Here’s the latest from the National League Central:
- Reds right hand Sonny Gray David Bell, manager, made his debut in 2021 on Friday or Saturday C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic and other reporters. The Reds sailed without Gray due to a back injury, and they deprived one of their best starters. Their grayless rotation received quality work in a joint six starting from Wade Miley, Jeff Hoffman and Tyler Mahle. On the other hand, bait Luis Castillo was surprisingly contradictory.
- Cubs right Kyle Hendricks did not feel well in the beginning of Tuesday, and the Cubs made him a late scrape against Milwaukee and gave the ball Alec Mills instead. The team said he scratched Hendricks ‘From a abundance of caution,“Which is understandable when we consider the current health situation of the Cubs. They sent four players to the COVID list this week, and coaches Craig Driver and Chris Young have tested positive for the virus over the past few days. [UPDATE: Manager told Gordon Wittenmyer of NBC Sports Chicago and other reporters that Hendricks tested negative. An IL placement is a possibility, though.]
- Lefty Kwang Hyun Kim will join the Cardinal turns Saturday in its first appearance of 2021, while ready Daniel Ponce de Leon will move to their bullpen, per Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Kim, who started working on back problems last month, was an extremely valuable part of the Cardinals’ recruiting staff as a rookie in 2020. Over eight appearances (seven starts) and 39 overs, Kim sank a bad ERA of 1.62. Some of his other numbers weren’t nearly as impressive (examples: 7.8 percent K-BB ratio, 5.00 SIERA), but he helped his case by pushing hard contact and the ball on a pinch of 50 percent to keep on the ground.
- Brouers midfielder Lorenzo Cain left their game against Chicago with ‘discomfort on the left’ Adam McCalvy of MLB.com tweets. The Brewers move Jackie Bradley Jr. to center and bring in Billy McKinney to deal with left when Cain leaves. Cain also dealt with an issue (on his right) in the spring practice, but that did not stop him from making his debut in time this season. It remains to be seen if it will cost him any time.