Reds designate outfielder Jake Fraley for assignment
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jake Fraley has been designated for assignment, with catcher Tyler Stephenson’s thumb injury and a short bench contributing to the decisionAUGUST 17 • Associated Press
WILL BENSON #30 - LEFT FIELDER - CINCINNATI REDS
12 HR •
41 RBI •
.226 AVG
12 HR
41 RBI
.226 AVG
Promoted Sunday The Reds recalled Benson from Triple-A Louisville on Sunday.
Impact The 27-year-old was demoted to Louisville a couple weeks ago but is back with the Reds after Jake Fraley (knee) was designated for assignment. Benson has a .224/.269/.415 slash line with nine homers in 61 MLB games this season and should step in as Cincinnati's No. 4 outfielder.
AUGUST 17 • ROTOWIRE
Promoted Sunday The Reds recalled Benson from Triple-A Louisville on Sunday.
Impact The 27-year-old was demoted to Louisville a couple weeks ago but is back with the Reds after Jake Fraley (knee) was designated for assignment. Benson has a .224/.269/.415 slash line with nine home runs in 61 MLB games this season and should step in as Cincinnati's No. 4 outfielder.
AUGUST 17 • ROTOWIRE
Sent back to Triple-A The Reds optioned Benson to Triple-A Louisville on Sunday.
Impact After Saturday's MLB Speedway Classic was suspended in the first inning due to rain, the Reds will be in need of an extra arm for the continuation of the contest Sunday. Having two minor-league options appears to have worked against Benson, who will head to the minors as Cincinnati brings right-hander Lyon Richardson aboard as its 27th man for the Speedway Classic. As a result of being optioned, Benson won't be eligible to rejoin the Reds for at least 10 days, unless another player is placed on a reserve list in a corresponding move.
AUGUST 3 • ROTOWIRE
Deadspin | Will Benson powers Reds to victory over Braves Deadspin | Will Benson powers Reds to victory over Braves
AUGUST 2 • DEADSPIN.COM
Will Benson homers as Reds even series against Braves CINCINNATI (AP) — Will Benson hit his ninth multi-run homer of the year to power the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on...
AUGUST 2 • THESTAR.COM
Will Benson powers Reds to victory over Braves Will Benson had a rare home run among his two hits to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves in the seco...
AUGUST 2 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM
Productive in Friday's win Benson went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run, a second run scored and a stolen base in Friday's 3-2 win over Atlanta.
Impact He took reliever Dylan Dodd the other way in the seventh inning for his ninth long ball of the season, and his second off a left-handed pitcher. Benson remains a strong-side platoon player for the most part, but he's been struggling of late even in that role -- over 20 games since the beginning of July he's batting just .206 (13-for-63) with 0:18 BB:K.
AUGUST 1 • ROTOWIRE
Singer dominates in pitchers' duel before Benson sparks Reds' win CINCINNATI -- Brady Singer and Will Benson did all they could to send the Reds racing toward Bristol Motor Speedway in winning fashion. In a...
AUGUST 1 • MLB.COM
Will Benson homers as Reds even series against Braves with a 3-2 win
Will Benson hit his ninth multi-run homer of the year to power the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on FridayAUGUST 1 • Associated Press
Steer's 2-run triple in 8th helps Reds beat Dodgers 5-2 after Ohtani's outing cut short
Spencer Steer hit a two-run triple in the eighth inning and the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 on Wednesday night after Shohei Ohtani’s pitching outing was cu...JULY 31 • Associated Press
Knocks in run in loss Benson went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Dodgers.
Impact Benson's ninth-inning single produced the final run of the game, giving him an RBI in his last two contests. His playing time has dropped off significantly since the return of Jake Fraley; Benson's started just three of 10 games since the Reds returned from the All-Star break. He's batting .178 (24-for-135) over the last 46 contests.
JULY 29 • ROTOWIRE
Knocks in run in loss Benson went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Dodgers.
Impact Benson's ninth-inning single produced the final run of the game, giving him an RBI in his last two contests. His playing time has dropped off significantly since the return of Jake Fraley; Benson's started just three of 10 games since the Reds returned from the All-Star break. He's batting .178 (24-for-135) over the last 46 contests.
