The Reds have released veteran outfielder Desmond Jennings, Zach Buchanan of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports on Twitter. It was already clear that Jennings wouldn’t head north with the MLB club.
Jennings, 30, had signed a minors deal that would have paid him $1.5MM had he cracked the roster. But he didn’t do enough in the Cactus League to induce the team to clear a 40-man spot to keep him. Jennings hit .195/.300/.415 with two home runs and two steals in his 18 games of action.
Once a solid regular with the Rays, Jennings has battled injuries over the past two seasons and hasn’t been effective when he has been able to take the field. From 2011 through 2014, though, he slashed .249/.327/.402, hit 47 homers, and swiped 86 bags while playing a solid center field in Tampa Bay.
Please don’t Al Avila
Mets – minor league deal, with June 15 opt out.
nationals
I thought the same thing. Might depend on how MC plays a backup centerfield.
If he couldn’t make the Reds..why would you think this. Besides the Mets have Tebow so their fate is set!
In all fairness to Jennings, he would have made the Reds had they not claimed Scooter Gennett from the Brewers
What’s happened to this guy? I remember when Theo and co. had him in their radar
He’s dealt with knee injuries for the past few years, which playing on artificial turf in Tampa Bay didn’t help. He had an okay spring, and was apparently going to make the team until Scooter Gennett appeared as a waiver claim.
I wouldn’t really call what he did this spring anything besides mediocre. I like him, but I see more upside in scooter.
(Barney Stinson voice) wait for it……. “braves”
Desmond needs to take a trip across I20 from Birmingham to a new home just outside of Atlanta, a two hour drive. The Braves need a right-hander as a fourth outfielder who can play centerfield. There is a deal here to be made.
I agree with the others who said Braves. Makes a lot of sense to me.
He is just a retread. Might get something out of him, but probably not much.
The Reds are trash any way it doesn’t matter who makes the roster.
Dumb comment of the day goes to Justin. Who makes the roster is the most important factor that leads to the quality of a team.
do they want to division title? Yes definitely. But will they get it? Probably not.
just look at what the nationals did with Clint Robinson. I doubt they’ll win the division now he might not of meant and lot but he still meant something.
The Giants might go after him as backup CF if he can still play there and he’s better than Gorkys Hernandez. They had interest in him a couple of years ago.