Reds call up former UM outfielder Ryan Lamarre
August 20th, 2015 at 6:15 PM ^
Good news good to see Ryan getting his shot after overcoming some health issues.
August 20th, 2015 at 6:35 PM ^
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August 20th, 2015 at 6:44 PM ^
He will probably get several starts in center field as well with Billy Hamilton out. Hopefully he can impress over the next 2 weeks because the Reds have some other outfield prospects they are close to bringing up.
August 20th, 2015 at 6:47 PM ^
August 20th, 2015 at 7:04 PM ^
August 20th, 2015 at 10:11 PM ^
I saw him play a couple times in the minors and thought he'd never get a big league hit. He was so easily overpowered by the AAA pitching. That he's hitting even as well (relatively speaking) as he is surprises me.
August 20th, 2015 at 7:01 PM ^
Unless he faces Jon Lester . . .
August 20th, 2015 at 7:59 PM ^
Dammit, you beat me to it.
August 21st, 2015 at 4:28 AM ^
You've got my upvote, though, because I've heard about your qualifications, and I don't want to get you angry.
August 20th, 2015 at 7:27 PM ^
August 20th, 2015 at 7:52 PM ^
I don't see him getting too much playing time but he might pinch hit in a couple games and play in a few...higher rated prospects than him seem to have the left field platoon taken care of with Byrd gone.
August 20th, 2015 at 8:10 PM ^
They won't be up til the rosters expand.
August 20th, 2015 at 8:16 PM ^
August 20th, 2015 at 8:28 PM ^
and Waldrop can't hit in AAA. It's a joke how bad the organization has been at developing outfielders.
August 20th, 2015 at 10:08 PM ^
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August 21st, 2015 at 8:20 AM ^
Hopefully the Reds play him fairly regularly over the next few weeks. I'm not sure Lamarre has a long-term MLB future, but let's see.
Nothing against Jason Bourgeois and Brennan (.136 Batting Average!!!) Boesch and Skip Schumaker, but I want to see more of the young kids these last 6 weeks and less of those guys who we "already know what they are."
August 21st, 2015 at 10:08 AM ^
Lamarre profiles as a #4 or #5 outfielder: good glove, good speed, shaky bat. Here's what baseballhq.com said about him this morning:
After the Marlon Byrd trade, the Reds called up former 2nd-round pick Ryan LaMarre to make his major league debut. The 26-year-old has had his share of injuries over the past few seasons, everything from plantar fasciitis to hernias and a stress fracture in his left tibia leading to surgery. That slowed his climb through the minors, but now the 6'1", 205-pound outfielder has made it to the majors. He brings speed and a little power, with a decent OBP, though his batting eye this year has taken a step back and his BA has suffered. Defensively he plays the outfield well. He has good instincts and a solid arm. Off the bench he can provide a bit of pop, a chance to get on base and steal second, but probably with a low batting average. He might make a decent late-inning defensive replacement or pinch runner. In six minor-league seasons LaMarre has produced a batting line of .261/.340/.372 in 2008 AB.