JULY 29 • ROTOWIRE
Ohtani's two-run double extends hitting streak as Dodgers defeat Reds 5-2
Shohei Ohtani extended his hitting streak to nine games with a two-run double in the fifth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds 5-2JULY 29 • Associated Press
Unswept Reds: Lodolo goes distance in shutout win at Nats as Cincinnati again avoids series sweep
Nick Lodolo went the distance and kept the Cincinnati Reds as the only team in the majors that hasn’t been swept this seasonJULY 23 • Associated Press
Catch Of The Year? Nationals CF Takes Away Homer From Reds Hitter: WATCH Washington Nationals centerfielder Jacob Young took a home run away from Cincinnati Reds hitter Will Benson during Wednesday's matinée match...
JULY 23 • OUTKICK.COM
Losing out on playing time Benson is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Nationals.
Impact Following Jake Fraley's return from the injured list shortly before the All-Star break, Benson appears to have faded into a fourth-outfielder role. The left-handed-hitting Benson will take a seat for the fifth straight game, with the Reds facing three lefties and two righties during that stretch.
JULY 21 • ROTOWIRE
On bench against southpaw Benson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.
Impact After starting in each of the Reds' last eight games, the lefty-hitting Benson will take a seat while the Rockies send southpaw Austin Gomber to the hill. Though Benson has been holding down a strong-side platoon role in the corner outfield since around the middle of May, he could be in danger of losing out on regular starts versus righties after the Reds activated Jake Fraley from the injured list Saturday. Benson ended up getting the nod in right field over Fraley against Rockies righty Bradley Blalock in Saturday's 4-3 win, going 1-for-4 with a triple, an RBI and a run.
JULY 13 • ROTOWIRE
On bench against southpaw Benson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.
Impact After starting in each of the Reds' last eight games, Benson will take a seat against southpaw Austin Gomber. Though Benson has been holding down a strong-side platoon role since the middle of May, he could be in danger of losing playing time versus righties after the Reds activated Jake Fraley from the injured list Saturday. Benson got the nod in right field Saturday over Fraley against Rockies righty Bradley Blalock, going 1-for-4 with a triple, an RBI and a run.
JULY 13 • ROTOWIRE
Remains in starting lineup Benson started in right field and went 1-for-4 with a triple, an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Rockies.
Impact Jake Fraley was activated off the injured list Saturday, but Benson got the start against a right-hander. Fraley has traditionally started against righties, and that may eventually happen. Neither Benson (.699 OPS) nor Fraley (.712) has a clear advantage based on their work with the bat. Fraley has been the slightly better fielder in terms of outs above average.
JULY 13 • ROTOWIRE
Records triple Saturday Benson started in right field and went 1-for-4 with a triple, an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Rockies.
Impact Benson's triple drove in a run, and he then scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth of Cincinnati's walk-off win. He remained in the starting nine against a right-hander (Bradley Blalock), despite the return of Jake Fraley (shoulder), who was activated off the injured list Saturday. Fraley has traditionally started against righties when healthy, and he could eventually overtake Benson as the Reds' preferred option at the position.
JULY 13 • ROTOWIRE
Reds rally for two in ninth to slay Rockies Will Benson laced the tiebreaking RBI triple in the ninth inning and scored the winning run on an error two batters later for the host Cinci...
JULY 12 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Benson triples and scores on 9th-inning error to left the Reds past the Rockies, 4-3
Will Benson tied it in the ninth inning with an RBI triple and scored on second baseman Orlando Arcia’s fielding error to give the Cincinnati Reds a 4-3 victory over the Colorado R...JULY 12 • Associated Press
Marlins play the Reds leading series 2-1
The Miami Marlins face the Cincinnati Reds with a 2-1 series leadJULY 10 • Associated Press
Homers again Benson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored during Wednesday's 7-2 win over the Marlins.
Impact Benson went 23 games without a home run before launching a solo shot Saturday against the Phillies. He clubbed another round tripper Wednesday, his eighth of the season, to snap a 0-for-12 skid at the plate. In 160 plate appearances this season, Benson is slashing .224/.281/.434.
JULY 10 • ROTOWIRE
