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Jose Barrero is back, and he’s playing shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds tonight

The picture above is of Jose Barrero, formerly Jose Garcia, formerly a prospect to all prospect-ranking sits not named Baseball America - the lone spot to still give him that consideration following his promotion to the big leagues and service-time accrued. That’s an important distinction, I should add, since BA still ranks him as the top prospect in the Cincinnati Reds system, at least before recent trades and the MLB Draft.

Barrero, still just 24 years of age, had a broken hamate bone in his wrist in that picture. It’s why we’ve not yet seen him this season in a Cincinnati Reds uniform, as surgery and a prolonged rehab slash ‘shaking off of the rust’ has kept him in AAA Louisville all year.