The Reds have activated starter Tyler Mahle from the 15-day injured list to start today’s game. In a corresponding move, the club placed reliever Jeff Hoffman on the 15-day injured list. The Reds also activated Justin Dunn from the 60-day injured list and optioned the former Mariner to Triple-A, per Mark Sheldon of MLB.com (via Twitter).
Mahle has made 17 starts on the season, posting a 4.48 ERA/3.55 FIP across 92 1/3 innings with a 25.8 percent strikeout rate, 9.1 percent walk rate, and 34.5 percent groundball rate. Mahle will certainly find himself in some trade rumors over the next ten days, though the Reds do not have to move him. He has one season of arbitration remaining.
Hoffman’s injury does not appear to be serious, but they’ll give him a couple of weeks to make sure it doesn’t turn into something more involved. The 29-year-old has provided solid short-to-long-stint relief for the Reds, tossing 44 2/3 innings over 35 outings with a 3.83 ERA/4.30 FIP.
Dunn was acquired from the Mariners this past winter as part of the Jesse Winker/Eugenio Suarez deal. He just completed his rehab assignment, making six starts in Triple-A and posting a 5.40 ERA over 20 innings of work. If the Reds end up moving a starter or two over the next ten days, Dunn could find himself with an opportunity back in the bigs. With the Mariners, he logged 102 2/3 innings over three years with a 3.94 ERA/5.61 FIP.
Maybe he’ll throw at the non vaccinated Arenado and Goldschmidt now that their secret has been exposed.
Mahle isn’t vaccinated either
Yeah but Tyler is a pitcher who just stands out there by himself. Goldschmidt gets all his germs all over people talking at first base and Arenado is a prime candidate and poster boy for monkey pox.
So hope the Reds move on from Mahle. He’s a serviceable mid to late rotation starter and Reds bank on him to be a #2 on a non competitive team and he’ll want more money than what he’s worth before the reds are competitive again
Tyler Mahle (21.2 Total Value) for Kyle Mueller and Vaughn Grissom (17.0 Total Value). Trade Simulator actually has hit as a slightly light return for Mahle.
Comments like the one DHud just made are why the Reds fanbase (of which I am a member) doesn’t deserve good things. Mahle is a #2, even on a competitive team. He deserves so much more appreciation than what he gets. Today, a dozen and half scouts from other teams watched him come back from the DL and allow all of 5 baserunners in 6 innings pitched. He gave up 2 longballs on the day (to a future HOF’er – guy hits like .400 at GABP), one of which was a solid pitch which would have been a flyout in any other stadium.
You got me, I must go repent for thinking the guy with a career 29-38 record, 4.36 ERA, and 8.6 WAR deserves the 3-4 yr, $12-15 mil contract a year he’ll ask for
He’s averaged 5 1/3 innings per start for his career and has a career ERA+ of 105
Homer him all you want, he’s a league average to slightly above pitcher that the reds would be wasting loads of money on on a non-competitive team
I’d rather see them buy out India or Stephenson or Greene’s arb years with that money, but am I worthy of deserving that??
No you’re not
Remember when Hoffman was the main prize the Rockies got from the Jays for Tulowitzski? I’d say it was a poor return, but Tulo faded pretty quickly after that and it saved the Rockies money, so maybe it came out even.
No corresponding 40-man transaction for moving Dunn off the 60-day IL? Guess that means Hoffman’s IL placement is COVID?
The 40 man wasn’t full.
Garcia & Almora are on COVID IL so 2 open spots on 40
How did Mr Mahle do today? I heard the reds beat STL!;