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The Reds appear to cut ties with Christian Encarnacion-Strand, designating him for assignment and selecting the contract of PJ Higgins to take his place on the 40-man roster.
Higgins was also promoted to the 26-man Major League roster when backup catcher, Jose Trevino, was placed on the injured list retroactive to April 5 with thoracic spine strain.
Encarnacion-Strand came to the Reds from the Minnesota Twins along with Spencer Steer for Tyler Mahle on August 2, 2022. He showed tremendous power but had trouble finding a position between third base and first base. This spring Encarnacion-Strand hit .333 with two doubles in six games in Goodyear. With Louisville, CES was hitting .222 in 10 games with a double, triple, two home runs and eight RBI. The Reds have 10 days to release or trade him before putting him on waivers.
Higgins played third base, first base and catcher this spring in Goodyear. His main job with the Reds is to backup Tyler Stephenson. Higgins, was in 23 games, hitting .194 with two home runs and six RBI. So far in Louisville, the 32-year old, hit .083 (1-for-12) in five games. Higgins last appeared in the Major Leagues with the Chicago Cubs in 2022. He has played in 83 big league games, hitting .210 with 11 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 30 RBI.
Trevino was 1-for-11 in three games so far this season.
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