Kyle Boddy will get his chance with newly drafted Reds pitchers

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 17: Cincinnati Reds (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images)

Kyle Boddy will get a chance to earn his stripes with the Reds incoming draft class.

Kyle Boddy is the Cincinnati Reds minor league director of pitching initiatives and pitching coordinator. While that sounds like a mouthful, essentially it means that Boddy is in charge of developing Cincinnati’s minor league pitchers. He’ll have a chance to prove himself following a draft that netted the Reds three pitchers.

The Reds have made an effort in recent years to beef-up the team’s pitching development. Long referred to as “Great American ‘Small’ Park”, Cincinnati’s stadium offers a short porch in right field, which is…