Another Call Up for the Cincinnati Reds

The Cincinnati Reds are getting another new bullpenner, according to Francys Romero, a BBWAA writer. This time, it’s Yosver Zulueta. Yosver was acquired via waiver wire from the Toronto Blue Jays just before Opening Day when a lot of teams put players they won’t have on their 40 man on the waiver wire.

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Yosver’s Stuff

Yosver, like many fireballers, has difficulty throwing a lot of consistent strikes. His TJStuff+ doesn’t lie, though. Primarily throwing a sinker, his out pitch is his sweeper which has generated 68.6% swing and miss. Stats Guru TJStats aka Thomas Nestico on X posted his pitch profile:

As you can see, there’s a lot to like here. It helps that Yosver was also a 2 time Futures Game selection, which means he was among the games best arms. I’d anticipate the Cincinnati Reds attempting to develop him into more of a setup man role. In AAA so far, he currently owns a 2.93 ERA in 30.2 IP, 20:39 BB:K (the BBs are an issue) but has held opps to a .231 batting average.

What will the corresponding move be?

We have several different scenarios that could end up happening for our Cincinnati Reds when it comes to roster moves to get Yosver Zulueta on the active roster to make his Major League Baseball Debut:

• Justin Wilson DFA’d
• Nick Lodolo on the IL (Blister)
• Carson Spiers Optioned (Possibly could bring Graham Ashcraft back up to allow Nick Lodolo an additional day) – this wouldn’t be my favorite move just bc Spiers has looked good