You probably thought the Friday night trade that brought Connor Joe to the Cincinnati Reds from the San Diego Padres was a ‘depth’ move.
WELCOME TO THE DEEP, MY FRIEND!
With Austin Hays ‘back’ but still kind of DH-ing, Spencer Steer somewhat the 1B default now (despite his shoulder still not being 100%), Tyler Callihan’s arm broken, and the otherwise robust infield mix thinned by injuries to Noelvi Marte, Christian Encarnacion-Strand, and Jeimer Candelario, hell, you should probably go knock on Nick Krall’s door. It’s not as if Blake Dunn, Rece Hinds, Jacob Hurtubise, or Will Benson have seemed to elbow their way in and claim a regular role.