{"id":76473,"date":"2024-06-11T17:07:29","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T21:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=76473"},"modified":"2024-06-11T17:27:06","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T21:27:06","slug":"reds-players-season-ending-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/06\/11\/reds-players-season-ending-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Reds Manager Hints at Two Players Who Could Face Season-Ending Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cincinnati Reds manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=bellda01,bell--006dav,bell--007dav&amp;search=David+Bell&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-11_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=bellda01,bell--006dav,bell--007dav&amp;search=David+Bell&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-11_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">avid Bell<\/a> fielded questions on Tuesday about the statuses of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/e\/encarch01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-11_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christian Encarnacion-Strand<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/willibr02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-11_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon Williamson<\/a>. According to Mark Sheldon of <em>MLB.com<\/em>, Encarnacion-Strand has ligament damage with his fractured hand. Williamson has a lesion in his shoulder. Both players will be evaluated in the coming days with season-ending surgery possible for each of them.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=bellda01,bell--006dav,bell--007dav&amp;search=David+Bell&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-11_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Bell<\/a> fielded questions today about statuses of Encarnacion-Strand and Williamson. Both have been considering options that include season ending surgeries.<\/p>\n<p>CES has ligament damage with his fractured hand. Williamson has a lesion in his shoulder.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Sheldon (@m_sheldon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/m_sheldon\/status\/1800625636635230406?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Reds Encarnacion-Strand, Williamson May Have Season-Ending Surgery<\/h2>\n<p>Encarnacion-Strand is missing time with a right hand fracture since May 8. He underwent a follow-up exam on June 5 with Reds doctors that showed he was ready to take the next step in his rehab progression. However, the first basemen opted to get a second opinion before moving forward. Encarnacion-Strand was originally to miss four to six weeks. He tried to play through it, but he was struggling to swing the bat.<\/p>\n<p>Before he got hurt, Encarnacion-Strand had a .190 batting average and a .513 OPS. Last season in 63 games, Encarnacion-Strand hit .270 with 13 home runs and 37 RBI.<\/p>\n<p>On the infield, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/steersp01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-11_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spencer Steer<\/a> has been the regular first baseman of late, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/i\/indiajo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-11_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jonathan India<\/a> at second, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/candeje01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-11_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeimer Candelario<\/a> at third and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/delacel01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-11_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elly De La Cruz<\/a> at shortstop. If Encarnacion-Strand were healthy, Steer could have been moved to third or DH or a corner outfield spot. That possibility may not even happen for the remainder of the season.<\/p>\n<h3>Williamson Shut Down from Throwing<\/h3>\n<p>Williamson is on the 60-day IL due to a left shoulder strain. He returned from his rehab assignment in late May and has been shut down from throwing for the time being.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think he&#8217;s evaluating some options for what&#8217;s next,&#8221; Bell said.<\/p>\n<p>Williamson has a 0.66 ERA over 12 2\/3 innings in four rehab starts, including three with Triple-A Louisville.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s been pitching well but through this whole thing, I don&#8217;t think it ever felt perfect,&#8221; Bell said. &#8220;[The discomfort] never went away. I think it&#8217;s increased a little bit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s bad timing for Williamson, who looked a though he might have a rotation spot to challenge for upon his return. As it stands, the rotation includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/greenhu01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-11_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hunter Greene<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lodolni01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-11_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Lodolo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/montafr02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-11_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frankie Montas<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/abbotan01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-11_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andrew Abbott<\/a>.\u00a0 The Reds are going to need a fifth starter again on June 18 and without Williamson in the mix. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=martini01,martin027nic,martin025nic&amp;search=Nick+Martinez&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-11_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Martinez<\/a> could move from the bullpen to the rotation. Other possibilities include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/spierca01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-11_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carson Spiers<\/a>, who has pitched well for Louisville and out of the Reds bullpen this season. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/ashcrgr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-11_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graham Ashcraft<\/a>, who was optioned to Louisville on Thursday, would not be a candidate under the rules, as he must stay in the minors for at least 15 days.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo: \u00a9 Kareem Elgazzar\/The Enquirer \/ USA TODAY NETWORK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell fielded questions on Tuesday about the statuses of Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Brandon Williamson. According to Mark Sheldon of MLB.com, Encarnacion-Strand has ligament damage with his fractured hand. Williamson has a lesion in his shoulder. Both players will be evaluated in the coming days with season-ending surgery possible for each of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3686,"featured_media":76479,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35,28,1071],"tags":[3795,6517,5870,2495,4494,5869,1277,2613],"class_list":["post-76473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-reds","category-mlb","tag-andrew-abbott","tag-brandon-williamson","tag-christian-encarnacion-strand","tag-david-bell","tag-frankie-montas","tag-graham-ashcraft","tag-hunter-greene","tag-nick-lodolo"],"modified_by":"Matt Graves","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3686"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76473"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76473\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}