{"id":8881,"date":"2025-05-07T21:05:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T21:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/8881\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T21:05:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T21:05:09","slug":"reds-place-noelvi-marte-on-il-with-oblique-strain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/8881\/","title":{"rendered":"Reds Place Noelvi Mart\u00e9 On IL With Oblique Strain"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Reds announced that infielder Noelvi Mart\u00e9<\/a> has been placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to May 5th, due to a left oblique strain. Outfielder Rece Hinds<\/a> has been recalled to take his spot on the active roster.<\/p>\n

Mart\u00e9 was scratched from yesterday\u2019s game due to left side pain. It appears that testing done since then has revealed a strain. The club hasn\u2019t announced the severity or how long they expect Mart\u00e9 to be out of action but even moderate oblique strains can take weeks or even months to recover from.<\/p>\n

Time will tell how long it lasts but this IL stint will deprive the Reds of one of their best bats this year and interrupt Mart\u00e9\u2019s return to form. Through 73 plate appearances, he is hitting .294\/.342\/.515 this year for a 131 wRC+.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s a small sample but is nonetheless reassuring, given recent history. Marte was once a top prospect and then made a strong debut in 2023, hitting .316\/.366\/.456 in 123 plate appearances that year. But going into 2024, he received an 80-game PED suspension and posted dismal results when he got back, slashing just .210\/.248\/.301 last year. That performance was bad enough that he actually got optioned to the minors to start 2025 but he crushed the ball down in Louisville and got called up by the middle of April.<\/p>\n

His hot streak over the past few weeks led to some renewed optimism about him carving out a major league career and perhaps taking over as the club\u2019s long-term third baseman. That\u2019s all still possible but it will have to be put on pause now for at least a little while.<\/p>\n

For the club, they will be particularly short-handed at the infield corners for a while, as Marte is joining Jeimer Candelario<\/a> and Christian Encarnacion-Strand<\/a> on the IL. Spencer Steer<\/a> has been getting most of the first base playing time lately and could stay there, though he could also move to third and give some first base playing time to Tyler Stephenson<\/a>. Some third base time could also go to Santiago Espinal<\/a>. He has a .333\/.383\/.391 line this year, though that\u2019s surely inflated by a .368 batting average on balls in play and his career line is a more modest .270\/.325\/.366. Gavin Lux<\/a> has seen a bit of playing time at third this year and could be a consideration there as well.<\/p>\n

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