Cincinnati’s unplanned takeover of the Baltimore Orioles dugout

Three former Cincinnati Reds prospects are now in the Baltimore Orioles organization, including Christian Encarnacion-Strand batting cleanup and Rece Hinds leading off, with Jose Barrero recently added to the taxi squad after hitting 23 home runs at Triple-A. Encarnacion-Strand has performed well for Baltimore this season with a .266 average and 125 OPS+, similar to his 2023 rookie numbers with Cincinnati before a wrist injury derailed his development. The Reds have since spent money on other third basemen like Jeimer Candelario and Ke'Bryan Hayes rather than develop Encarnacion-Strand, who is now thriving defensively at the position for the Orioles.

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