Ah, Scooter Gennett – remember that guy? The Reds All-Star second baseman has been kind of lost in the shuffle due to the groin injury he obtained in spring training. Couple that with the fact that Derek Dietrich has been performing pretty dang well at second base and you can see how Scooter has become somewhat of an afterthought.
Amidst the trade rumors and rumblings that the Reds didn’t have much of an interest in resigning him, the future at second base looks rather dicey when Scooter hits the free agent market after this year. Many thought that Nick Senzel was going to be Scooters long term replacement at second base, but with him cemented in center field for the foreseeable future, it kind of changes things.