Brennan Boesch Pushing For Reds Roster

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Reds' manager Bryan Price held up a stat sheet and told a group of writers, "The only thing this is good for is telling you how many at bats guys have."

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"The evaluation process is not based on stats. You have to balance what you see with what you read," Price said.

Too many spring phenoms fizzle when the lights go on.  Many who struggle statistically in March hit the ground running in April.

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So how does Brennan Boesch's .500 average and 3 home runs stack up to the eye test?

"What I see of Brennan Boesch is his early success with Detroit," Price said. "It is followed by a year where he figured himself out. He led the PCL in hitting last year. He hit over .330 (.332) with a bunch of home runs (25) and RBI (85). He got a chance to play centerfield which was nice also. It was kind of liberating for him to just go out there and hit. Speaking with him, he said, he really found what he needed to do offensively and wasn't in constant figure it out mode. The other part of it he has faced a lot of left-handed pitching this spring and is on it. He's really handled left-handed pitching well."

Boesch was on his way with Detroit in 2011 he hit .283 in 115 games with 16 home runs and 54 RBI. He injured his thumb and had surgery on September 6.

He returned to hit .240 in 132 games in 2012 with 12 home runs and 54 RBI but had more injuries that set him back.

Boesch signed with the New York Yankees int 2013 but played in the majors for just 23 games and hit just .200 at Scranton Wilkes Barre. They Yankees released him on July 22.  The 29-year old signed with the Los Angeles Angels in 2014 and spent the year at Salt Lake City.