Former Yankees Pitcher Signs with the Reds as an Appealing bounce-back Candidate

December 21, 2023 Sports Gist Cincinnati Reds, MLB 0

Former Yankees Pitcher Signed with the Reds as a Fascinating Comeback Prospect

One former New York Yankees player has officially found a new home. According to the club, former Yankees pitcher Brooks Kriske officially signed a minor league agreement with the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday after spending part of the 2023 season with the Kansas City Royals. “The Reds today signed (right-handed pitcher) Brooks Kriske to a minor league contract with an invitation to Major League camp.”

Kriske was drafted in the sixth round of the 2016 Major League Baseball June Amateur Draft by the New York Yankees and worked his way up through the organization. He eventually made his major league debut with the Yankees in 2020, appearing in four games and allowing six earned runs in 3 2/3 innings thrown.

The righty appeared in 12 games for the Yankees in 2021 before being designated for assignment and subsequently joining the Baltimore Orioles. Kriske was eventually released and signed with the Nippon Professional Baseball team Yokohama DeNA Baystars in 2022. He joined with the Royals ahead of the 2023 season and appeared in four games before joining the NPB’s Saitama Seibu Lions.

Kriske will now attempt to earn his way back up to the major leagues with the Reds. He has some potential and is 29 years old. Kriske has a 2.31 ERA in 32 NPB appearances across two seasons in the NPB. If he can perform at that level in the Reds’ minor league system, it wouldn’t be strange to see him earn another chance in the majors in 2024.

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Cincinnati Reds Swing Minor Trade with National League Rival

The Cincinnati Reds dealt outfielder TJ Hopkins to the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday for cash considerations or a player to be named later.

The Cincinnati Reds traded outfielder TJ Hopkins to the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday for cash or a player to be named later.

The Giants made the following announcement on social media:

The 26-year-old South Carolina native made his major league debut with the Reds in 2023, playing in 25 games. He hit just .171 in 44 plate appearances and had one RBI and one stolen base.

The Reds are loaded on the position player front and had recently designated Hopkins for assignment. Perhaps the newfound 40-man roster spot will be useful in free agency or in a pending trade.

Hopkins was drafted in the ninth round of the 2019 draft out of the University of South Carolina. He is a lifetime .275 hitter at the minor league level who popped 47 home runs.

With the Giants, he’ll enter a crowded outfield mix that features Michael Conforto, Mitch Haniger, Mike Yastrzemski and newcomer Jung-Hoo Lee.

As for the Reds, they still have more work to do this offseason. There are rumors about them trading second baseman Jonathan India and they do need to acquire more starting pitching. They have already signed Nick Martinez and Emilio Pagan as bullpen arms but they have been rumored to be interested in trading for both Dylan Cease and Shane Bieber.

Cincinnati hasn’t made the playoffs since the COVID 2020 season.

 

 

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