Cincinnati Reds: Grading Freddy Galvis’ abbreviated 2019 season

I’m not a fan of handing a grade for an incomplete season, but while Freddy Galvis’ time with the Cincinnati Reds was short, he may be part of the future.

Freddy Galvis came to the Cincinnati Reds after being claimed off waivers in mid-August. Galvis signed a one-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays last season and the deal included a team-option for 2020. Did the Reds gather enough information in the short amount time Galvis spent with the team to determine if the switch-hitting shortstop should return next season?

Galvis played in just 32 games for the Cincinnati Reds this season. He hit .234 with a .696 OPS, 5 home runs and 16 RBIs. The Venezuela native had a seven-game stretch that…