You’ve read the title to this post if you’ve made it this far, and if you’ve made it this far, just know that I’m punching air right now.
After losing the likes of Jake Fraley, Jonathan India, and Joey Votto within the last month, the Cincinnati Reds now find themselves devoid of their most valuable player this season in Matt McLain. He landed on the injured list this afternoon with an oblique strain, the kind of injury that could - in theory - keep him on the shelf long enough to miss the remainder of the season.
The #Reds today activated from the 7-day concussion list OF Stuart Fairchild and placed IF Matt McLain (right oblique strain) on the 10-day injured list.