Reds welcome Suarez back, shelve Hayes
May 23 2026
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati Reds
NEWS: 3B Eugenio Suárez activated; 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes placed on IL with a lumbar bulging disc.
IMPACT: High
BHQ SPIN: Suarez (+5%) finally makes his return from an oblique issue after landing on the injured list on April 25. Apparently, Hayes (-5%) has been dealing with a back issue for years, and considering his struggles at the plate, the team may be inclined to give him plenty of time to show he’s right before bringing him back to the big club. We’ve also made tweaks in the outfield allocation, as the team has mixed and matched plenty of combinations in an effort to generate production from the bottom half of the order, reducing OF Will Benson’s PT (-10%) and distributing it among OF JJ Bleday...
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