Top Reds prospect Nick Senzel, who was recently reassigned to minor league camp, incurred a right ankle sprain while sliding into second base during a minor league game and will be in a walking boot for seven to 14 days, the team announced. As president of baseball operations Dick Williams tells Bobby Nightengale Jr. of the Cincinnati Enquirer, Senzel will require multiple weeks to get back up to speed once he’s out of the boot.
Cincinnati assigned Senzel to minor league camp earlier this week — a move that was met with noted protest from agent Joel Wolfe, who called the decision a “simply egregious case of service-time manipulation” in a statement to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
Whether the move was indeed fueled by service time — the Reds can at least plausibly maintain that they’d like Senzel to continue getting reps in center field after shifting there from the infield just this spring — the injury will definitively keep in the minors long enough for the Reds to garner an additional year of club control over the former No. 2 overall draft pick (2015). Assuming Senzel is called up to the Majors later this season and sticks, he’ll be controlled through the 2025 season and, depending on the exact date he’s called up, would be eligible for arbitration after either the 2021 season (if he’s a Super Two player) or the 2022 season.
With Senzel sidelined, Scott Schebler will now get a lengthier look as the primary center fielder with the Reds to begin the 2019 season. He’ll be flanked by Jesse Winker, Yasiel Puig and (more occasionally) Matt Kemp in the outfield for at least the first few weeks of the season.
The guy can’t catch a break.
Luckily for him.
I see what you did there
good thing they didn’t select his contract i guess…
probably wouldn’t have happened if his service time wasn’t being manipulated.
Just like last year. Not to say he wouldn’t have gotten injured if he were in MLB rather than AAA, but those injuries occured where he shouldn’t have been playing
if it was at mlb he we would lose a year
Says who? Injuries happen
So you’re saying sliding into a base is different in the majors..smfh
No, but he definitely WOULDN’T have been sliding into that base in that game on that day. So that specific injury wouldn’t have happened in a game he theoretically shouldn’t have been playing in. Not to say he wouldn’t have gotten hurt in a big league game, but this specific injury wouldn’t have happened at that time.
This is true of every event that has ever occurred in the universe. He could have slipped in his own house or cut his hand playing with a drone.
Or separated a rib sneezing.
Love the first sentence, it could have stood alone.
If he’d been in the big league camp he might’ve gotten beaned. Good thing for him he was in the minor league camp.
it was bound to happen either way. Charlie was going to die no matter what, Desmond couldn’t keep saving him.
Big league players play often go down to the back fields and get work in. Mike Trout was in a back field game two days after signing for half a billion.
You never know. Maybe he uses an overly aggressive sliding technique that was bound to make something like this happen sooner or later.
Or we could blame the base…
Let’s talk about what did happen rather than what could’ve happened
the intent of the rule was to benefit the players that have excelled on merit and skill. No surprise that it is manipulated by those wielding the most power to actually use the rule for the opposite of its intent.
That said, the agent still should have kept his mouth shut. He didn’t help his player in any way by calling out management, even if he was spot on with the assessment of the move and its purpose.
I cannot imagine how angry he has to be right now.
Probably wouldn’t have happened if he didn’t cry about the Reds following the COLLECTIVELY bargained agreement on service times
That’s another big hit for us. He wouldn’t have been in Louisville very long. I really wish he would stay healthy and get on with his very promising career. Heal quickly Nick!
Senzel being sent to minors shows you the Reds’ offseason efforts were a sham.
All about saving Bob C some money in 2025
The guy has never played CF in pro ball. That’s all the reason they needed.
He’s probably a better 3B than Suarez too but instead of trading him for a haul they did a dumb thing that just keeps getting dumber and exposes the owners for being cheapskates.
Probably could have gotten Kluber for Senzel straight up but nooo….owners gotta be cheap.
Players who sign team-friendly extensions are rarely traded. It’s a bad business decision.
Plus Suarez is a team leader that has made a great impact on their young players.
The Reds decide to push their chips in this year but then choose to send Senzel down even though he’d improve their team. The baseball gods have frowned upon them with Gennett and now Senzel.
Kemp = less occasionally, no?
Probably a good thing that they didn’t put him on the roster. They certainly wouldn’t want him gaining service time while sitting on the IL.
I think the Reds have been worried about his durability , he was injured for half the season last year he may be one of those players that are injury prone
Really like him. I wonder if the Rays could get him for their hurt lefty and Duffy.
He’s not going anywhere. He’s the future cornerstone of the franchise.
Who is probably going to ask for a trade if they keep effing him over like they are.
He’s better than Suarez and Gennett. Why are they still here?
A) because Suarez is a stud. B) because Gennett is good. Reds are better with all 3 in their lineup and Senzel is the most athletic and fastest, therefore easiest to change positions.
lol no. lol really
The Reds starting OF are all ex Dodgers. lol
Schebler, Farmer, Kemp, Puig, Peraza, Wood. A quarter of their starting roster are ex Dodgers lol
Winker is LF, not Kemp
Oooo, between this and the Gennett injury, the Reds may have already lost whatever little chance they had to contend this season. They may have to fight with Pittsburgh to stay out of the cellar, now.
Karma for Senzel for all the whining his agent did when he was sent down.
really? Wow how dare his agent speak out when the team is costing him potentially millions of dollars down the road when he’s clearly one of the best 25 players on the roster. D-bag comment
The only D-bag comment is his agent’s. Crying about a rule that was agreed by BOTH sides and documented in a formal, legally binding agreement is pathetic.
Does this rule benefit the team over the player? Yes. Are there rules that benefit the player over the team? Yes. That’s what an agreement is. Very simple concept.
The Reds would be stupid to keep Senzel on the opening day roster. Not getting that is just plain stupid.
good luck nick. get healthy, work on your defense, learn how to be an adult, and whatever reason tatis jr is in the minors
I hate injury prone players. All the talent in the world with everyone wanting to see him play and again he will be out. Depending on the recoup time could end up costing another year of service time. Remember he was supposed to be up last season…
I think from the beginning the Reds have been worried about his durability he missed half the season last year he may be one of those guys that’s injury prone
You said that earlier in the thread as well.
I think from the beginning the Reds have been worried about his durability he missed half of last year he may be one of those players prone to injuries
I was looking at the spring training pitching stats. I think the Reds have a good pitching corps this season. Scooter Gennett and Nick Senzel are only out short term. Massive team changes don’t get great results right away but, the Reds could surprise. I think the key for the Reds is how the Catchers and the Pen perform.
Senzel was actually the No.2 overall of the 2016 draft – not 2015. I only looked it up because a number of players from the 2015 class have really established themselves in the bigs. Bregman was the No.2 overall in 2015.