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.
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Edwin Arroyo Has Been Tearing Up AA in the Second Half
You probably forgot about him, but us at Nati Sports HQ haven’t, and I bet the Cincinnati Reds haven’t, either. Edwin Arroyo has been on fire in AA since July and it’s been a consistent on fire. No, he isn’t hitting a ton of homeruns, he likely never will, and we know that’s what’s usually…
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Bengals Release Former Cincinnati Bearcats QB
It is with great shame that I announce that the Cincinnati Bengals have released the former Cincinnati Bearcats standout QB Desmond Ridder. It was fun while it lasted in the preseason. Desmond Ridder Has Been Released Desmond Ridder, as we wrote about, signed onto the Bengals in July this summer and was tasked with competing…
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Bengals Finally, Finally get a Trey Hendrickson Deal Done.
As of August 25th, 2025, Cincinnati Bengals fans can breathe a (momentary) side of relief. Trey Hendrickson has agreed to a reworked deal that will pay him $30 million for the 2025 season. However, this is not an extension, meaning Hendrickson will be a free agent following this upcoming season. Following several seasons of contract…
