Marte's return muddies Reds infield
Jul 5 2025
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati Reds
NEWS: 3B Noelvi Marte was activated from the injured list (oblique).
IMPACT: High
BHQ SPIN: Marte’s (+15%) return initiates a PT squeeze on the Reds’ infield, most notably by forcing 1B Christian Encarnacion-Strand (-10%) into a “priority” bench role. CES doesn’t profile as a likely candidate for short-side platoon work, as he doesn’t hit lefties at all (.180 vL in 130 PA) - but the club will likely try to find PAs for him as they do like to mix-and-match. We’ve also docked INF Santiago Espinal (-5%) a tad, as he lacks the upside of many of their other young hitters when everyone is healthy. Espinal will likely be used as a defensive replacement due to his versatility and get ABs against...
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