Cincinnati Reds pitcher Brandon Finnegan is that he cleared waivers yesterday Roy Halladay Jersey , meaning nary a franchise out there thought he was worth picking up at the cost of a roster spot. That means that while he’s still ‘former Cincinnati Reds pitcher Brandon Finnegan,’ he’s still going to stick around the organization sans roster spot, which - if he can miraculously rekindle his previous form - means there’s still a chance he could be ‘future Cincinnati Reds pitcher Brandon Finnegan’ at some juncture.A quick click on the AAA Louisville Bats roster shows his name there, but no number, and that’s by design - he’s not expected to start the 2019 season with the Bats, as MLB.com’s Mark Sheldon relayed. Whether it’s with AA Chattanooga, A+ Daytona, or back in Arizona doing work in instructional play, it appears the Reds are going to do everything they can to unplug and plug back in the once electric left arm of Finnegan, or at least give it one last heave-ho. If you look back through the history of pitchers, pitcher injuries, and dudes falling completely off the boat wagon, there are a handful of success stories of guys who lost it, went all the way back to the depths of the minors, and emerged with some semblance of success after the fact. Edinson Volquez went through that with the Texas Rangers way back in the day http://www.bluejaysfanproshop.com/authentic-curtis-granderson-jersey , and their frustrations with him were part of how he ended up with the Reds in the first place. Hopefully, a pressure-free environment and a bit of a reality check will help do that with Finnegan, assuming he’s healthy and pain free, and at least if any team will get the chance to see if that works, the Reds will get first crack.In other recently-DFA’d Reds news, Matt Wisler is officially out of the organization, claimed by the San Diego Padres and eventually dealt for young hurler Diomar Lopez, as MLB Trade Rumors relayed earlier this week. Wisler, of course, was out of options, and lost the race for the last spot in the bullpen to Robert Stephenson (who was also out of options). The former Atlanta Braves hurler will now get to ply his trade in a bunch of big parks out west, which might well turn into something. In Lopez, the Reds get a 22 year old Nicaraguan who pitched at three levels of A-ball last year exclusively as a reliever, and while he struggled in the runs scored department (5.18 ERA), he posted an excellent 11.4 K/9 against just a 2.8 BB/9 in 41.2 IP. This time last year Roberto Osuna Jersey , FanGraphs’ Eric Longenhagen listed Lopez at #38 on his top Padres prospects list, noting that he could touch 97 mph and ‘his control needs to improve significantly,’ something that his 2018 stats suggest might well have happened since that report. One can hope.In other news, it appears that Nick Senzel’s ankle is improving quite well, as Doug Gray noticed in an on-air interview from Dr. Stick Pokey. That’s obviously a wonderful piece of news in a vacuum, but given the relative struggles of the Cincinnati outfield since he was reassigned to the minors, that’s even more welcome news.In other injured prospect news, Baseball America highlighted which franchises have been bitten the worst by players needing Tommy John surgery in recent years in the wake of the Hunter Greene news, and wouldn’t ya know it, the Cincinnati Reds sit atop that list:/groans audiblyFinally, FanGraphs sleuthed the 2019 MLB Draft Bonus Pool amounts, and the Reds check in with the 13th highest amount on the board. Of course, that factors in not just where teams finished last year (and where their highest pick is), but also the comp rounds that most of the small market/low revenue teams receive for being so tiny. 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It allows you to space it out and it takes a mental burden off you.”Mikolas (15-5) gave up a run, five hits and a walk while striking out seven with 107 pitches. He dropped his ERA to 2.99, and he got his first victory in five starts against the Pirates this season.“I thought he was fantastic,” Cardinals manager Mike Shildt said. “He threw strikes for effect. His secondary pitches were hitting. He did a really, really nice job. It was a quality outing. Miles has been pretty good every time he’s toed the rubber.”Mikolas struck out five straight in one stretch, and the Cardinals improved to 21-8 in his starts.Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle was impressed with Mikolas, who signed with St. Louis before this season following three years in Japan.“He shows up, makes pitches and he competes,” Hurdle said. “For him to get the depth he got after a couple of situations we had him in early was impressive. … We jacked his pitch count up and he was able to put his foot down when he needed to.”Ozuna is hitting .352 this season against Pittsburgh. He has 13 RBIs against the Pirates and 79 on the season.Since coming off the disabled list for his balky right shoulder, Ozuna has been hot.He extended his hitting streak to seven games (13 for 30, .433). It was his team-leading 20th game with multiple RBIs this season.“I feel better, God bless Paul Molitor Jersey ,” Ozuna said. “I’m better in my approach and having success. I’m way better.”Joe Musgrove (6-9) went six innings. He allowed four hits, four runs and two walks while striking out eight.St. Louis took a 2-0 lead in the first when Ozuna hit a two-run double to left, scoring Matt Carpenter and Jose Martinez.“That was a missile to left to get us started,” Shildt said.Corey Dickerson countered for Pittsburgh with an RBI single in the fourth before St. Louis added two runs in the sixth after loading the bases with no outs. After Ozuna struck out, Musgrove threw a wild pitch to score Carpenter. Paul DeJong hit a sacrifice fly to center, driving in Martinez for a 4-1 lead.A wild pitch by Pirates reliever Tanner Anderson with the bases load in the seventh let Francisco Pena score.Then St. Louis blew it open in the eighth. Pena singled home Kolten Wong from second base, and O’Neill then hit a 3-0 pitch 457 feet into the upper left field bleachers for his eighth home run. The shot knocked out rookie pitcher Nick Burdi, who was making his major league debut.Pinch-hitter Adolis Garcia added a run-scoring double off Clay Holmes, and Ozuna finished off the St. Louis scoring with a sacrifice fly. It was the first career RBI and extra-base hit for Garcia.The Pirates scored four runs and five hits in the ninth off Luke Weaver. John Brebbia relieved to record the final out.TRAINER’S ROOMCardinals: Activated P Mike Mayers (right shoulder inflammation) from the 10-day disabled list. He had been out since Aug. 26. … C Yadier Molina missed his fifth straight game with left hamstring tightness. He is day to day. … 3B Jedd Gyorko (left groin strain) is expected to be activated Thursday.UP NEXTPirates: RHP Jameson Taillon (12-9, 3.40) make his career-high 29th start. He had made 18 straight starts allowing three earned runs or fewer. He is 2-1 with a 3.57 ERA in seven career starts against St. Louis.Cardinals: RHP Daniel Poncedeleon (0-1, 2.67) will make his fourth start of the season and it will be his first appearance against the Pirates. He pitched two innings of scoreless relief Saturday in Detroit.