The healthy returns of both Matt McLain and Christian Encarnacion-Strand to the Cincinnati Reds roster paired with the trade of Jonathan India had many of us wondering just where Spencer Steer would end up making throws on the defensive side of the ball in 2025. The free agent signing of Austin Hays further mucked that up, though Steer’s versatility meant that he may well end up taking his glove just about anywhere.
As it turns out, he’ll be taking his glove to the injured list to begin 2025, the balky shoulder that plagued him last year (and all winter) not healed nearly enough to even serve as the team’s regular DH for the time being.