Cincinnati Reds Press Clippings October 12, 2018
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Cincinnati Reds Press Clippings October 12, 2018 THIS DAY IN REDS HISTORY 1990-The Reds defeat the Pirates, 2-1, to win the National League Championship Series, winning the series, 4-2. In Game 6, Reds pitchers Danny Jackson, Norm Charlton and Randy Myers throw a 1-hitter MLB.COM Reds managerial candidates set for 2nd round Williams hopes to select new skipper by end of October By Mark Sheldon MLB.com @m_sheldon Oct. 11th, 2018 CINCINNATI -- The Reds have already interviewed 11 managerial candidates, but there will soon be another contender added, making it a dozen. Reds president of baseball operations Dick Williams told MLB.com on Thursday that the club would meet with one more person this week, but declined to name the candidate. Otherwise, Williams was pleased with how the process has played out to this point. The Reds hope to have a manager in place by the end of October. "We're just continuing to drill down on the candidates that we have," Williams said. "We started our process early because we knew we wanted to cast a wide net. We haven't done a search like this since I've been here. We felt like it was important to expose ourselves to different candidates with different backgrounds to find the best fit for us in our current situation. We don't want to rush through it." After Bryan Price was relieved of his duties on April 19, Jim Riggleman took over on an interim basis. The Reds have certainly made the selection process expansive, having already interviewed Riggleman, former Red Sox manager John Farrell, former Yankees manager Joe Girardi, Giants vice president of player development David Bell, former Tigers manager Brad Ausmus, Giants bench coach Hensley Meulens, Rays bench coach Charlie Montoyo, Pirates bench coach Tom Prince and Reds coaches Pat Kelly, Billy Hatcher and Freddie Benavides. "We're trying to be as diligent as we can and consider as many alternatives as we can," Williams said. "We've had to invest a lot more time because we've been deeper. We thought it was worth it." The second round of interviews is expected to begin next week. According to Williams, no one has been told that they are out of the running. He declined to name the number of candidates that would move on to getting second interviews. "It will be cut down a lot," Williams said. Senzel to undergo surgery on left elbow Reds' No. 1 prospect has bone spurs, will need six weeks to recover By Mark Sheldon MLB.com @m_sheldon Oct. 11th, 2018 CINCINNATI -- A chance for Nick Senzel to try his newly mined skills as an outfielder in the Arizona Fall League was scrapped when it was learned that the Reds top prospect needs left elbow surgery to remove bone spurs. Senzel, ranked by MLB Pipeline as the organization's No. 1 prospect and No. 6 overall, will have his operation performed by team medical director Dr. Tim Kremchek on Tuesday and is expected to need six weeks to recover. The 23-year-old had been learning to play left field and center field in Arizona during instructional league. "It's just a couple of bone spurs. Now is the time to do it because it won't impact any of his offseason work," Reds president of baseball operations Dick Williams said. "It's six weeks of no activity with that elbow and then he'll have a normal offseason progression. We wanted him to go through the instructs to get outfield instruction and get the experience out there. But we didn't want to push it any further than that. It was something that was nagging." An MRI exam confirmed the bone spurs, and the surgery is considered minor. However, it's the third time this year that a health issue has forced Senzel off of the field. He missed nearly a month in May because of a bout with vertigo -- the second of his pro career. In late June after a ground ball hit him on the hand, he had season-ending surgery to repair a broken index finger. When asked if there were health concerns regarding the team's top prospect, Williams wasn't concerned. "They're just unrelated, fluke situations," Williams replied. "It's frustrating that he lost time this year and potentially an opportunity to play in the Fall League. But really in the greater scheme of things, he had a very nice year. He had a chance to perform on the field, a chance to progress and a chance to go to instructional league. Taking a ground ball off your finger and having a bone spur to get cleaned up, guys have that all the time." In 44 games for Triple-A Louisville, mostly playing second base, Senzel batted .310/.378/.509 with six home runs and 25 RBIs. "If he can do as well as he did while struggling through with minor things, it just makes us excited to see him at full-go," Williams said. Drafted No. 2 overall as a third baseman in the 2016 MLB Draft, Senzel was given his first look at shortstop during Spring Training. During the regular season, he was moved to second base for Louisville. With the Reds having Eugenio Suarez locked in at third base and Scooter Gennett at second base, the outfield could be another option for Senzel to reach the big leagues. This fall, Senzel played mostly in left field but also some center field while getting instruction from Reds coaches at the team's Goodyear, Ariz., complex. He was expected to see some action in the Arizona Fall League. "He just was getting exposed to both," Williams said. "It was more, at this point, about the concept of stretching your arm out to make a different throw than you're used to and understanding the positioning. We'll see when we get him in live games how the instincts will play out there. We've always been optimistic about that because he's always been a very instinctual ballplayer." Pipeline names Reds' Prospects of the Year By Mark Sheldon MLB.com @m_sheldon Oct. 11th, 2018 CINCINNATI -- In a relatively short amount of time, a pair of 21-year-old Reds prospects have made good impressions on the field. In addition, how outfielder Taylor Trammell and starting pitcher Tony Santillan handle themselves while not in games has also been noticed. "Both of these guys have a maturity and contentiousness to what they do with preparation, competitiveness," said Shawn Pender, the Reds' vice president of player development. Trammell and Santillan were named as the Reds' Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year by MLB Pipeline. Each team's hitting and pitching Prospects of the Year were chosen by the MLB Pipeline staff. To receive consideration, players must have spent at least half the year in the Minors and appeared on the team's Top 30 Prospects list. In 110 games for Class A Advanced Daytona, Trammell batted .277/.375/.406 with eight home runs, 41 RBIs, 25 steals and 71 runs. MLB Pipeline ranks him as the organization's No. 3 prospect and No. 17 overall. Trammell also dazzled on a national stage this season when he was the MVP of the Sirius-XM All-Star Futures Game in Washington, D.C. He went 2-for-2 with a home run and a triple for Team USA. "He just gets it," Pender said. "He knows there are things he needs to work on. He applies himself with the help of others. He keeps marching forward in all aspects of his game. Obviously offensively, the power he continues to show and the bat speed, and the athleticism that plays both offensively and defensively is really important to us. He's developing to be a better defender and a better baserunner." Trammell was taken 35th overall in the first round by Cincinnati in the 2016 MLB Draft. Santillan, ranked No. 5 in the organization by MLB Pipeline, was 10-7 with a 3.08 ERA and 1.24 WHIP over 26 games combined for Daytona and Double-A Pensacola in 2018. In 149 innings, the right-hander gave up 146 hits and 38 walks while striking out 134. A big kid that stands at 6-foot-3 and 240 pounds, Santillan turned the corner last season after struggling his first two professional seasons. The 2015 second round pick has always been considered to have overpowering stuff, and now he's learned how to command it and manage a game. "What really stood out to me was how aggressive he was in the strike zone and how he worked to get ahead," Pender said. "Usually when guys have good stuff and they're younger, you sometimes have to wait for the other things to happen -- the command and control. He just had increased feel with everything. The was marked improvement with his ability to locate the quality stuff that we all saw from this guy." If Trammell and Santillan continue to advance at the current trajectory, Reds fans won't have to wait very long to get their first looks at two of the more promising young players in the organization. Here's what happened in Thursday's AFL action MLB.com 1:45 AM EDT Here's a team-by-team breakdown of how all 30 teams' prospects fared in Arizona Fall League action on Thursday: AL East Blue Jays Blue Jays No. 9 prospect Cavan Biggio went 0-for-2, but walked four times and drove in a run.