Reds once, but still promising prospect and centerpiece surrounding the Luis Castillo trade from the Seattle Mariners is set to make his Dominican Winter League Debut tonight for Gigantes del Cibao.
Disappointing 2024
It’s not a secret that Noelvi had one of the most disappointing seasons of any Red in 2024. In the offseason, he made terrible choices with taking steroids, then once he was eligible to come back, he was even worse. He ended up slashing .210/.248/.301/.549 – truthfully dreadful production, or lack of. He ended the 2024 year worth -1.8 bWAR. It’s a season you hope he can forget, that’s for sure.
Hopefully Noelvi Marte will help himself out a little more this year, stay focused, and be ready to play baseball. The DoWL was the start of his decline last year after a promising start to this MLB career. I think I’m willing to chalk up his 2024 struggles to the surroundings of his mishaps – he’s a lot better baseball player than he showed, especially defensively. Terry Francona has always had a great ability to connect with his Latin American players, let’s hope Noelvi Marte is no exception.
The Reds Are In The Middle of an Identity Crisis
Last season left Reds fans with mixed emotions. They made the playoffs! That was great to see. But I think anyone without fan blinders on can agree a lot of that played into a complete collapse from the New York Mets. Nonetheless, give credit where credit is due: making the playoffs is not something to…
Elly De La Cruz Rejects Massive Extension Offer From Reds
It isn’t a secret that the Reds want to retain Elly De La Cruz’s services, in fact, we found out last year that they tried to extend him. More details have emerged this week coming out of The Athletic’s C Trent mouth this time, and we know now that the Reds offered Elly an HISTORIC…
Phil Castellini Booed Off The Court at Xavier Game
This Reds offseason has been underwhelming. When you finally make the playoffs for the first time in 5 years and you have one of the hottest up and coming stars in the game in Elly De La Cruz, one would think this would be every reason in the world to be agreessive. From the words…
