Don’t look now, but it’s Savior Season for the Cincinnati Reds.
If you didn’t know it before Wednesday, the Reds confirmed it when they designated for assignment journeyman pitcher Luke Weaver, who gamely, if not always impeccably, filled the back-end spot in a Reds rotation that has been in tatters for months.
The luxury of being able to part with Weaver was created by the successful completion of an injury-rehab assignment by Opening Day starter Hunter Greene – who finished a two-month stretch on the injured list strong with 5 2/3 one-hit innings for Triple-A Louisville on Wednesday, striking out nine.