The Cincinnati Reds are on the verge of promoting their top prospect, Nick Senzel, to the big leagues. The anticipation of that roster move combined with the need for a fresh arm in the bullpen likely led to the decision to send Phillip Ervin to Triple-A and promote Matt Bowman to the 25-man roster. In all likelihood Scott Schebler will now be the team’s fourth outfielder.
I know a lot of Reds fans have been clamoring for Phillip Ervin to get a fair shake at the major league level, but that just doesn’t appear to be in the cards right now.