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Sal Stewart

CIN 1st Baseman #27

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Sal Stewart won the National League Rookie of the Year Award.

Stewart received 20 of 30 first-place votes to claim the award ahead of Carson Benge and JJ Wetherholt, who collected seven and three votes, respectively. The power-hitting 22-year-old first baseman put together an impressive campaign from a traditional numbers standpoint, slashing .263/.330/.457 with 32 homers, 112 RBI and 15 steals across 162 games. Benge made a serious late push to fortify his case for the hardware, hitting .282/.346/.430 with 20 homers and 22 steals over 156 contests to finish second in the balloting. He also held a considerable edge in WAR, finishing at 4.3 compared to Stewart’s 2.0 mark, though it wasn’t enough to sway the voters.
Noelvi Marte

CIN Right Fielder #4

Noelvi Marte hit a three-run homer to provide all of the scoring in the Gigantes’ win over the Aguilas Cibaenas in the Dominican Winter League on Sunday.

The game was halted due to rain with Jasson Domínguez up in the sixth inning and eventually called. Marte’s homer was crushed 432 feet to center. He is hitting .362/.378/.580 with three homers and is tied for the DWL lead with 14 RBI in 17 games.
Noelvi Marte

CIN Right Fielder #4

Noelvi Marte homered and doubled twice for Cibao of the Dominican Winter League on Friday.

Marte is hitting .349/.368/.540 through 15 games, giving him the DWL’s sixth-highest OPS. He’s also a perfect 7-for-7 stealing bases. He probably needs a fresh start somewhere other than Cincinnati at this point, but there’s still ample talent here. He only just turned 25 last month.
Jose Montero

CIN Starting Pitcher

Jose Montero turned in three scoreless innings with five strikeouts Friday for Peoria of the Arizona Fall League.

Montero was making his first start after allowing six earned runs over six innings in five relief appearances. The 23-year-old had a 4.26 ERA and an 84/47 K/BB in 101 1/3 innings while splitting time between the rotation and the pen between High-A and Double-A last season. He’s Rule 5 eligible this winter, but the Reds probably won’t protect him; his ceiling is likely middle relief, and he’ll need to take a couple of steps forward to get there.
Terry Francona

CIN Manager

The Reds have hired Joe Torres as their new pitching coach.

Pilfering from the Guardians’ pitching development program seems like a smart way to go, and the 44-year-old Torres had been Cleveland’s assistant coach prior to today. Long before that, he was a first-round pick by the Angels in 2000, though he never reached the majors before retiring at age 30.
Sal Stewart

CIN 1st Baseman #27

Sal Stewart, Carson Benge and JJ Wetherholt were named finalists for the National League Rookie of the Year Award.

Stewart is the clear favorite to take home the hardware after hitting .263/.330/.457 with 32 homers, 112 RBI and 15 steals across 162 games. That shouldn’t diminish what the other two finalists accomplished, as both put together remarkable rookie campaigns of their own. Benge made a compelling late-season push to turn the race into a legitimate debate, finishing with a .282/.346/.430 slash line, 20 homers and 22 steals across 156 contests. Wetherholt also enjoyed an impressive debut, batting .242/.339/.365 with 89 runs scored, 17 homers, 51 RBI and 14 steals in 139 games.
Duncan Davitt

CIN Starting Pitcher #76

Reds claimed RHP Duncan Davitt off waivers from the Giants

Davitt allowed eight runs (seven earned) on 10 hits in eight innings for the Giants and White Sox this season. He had a 6.04 ERA in 76 innings across 32 appearances (11 starts) in Triple-A for both franchises.
Paxton Schultz

CIN Relief Pitcher #75

Reds claimed RHP Paxton Schultz off waivers from the Nationals.

Schultz posted a 6.40 ERA in 32 1/3 innings for the Nationals this season, but he did have a 2.48 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, and 34/9 K/BB ratio in 29 innings at Triple-A. The Reds will hope he can provide some relief depth.
Juan Brito

CIN 2nd Baseman #46

Juan Brito went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBI in his second game for Este of the Dominican Winter League on Thursday.

Brito has played first base in both games. The former Guardians prospect finished this year on the Reds’ roster after being DFA’d and traded at the deadline, and he wound up hitting .309/.339/.509 in 59 plate appearances. He’s out of options, so if the Reds keep him on their 40-man this winter, it’d suggest they see him earning at least a utility spot next spring.
Carlos Jorge

CIN Center Fielder #38

Carlos Jorge hit a two-run homer in Cibao’s Dominican Winter League opener Friday.

The Gigantes opened the season with Reds outfielders batting first and second; Jorge was in center field and Noelvi Marte went 1-for-3 with a steal as the team’s right fielder. One imagines the Reds will bring in at least one starting outfielder this winter, but that’d still leave plenty of room for JJ Bleday, Dane Myers, Héctor Rodríguez, Blake Dunn, Jorge and Marte to battle things out. That said, it’d be no surprise if Marte is moved.