Could Alex Blandino be an X-Factor? | Matt Habel

The Reds have stumbled into some tough decisions that need to be made regarding the future of the middle infield. Several names been both added and subtracted from the list of candidates over the past year or two, leading us to the current state of the roster that features Jose Peraza and Scooter Gennett. With Nick Senzel hopefully not too far off, Dilson Herrera finally playing at Louisville and Shed Long improving at Pensacola, that leaves Alex Blandino as somewhat of an unknown.

Blandino is the Reds 2014 first-round draft pick (#29) who has steadily climbed through the farm system, seeing extended time at AA Pensacola from 2015 -2017 before earning a mid-season promotion to AAA Louisville…