Over the weekend, Cincinnati Reds shortstop prospect Noelvi Marte reached base nine times in a four-game stretch while playing for the Dayton Dragons in High-A. Infielder Spencer Steer had a three-hit game on Friday for the Louisville Bats in Triple-A.
At the trade deadline, the Reds traded Luis Castillo and Tyler Mahle because the front office strongly believe in the futures of prospects like Marte, Steer and Edwin Arroyo. But in the short term, with five starting pitchers on the IL, the pitchers in the Reds’ rotation with the most innings this season are a rookie, an 11-year veteran with a 6.