The delayed start to the season, while unfortunate, has offered a silver lining to a few players on the Cincinnati Reds roster. Eugenio Suárez and Nick Senzel should be back to 100% by the time the season begins, but perhaps no Reds player will benefit from the delayed start to the 2020 season more than starting pitcher Tyler Mahle.
Mahle’s spot on the Reds 2020 roster, barring an injury to one of the starting pitchers, was severely in question heading into spring training. With Luis Castillo, Trevor Bauer, Sonny Gray and Anthony DeSclafani all but cemented in the starting rotation.