It’s not a secret the Cincinnati Reds offense has been underperforming since the day after Opening Day. We’ve all been beyond frustrated with them, especially since the Reds have a pound for pound top 10 pitching staff in all of the Major Leagues and they are 6-14 in 1 run games thus far through the season. We’re sitting here waiting on Matt McLain, Christian Encarnacion-Strand, and Noelvi Marte to get back. Let’s look at what Noelvi Marte has done so far through 50 ABs at AAA on his rehab stint. He’s eligible to return this coming week in St. Louis on 6/27.
Noelvi Marte’s Rehab Stint in AAA – Things to Know
First things first, the acknowledgment of this being Noelvi Marte’s “Spring Training” must be noted and known by all readers. During his 80 game suspension, he was not able to be at the upper-professional facilitilies at all. He was only permitted few At-Bats in Arizona with at the Reds Rookie Complex, and other than that, had to workout away from the teams as well. With this said, his numbers haven’t been great.
Noelvi Marte’s Stats through 45 ABs in AAA
- 10 Games
- 45 AtBats
- 7 Hits
- 1 XBH
- 2 RBI
- 13 Ks
- 0 BBs
- 1 SB
- .156/.156/.178/.334 slashline
Is he ready?
As you can tell, you could make the argument that he’s not ready to be activated on June 27th, 2024 where the Cincinnati Reds take on the St. Louis Cardinals in St. Louis. He has a -25 wRC+ in AAA, which is about as bad as you could have. He has a .219 BABiP which says he’s not making good contact with the ball. He’s bounced into 4 doubleplays already, which suggests his swing plane is still not hitting enough linedrives. He’s striking out in 30% of his PAs, and has not walked a single time. I think the answer is this… He’s not ready.
Nati, we suck anyways. Make a case to bring him up:
Ok, fine. Now here’s the argument for why he COULD still be called back up and activated on 6/27: The Cincinnati Reds have Jeimer Candelario primarily playing 3B, which was NOT the plan at all when they signed him. He was to be a 1B/DH and injuries put him there. Jeimer has made 3B look impossible with -5 OAA and one of the weakest arms in baseball. If Noelvi is activated the day of 6/27, it’s not because of his bat, it’s because of his glove. Bet you wouldn’t of said that last year. One thing I think folks neglect is that Noelvi Marte was worth -2 OAA at 3B last year, and looked better at SS when he got the start there. Granted he had way more attemps at 3B, but Noelvi isn’t some gold glove caliber player. He’s a big leaguer for his bat. We’ve been so bad offensively and some of the guys that have been in the lineup look so helpless that I think they will just activate Noelvi Marte on 6/27 and ask questions later. If it means we don’t have to watch Nick Martini attempt to DH anymore, so be it. What do you all think they should do? Write in the comments below!
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