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Hinds

Hinds has struggled to gain any traction at the highest level, striking out in 38.9 percent of his 95 plate appearances in the big leagues since 2024. However, he has almost nothing left to prove at the Triple-A level after hitting 38 homers and steals 41 bases combined in 206 games over the past two seasons. He’s batting .526 (10-for-19) with three homers and 12 RBI in five games this season. The 25-year-old possesses an intriguing combination of fantasy-relevant skills but will need to prove he can make enough contact to survive in the majors once he gets another opportunity.

Bleday’s option is a little surprising, as it appeared he was on his way to being on the strong side of a platoon in left. It appears this opens a spot Nathaniel Lowe on the bench to open 2026. There’s a very good chance he’ll be the first name up when Cincinnati needs a replacement, but obviously Bleday is nathnot someone who needs to be on fantasy rosters right now. Hinds and Maxwell are just organizatonal depth, even with Hinds’ possessing impressive power.

The homer was pulverized, leaving his bat at 119.6 mph. Of course, Hinds’ power isn’t in question, but the Reds don’t seem to think he has much to offer in the majors. Perhaps he could help as a platoon guy against lefties, but the Reds acquired Dane Myers to fill that role.

Hinds heads back to the minors following Cincinnati’s influx of trade acquisitions. The 24-year-old all-or-nothing slugger was only up for a couple days while TJ Friedl was away on paternity leave.

Since it’s the result of TJ Friedl going on the paternity list, this will probably be a brief stay for Hinds, who is 5-for-42 with a 20/1 K/BB in the majors this season. He’s come in at .302/.381/.578 in Triple-A.

Although he was tearing it up in Triple-A, Hinds went 2-for-23 with no extra-base hits or walks and 10 strikeouts during his latest stint in the majors. He’s no closer now to claiming a permanent spot in the Cincinnati outfield than he was at the start of the year.

Hays returned from the injured list on Friday, going 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI. This is likely their way of just easing him back into a full-time role. Rece Hinds will start in his place in right field and bat seventh for the Reds against Randy Vasquez and the Padres on Saturday afternoon in Cincinnati.

We’re confident Hinds will connect for tape-measure home runs regardless of where he plays, but he’s struck out at an astronomical rate against big-league pitching over the last two seasons, fanning nearly 37 percent of the time across 31 games in the majors. The 24-year-old offers an interesting blend of skills, but his omnipresent contact issues limit his appeal to extremely deep mixed leagues and NL-only formats as a cheap power source.

Hinds gets sent down after the Reds signed Garrett Hampson to a one-year deal prior to Friday’s game against the Cubs. The 24-year-old struck out 10 times in his 19 at-bats with the Reds, and picked up only three hits in that timeframe.

Hinds has played outfield for his entire minor league career, apart from nine games at third base during his first professional season. The Reds have plenty of outfield options, so Hinds being able to play first base would give him a little more security on the roster, especially with Jeimer Candelario and Christian Encarnacion-Strand both banged up and struggling. Hinds is 6'4", 215 pounds, so he certainly makes for a big enough target at the position.