Martes body seems to be pointing him toward third base. @media (max-width:350px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item__link .icon__nav-item{display:none;}}/*!sc*/ The 22-year-old will be active with Double-A Chattanooga for the first time since late June, joining Elly De La Cruz in the infield. Its not as hot as Arizona which is good. If you want to watch a bunch (12+ minutes!) .mHQYb .p-search-item__image{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;margin-right:0.5rem;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;width:55px;}/*!sc*/ .hspSPq .buttonstyle__Label-sc-vlv7w5-0{font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header a:focus,.mHQYb header.mlb-header button:focus,.mHQYb header.mlb-header [class*='__nav']:focus{outline:1px dotted #fff;}/*!sc*/ Matt McLain, the Reds 6th rated prospect, capped a come-from-behind win with a walk-off solo home run off of the top of the scoreboard in left-center to seal a 4-3 victory over the Cleveland . MLB Pipeline rates McLain fifth. Matt McLain is unbothered by the many shortstops in the Cincinnati Reds farm system. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item__link{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;font-weight:700;-webkit-box-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;justify-content:center;padding:10px 12px;}/*!sc*/ University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA). Facebook gives people the power to. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? 30. Well come back to this in a minute. By Wick Terrell @wickterrell Jan 13, 2023, 2:51pm EST. No one should expect to make money from the picks and predictions discussed on this website. That spring, India won an improbable Opening Day roster spot by kicking down the door as well as taking advantage of opportunity. This spring, shortstop prospect Noelvi Marte has joined some of the drills that De La Cruz and McLain went through last summer. 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Pender said. fieldset{padding:0.35em 0.75em 0.625em;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top .header__nav-top__button-menu--icon span:nth-child(1){top:0px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__main-nav{background-color:#081c3b;width:145px;-ms-overflow-style:none;}/*!sc*/ .drUhS rect{fill:#000000;stroke:#000000;}/*!sc*/ body.article .ad-top-container{background-color:#f3f3f3;padding:8px 0;min-height:66px;}/*!sc*/ .fuMUTu path{fill:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ De La Cruz, a top-10 prospect in MLB, traded reps with McLain, another top prospect that the Reds have at shortstop. Especially here in Lansing, the field is really cool, the apartments [beyond] center field. ), the club made the decision to try Suarez at short. .mHQYb .p-search-item__image-thumbnail{margin-top:auto;height:45px;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g141[id="sharestyle__Wrapper-sc-9nfkvu-1"]{content:"blUWSx,"}/*!sc*/ Reds farm director Shawn Pender said they pushed him as hard as we ever pushed anyone. McLain hit .273/.387/.424 for the Dragons, with three homers in 119 plate appearances. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--parent[aria-expanded='true'] .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner .p-icon *{fill:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g142[id="Share-sc-1t9fdg-0"]{content:"koKsQt,"}/*!sc*/ No matter what happens, baseball is way up and down, but youve got to stay level-headed through the good and the bad. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button:hover{cursor:pointer;}/*!sc*/ @font-face{font-family:'proxima-nova';src:url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-bold-italic.woff2') format('woff2'),url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-bold-italic.woff') format('woff');font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-display:fallback;}/*!sc*/ The Reds also had him play some second base last season and have continued rotating him in at that position during spring training. .blUWSx .share-icon__button{background:none;border:none;padding:0;}/*!sc*/ Theyre all really good guys, really welcoming. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item--spotlight{background-color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ 5 prospect by Baseball America. 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McLain was originally taken in 2018 with the 25th overall pick by the D-backs, but he instead honored his commitment to play for the Bruins. [type="checkbox"],[type="radio"]{box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;}/*!sc*/ .ezZJVn:hover{cursor:pointer;}/*!sc*/ [type="number"]::-webkit-inner-spin-button,[type="number"]::-webkit-outer-spin-button{height:auto;}/*!sc*/ .ebrWqN{box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;background-color:#f3f3f3;border-radius:50%;-webkit-border-radius:50%;}/*!sc*/ The UCLA product's strikeout rate has ticked up a bit, but it's not in concerning territory, especially while he's hitting the ball this hard -- he's racked up four doubles and a pair of triples to go with his trio of long balls. 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As with most college shortstops with good hit tools, McClain's profile is otherwise lacking in clear impact potential. .dMKvOx{line-height:1.2;}/*!sc*/ School: School of Education. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__secondary-logos img{max-height:56px;max-width:none;}/*!sc*/ body.article{font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;background-color:#ffffff;line-height:1.5;}/*!sc*/ After a solid pro debut in High-A last year, the Reds moved McLain somewhat aggressively to Double-A, and he's rewarded them with a productive start to the year. 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The 22-year-old will . .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;margin:auto;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;-webkit-flex-wrap:wrap;-ms-flex-wrap:wrap;flex-wrap:wrap;position:relative;z-index:99993;padding:0 14px;background-color:#041e42;box-shadow:1px 0 5px #000000;}/*!sc*/ De La Cruz played shortstop most days, but also started at third eight games and batted DH in several others. January 14, 2023. .mHQYb .p-search-item__team-logo{margin-right:15px;max-height:25px;width:25px;}/*!sc*/ Dayton Dragons Exactly one month to the day after he was selected by the Cincinnati Reds with the 17th overall selection in the 2021 MLB Draft, Matt McLain arrived on a full-season field. Steves fondest memories about the Reds include attending a couple 1975 World Series games, being at Homer Baileys second no-hitter and going nuts for Jay Bruce at Clinchmas. You cant lose any concentration. The Reds were aggressive with McLain, having him play only two games at the rookie level before jumping him to the High-A Dayton Dragons for 29 games to finish the 2021 season. The rest of the games he started at third base. He's bigger than many who've already done so. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__sponsor-logo img,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__sponsor-logo a{height:56px;}/*!sc*/ One spring training swing doesnt mean much for the big picture. Marte played at High-A last year. For the season, the 22-year-old infielder is hitting .233 with 12 home runs and a 16-for-17 success rate on stolen-base attempts across 261 plate appearances at Double-A. 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