Cincinnati Reds: Alex Blandino could handle shortstop duties in 2021

CINCINNATI, OH - JULY 22: Alex Blandino #0 of the Cincinnati Reds throws a runner out after fielding the ball in the seventh inning. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

Why is Alex Blandino being dismissed as the Reds starting shortstop?

C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic recently put out a list of potential shortstops who could start for the Cincinnati Reds in 2021. Among them were in-house candidates Kyle Farmer and José García, former Reds shortstop José Iglesias, and free agents to-be Marcus Semien and Didi Gregorius. Strangely absent from the list is Alex Blandino.

Rosecrans isn’t the only person to have kept Blandino’s name out of the conversation. I haven’t heard too many fans bring up…