Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell open to using Michael Lorenzen in the out
field.
by Bobby Nightengale
*先給個懶人包，詳細原文附在下方。
談Michael Lorenzen：
可以負擔一小部分的OF守備，並且可能在25人名單中將他登錄為外野手，讓紅人可以再多帶一個投手。
談Homer Bailey：
是否直接調牛棚？不一定，最適定位還要再找。
談Nick Senzel：
目前已經讓他試CF，但是他可能還要跟Scott Schebler、Phillip Ervin、甚至是潛在的交易對象競爭，而他之後會是單一守位還是多樣守位還要再討論。
而以下則是兩則交易案，
⒈紅人撿走紅襪釋出的RP Robby Scott。
⒉目前紅人還沒有將2B主砲Scooter Gennett談延長合約，但是也沒有積極兜售他，而他明年透過薪資仲裁有可能獲得$11M、並且成為FA。
原文：
Las Vegas – Meeting players for the first time at Redsfest a little more th
an a week ago, Reds manager David Bell said it’s still too early to determi
ne which players will compete for spots in the rotation or the bullpen, or h
ow the lineup could shake out.
After Bell finished building his coaching staff, his focus shifted to reachi
ng out to players and talking with coaches to make plans for next season.
One player he can envision using in a variety of roles is right-handed pitch
er Michael Lorenzen, who pitched well out of the bullpen and made three star
ts at the end of the season. He had a 3.11 ERA in 45 appearances last year.
“I don't know him as well as everyone else in the organization, but I would
have no hesitation to putting him in any role, any position,” Bell said. “
He's so competitive. He takes such great care of himself. He's going to do w
ell in this game for a long time and it’ll be important for us to find at t
he best way to use him, the best way to maximize who he is.”
Bell said he is open to using Lorenzen in the outfield, in a讁ery limited ro
le, for additional flexibility off the bench.
Using Lorenzen in the outfield for brief stints could be a factor in keeping
an extra pitcher on the 25-man roster. Lorenzen was a two-way player in col
lege and played one inning in right field last season. At the plate, he had
nine hits in 31 at-bats with four home runs and 10 RBI.
“To have an athlete like that, that at the very least can have good at-bats
and handle the bat and not be an out, I think it's an example and kind of a
n inspiration for all of our pitchers,” Bell said. “We'll find a way to al
low him to contribute in that way.”
Bell, who spoke to players on the phone after he was hired, said the Reds ha
ve not determined which role Homer Bailey will fill next season.
Bailey had a 1-14 record and 6.09 ERA in 20 starts last season. Do the Reds
want him to compete for a spot in the bullpen?
“It’s so early. I know this isn’t early for people that have been in Cinc
innati, but for us and our staff, (we're) trying to develop that relationshi
p with (Bailey) and see where he fits in with everything else we’re doing,”
Bell said. “He’s a good pitcher. To try to put him in a position that can
help us succeed, but at the same time, find something that’s comfortable f
or him and something that he welcomes and sees as a challenge.”
When Bell walked past Nick Senzel at Redsfest, Senzel mentioned that he was
preparing to play center field.
Bell likes Senzel’s confidence and he believes that Senzel will have a role
with the Reds wherever the organization’s top prospect is playing on the f
ield. Senzel started playing in the outfield during the instructional league
, working with Eric Davis at the team’s Spring Training complex in Goodyear
, Arizona.
“I think he’s capable of doing whatever we do, but it’s our job to put hi
m in a good position, especially with breaking into the Major Leagues,” Bel
l said of Senzel. “He’s going to contribute. He’s going to contribute a l
ot."
Senzel, ranked as the No. 6 prospect in baseball by MLB.com, hit .310 with s
ix homers and 25 RBI in 44 games at Triple-A Louisville last season. His sea
son ended at the end of June when he suffered a season-ending finger injury.
The Reds don’t have a natural center fielder after they chose not to tender
a contract to Billy Hamilton, but Bell said he’s confident in the team’s
internal options: Senzel, Scott Schebler and Phillip Ervin. The club could a
dd another center fielder through free agency or a trade.
Whichever position Senzel plays – and it could be multiple positions – Bel
l is hopeful that he will earn an everyday role.
“He’s going to be with us and he’s going to play a lot,” Bell said. “He
may play multiple positions. He may settle in at one position – eventually
, he will do that. We see in today’s game, to have that versatility, to be
able to play multiple positions, you can end up getting a guy regular at-bat
s, regular playing time just at multiple places.”
The Reds claimed left-handed reliever Robby Scott off waivers Monday from th
e Boston Red Sox. Scott pitched in nine games last season, mostly as a Septe
mber call-up, allowing six runs in 6 2/3 innings.
The 29-year-old Scott made 57 appearances during the 2017 season and had a 3
.79 ERA. He’s held left-handed batters to a .149 batting average in his car
eer.
The Reds are not in current discussions to sign second baseman Scooter Genne
tt to a long-term contract, and they are not actively shopping him on the tr
ade market, according to a source.
Gennett is expected to make around $11 million next year through arbitration
and will be eligible for free agency following the 2019 season. With severa
l free agent options at second base, there likely wouldn’t be much of a tra
de market anyway.
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