The Reds acquired some tough information on the pitching entrance this week. Rookie right-hander Rhett Lowder, who has been out all season with a forearm pressure, suffered a brand new harm throughout a rehab begin at Triple-A Louisville on Thursday.
Supervisor Terry Francona instructed reporters (together with Mark Sheldon of MLB.com) that Lowder sustained a “pretty vital” pressure of his left indirect. Francona famous that the crew nonetheless didn’t know the precise timeline as they awaited the outcomes of imaging from Friday morning. In any case, it’s definitely going to delay his return to the massive league rotation.
Lowder, 23, was the seventh total decide within the 2023 draft. The Wake Forest product flew via the minors and acquired his first MLB name final August. That was motivated partially by harm, however he maintained his rotation spot via the top of the season and took the ball six instances. Lowder managed a 1.17 ERA throughout his first 30 2/3 large league innings. His MLB strikeout and stroll numbers weren’t practically as spectacular, however he’d fanned greater than 1 / 4 of opponents towards a 5.4% stroll price over 22 minor league begins.
That positioned him to compete for a spot in the back of the rotation in Spring Coaching. Lowder reported some elbow soreness throughout his offseason throwing program, main the Reds to slow-play him and have him start the season on the injured listing. They despatched him to their Arizona complicated on Might 6. He made one Excessive-A look 5 days later and jumped as much as Louisville on Might 16. Lowder solely recorded one out and allowed 4 runs throughout his first begin with the Bats. He suffered the harm yesterday on his first pitch of the second inning after tossing a scoreless body within the first.
The Reds determine to tug Lowder off his present rehab task. They’ll most likely transfer him to the 60-day injured listing once they subsequent have to create a 40-man roster spot. That may backdate to Opening Day and wouldn’t affect his eligibility for reinstatement past this weekend.
