PITTSBURGH –– Right fielder Wil Myers signed a one-year prove it deal with the Cincinnati Reds in December, and then the 11-year veteran opened his first year with a new team in a terrible slump.
Myers, 32, was hitting .175 with a mere .483 OPS. He struck out in 15 of his first 40 at-bats. The Reds had made Myers their biggest offseason acquisition in three years to be a power bat in the middle of their lineup, and Myers’ first impression at the plate was a poor one.
Very early in the season, Myers’ young Reds career was at a potential turning point.