NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 01: Max Schrock #32 of the Cincinnati Reds in action. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Most fans, myself included, didn’t think much about the waiver claim the Cincinnati Reds made on February 10th. The front office brought in Max Schrock from the Chicago Cubs, and after posting a .440/.500/.560 slash line in spring training, the 26-year-old nearly made the Opening Day roster out of spring training.
Schrock has had limited success at the minor league level in the past, spending the 2018 and 2019 season with the Memphis Redbirds while part of the St.