Rodríguez, who was added to the Reds’ 40-man roster last month, is hitting .275/.370/.377 with just 10 strikeouts in 81 plate appearances in the Dominican Republic. He’s probably not going to be much of a threat to break camp with the Reds next spring, but he could definitely make his major league debut at some point during the season.
Edwin Arroyo

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Reds selected the contracts of SS Edwin Arroyo, OF Héctor Rodríguez and SS Leo Balcazar from Triple-A Louisville.

The trio will be protected from selection in next month’s Rule 5 Draft. Arroyo is the most prominent inclusion here as one of the better prospect in Cincinnati’s system. The 22-year-old hit .284/.345/.371 with three homers and 12 steals in 120 games last season for Double-A Chattanooga. Rodríguez is one of the more electric talents in the organization, and his long-term fantasy stock surged after he slashed .283/.336/.450 with 19 homers and 15 steals across 135 games between two levels, finishing the year at Triple-A. Balcazar also earns a spot on the 40-man roster after a strong showing recently in the Arizona Fall League.

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Orioles optioned INF Luis Vazquez to Triple-A Norfolk.

Vazquez was only up for two days. The 26-year-old will head back to the International League with Blaze Alexander coming off the injured list in a corresponding move.
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Blaze Alexander

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Orioles activated INF Blaze Alexander off the 10-day injured list.

Alexander missed six weeks while dealing with a fractured hand. He’s in the lineup Friday against the A’s, and should see playing time against left-handed pitching — with some starts versus righties — for the remainder of the season.
- Christopher Crawford

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Nolan Arenado (thumb) is out of the lineup for Friday’s game against the Giants.

Arenado was scratched from Thursday’s game with inflammation in his thumb, and he’ll at least begin Friday’s contest on the bench. Consider the 35-year-old day-to-day. Jose Fernandez will handle third base duties with Arenado out.
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Gunnar Henderson

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Gunnar Henderson is not in the starting lineup for Friday’s game against the Athletics.

Henderson will get a break against southpaw Jacob Lopez to open the three-game series against the A’s. Blaze Alexander will get the start in Henderson’s absence, and hit leadoff in the process.
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Tyler Stephenson

CIN Catcher #37
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Tyler Stephenson went 2-for-5 and hit a three-run homer Friday as the Reds took down the Cubs 10-8.

Stephenson’s homer off Trent Thornton gave the Reds a 7-3 lead in the sixth. Though he had slumped some of late, the homer was his fifth in August and 13th overall. He came into the day 6-for-31 with a lone double and 16 strikeouts in his previous 10 games.
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Rhett Lowder

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Rhett Lowder allowed five runs over three innings in a victory Friday versus the Cubs.

Thanks to a six-run top of the sixth, Lowder got a win in a game in which he was outperformed by the opposing starter (David Peterson allowed two runs over five innings). Lowder went 3-1 in August despite a middling 4.34 ERA and six homers allowed in 29 innings. He’ll take on the Padres next week.
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Emilio Pagán tossed a perfect ninth against the Cubs for his 18th save Friday.

Pagan struck out Ian Happ in between flyouts from Alex Bregman and Nico Hoerner. His velocity was also strong again for a second straight outing after a mysterious drop last week, so it looks like nothing further will come of that. He has seven saves and one win in nine appearances this month. Fortunately, his one bad outing while his velocity was down came with a three-run lead; he gave up two runs but got the save anyway.
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David Peterson yielded two runs in five innings Friday versus the Reds.

Peterson departed with a one-run lead, only to see Trent Thornton give up five runs in the sixth. It’s Peterson’s fourth no-decision to go along with one run in five starts this month. Oddly enough, the victory came in the only one of the starts in which he allowed more than two runs. He’ll face the Brewers next.
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Pitching with the Cubs down by one, Daniel Palencia gave up one run in the ninth Friday against the Reds.

Unwanted outfielder TJ Friedl homered off him. Palencia struck out two in a perfect inning a week ago in his return from the IL, but he’s given up four runs in two appearances since. Jacob Webb has opened the door for Palencia to resume pitching in the ninth, but Palencia can’t seem to find it at the moment.
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Sal Stewart

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Sal Stewart hit his 29th homer and collected his 101st and 102nd runs batted on Friday against the Cubs.

Stewart’s solo homer in the third gave him the Reds’ rookie record for RBI, as he overtook Jim Greengrass’s mark from 1953. He later got an RBI single on an infield hit that Dansby Swanson probably would have turned into an out at shortstop, but Nico Hoerner couldn’t quite pull it off. Stewart is the major league leader with 102 RBI on the season. He’s moved into a tie for 11th in homers.
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