The Reds cut ties with one of its off season acquisitions when they designated Luke Weaver for assignment.
The veteran right hander was signed as a free agent in January. He made 21 starts for the Reds and had a 2-4 record with a 6.87 ERA. Weaver gave up a whopping 24 home runs in 97 innings.
"I've known Luke for a long time. He's going to be missed on our team. He was very well liked. He was a great teammate. It is easy to do that when everything is going perfect. But he struggled at times for sure," David Bell said. "We know he can still pitch but Greene and Lodolo played into our decision."
Weaver was expected to stabilize a young staff consisting of Hunter Greene, Nick Lodolo and Graham Ashcraft. That didn't happen when all three went down with injuries at some point. Ashcraft returned and has pitched well but Greene and Lodolo were out much longer.
Greene pitched 5 2/3 innings against Iowa last night, allowing an unearned run on one hit. He struck out nine. The right hander, who signed a $53 million extension earlier this year, had problems with his hip which has been solved.
TeJay Antone pitched an inning and allowed a run on two hits in his assignment against Iowa.
Lodolo pitched three scoreless innings for Chattanooga against Birmingham last night. He allowed no hits and walked two while striking out six. He will pitch against Iowa on Sunday.
The two young pitches plus the emergence of Brandon Williamson, who has pitched 28 1/3 innings in his last five outings, allowing 10 runs and picking up three wins. He has a 3.18 ERA in that span. He struck out 29 and walked just nine.
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