Mark Reynolds was supposed to provide a big right-handed bat in the middle of the Indians lineup, but after signing for $6 million he’s hit just .215 with 15 homers and a career-low .680 OPS in 99 games.
And today the Indians designated him for assignment, cutting the 29-year-old loose following a 21-game stretch in which he hit .125 with zero homers and 28 strikeouts.
Reynolds has always had bad batting averages and huge strikeout totals, but until this season he’d topped a .750 OPS every year since debuting in 2007. He should be able to latch on somewhere else fairly quickly--perhaps back with the Orioles?--but at this point Reynolds may have to settle for a part-time role facing mostly left-handed pitching.
