The offseason acquisition of Gavin Lux sure seemed like an odd one for the Cincinnati Reds. Yeah, his bat played quite well during the second half of the season for the Los Angeles Dodgers, but Lux was primarily a 2B - and the Reds had just traded away resident 2B Jonathan India to turn 2B over to the returning Matt McLain.
The baseball gods, however, are not so easily solved.
While Lux’s primary position is 2B, there was immediate willingness from both the Reds and the player to explore getting playing time elsewhere despite his profile not necessarily fitting perfectly elsewhere, and setbacks across Reds camp have opened that up with ease.