The Cincinnati Reds have activated corner infielder Asdrúbal Cabrera. To make room for him on the 26-man roster the team optioned shortstop Jose Barrero to Triple-A Louisville…. sort of. The paper move has him on the Louisville roster, but he’s been placed on the taxi squad for the road trip.
As we wrote about yesterday, Cabrera has been hitting left-handed pitching well this year and it’s been quite strong over the last three months. But he’s also been so bad against right-handed pitching that he probably shouldn’t see a single pitch from one of them unless he’s the last available option.