Could it be Matt McLain gets selected? Lot of different things could happen. The Reds have several options at 1B rn FWIW

—Nati Sports 3/28/2023

@bryce_spalding Reds end up leading all of MLB in stolen bases. With 145 Matt McLain becomes your starting SS by May 30 and the back of his jersey reads “MCclain” yet still he far outperforms Swanson for the Chubbies. Barrero and Senzel are both dfa by June 1.

—seadog 3/28/2023

My main take away from this? Jose Barrero as a backup CF is a serious move, and they need another IF, specially SS, instead of another OF. Which would mean, unless there's something else afoot, Matt McLain might actually be making the team... https://t.co/rFwrUd8Lze

—Harrison Simpson 3/28/2023

@dougdirt24 I was wondering the same thing. Don’t know if this means anything but I did see Matt McLain was starting in todays Reds scrimmage

—Brandon 3/28/2023

The Reds could have 3+ players have 20/20 seasons depending on health and playing time. Jake Fraley Will Benson Jonathan India? Jose Barrero??? Matt McLain Elly De La Cruz Should be a fun season 🤷‍♂️

—Jeff Hensley 3/27/2023

I don't think the Reds official account meant to put it out... but Matt McLain is with the team, in Cincinnati from the looks of it. Probably nothing as Louisville is an hour and a half drive and they want to keep them fresh, but it could be something.. #Reds

—Bryce Spalding 3/27/2023

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—⚾️ 𝕲ₑᵣₐₗ𝖉 𝖄ₒᵤₙ𝖌 🥁 3/22/2023

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—Prospects321 3/21/2023

Elly De La Cruz, Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Matt McLain, and Noelvi Marte all reach Cincinnati this season…sets up an exciting 2024. #Reds https://t.co/K4Utq2jMMc

—OnBaseMachine 3/18/2023

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—Nothing But Cards 3/16/2023

The Reds sent Elly De La Cruz, Christian Encarnacion-Strand, and Matt McLain to minor league camp. Should we be surprised? No, say @CarlosGuevara58 and @dotsonc. https://t.co/Tvjnbw8T4G

—The Riverfront: A Cincinnati Reds Podcast 3/16/2023

I hope not, but we are dealing an incompetent FO there with the Reds who okay sent down CES, Elly De La Cruz, Matt McLain to keep a weak link like Hunter Strickland 😡😡😡 https://t.co/IBKYdqTZsm https://t.co/7vaCYFc4RJ

—William Wright 3/16/2023

Matt McLain of @Reds reassigned to minors camp on Tue, 23-year-old SS tore it up with 1.271 OPS, 1 HR and 2 SB in spring training; see where he is ranked in our weekly-updated #FantasyBaseball Top 500 Prospect Rankings: https://t.co/hVoM5VtMgt

—RotoProspects.com 3/15/2023

Re: Today's cuts from Reds camp. A comment from David Bell that stood out about Matt McLain: “He can hit a fastball. They cannot beat him in the zone.” https://t.co/i1r464KHLW

—Bobby Nightengale 3/14/2023

Top #Reds prospect Elly De La Cruz, Matt McLain (No. 6), Christian Encarnacion-Strand (No. 7) and Ricky Karcher (No. 29) have been reassigned to Minor League camp. Here are the club's Top 30 prospects: https://t.co/5rTRicFU52 https://t.co/7oH50WiMnr

—MLB Pipeline 3/14/2023

You can make the case that a player like Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Elly De La Cruz and Matt McLain could help the Reds win right more games immediately in 2023. David Bell described the factors that go into sending down a talented player like that. https://t.co/QO06q7hMVc

—Charlie Goldsmith 3/14/2023

Matt McLain is the most complete player out of all of these guys right now, FWIW CES has legitimate swing & miss issues/concerns that need addressed, his approach won’t work long in the MLB Elly wasn’t starting in Cincinnati Casey will be up as soon as he polishes

—Nati Sports 3/14/2023

From #Reds: The Reds optioned to Class AAA Louisville IF Elly De La Cruz, RHP Ricky Karcher and RHP Casey Legumina...reassigned to minor league camp IF Christian Encarnacion-Strand and IF Matt McLain.

—C. Trent Rosecrans 3/14/2023

Significant cuts today at Reds camp… They optioned to Class AAA Louisville IF Elly De La Cruz, RHP Ricky Karcher and RHP Casey Legumina...reassigned to minor league camp IF Christian Encarnacion-Strand and IF Matt McLain.

—Mark Sheldon 3/14/2023

Reds cuts from big-league camp today: Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Elly De La Cruz, Ricky Karcher, Casey Legumina and Matt McLain.

—Bobby Nightengale 3/14/2023

Among others, the Reds have assigned Elly De La Cruz, Matt McLain and Christian Encarnacion-Strand to minor league camp.

—Charlie Goldsmith 3/14/2023

Matt McLain has 6 hits and 8 walks this spring (.583 OBP). Christian Encarnacion-Strand has 15 hits and no walks this spring (.556 OBP). Both are quite impressive! #Reds #ATOBTTR

—Blog Red Machine 3/14/2023

Interesting thought. I don't think the Reds will lose 100 again, but if they did, they still could be far more interesting than last year's team. I'd rather watch Matt McLain or Will Benson than the has-beens and never-was's of last season. https://t.co/XRnNXPJnm3

—Chad Dotson 3/13/2023

An infield alignment of; 3B - Spencer Steer SS - Elly De La Cruz 2B - Matt McLain 1B - Christian Encarnacion-Strand With Nick Lodolo pitching… I could get use to that, tbh. #Reds

—Bryce Spalding 3/11/2023

Tonight's #Reds Lineup: CF TJ Friedl RF Wil Myers 3B Spencer Steer DH Jose Barrero LF Nick Solak SS Elly De La Cruz C Luke Maile 1B Encarnacion-Strand 2B Matt Mclain P Nick Lodolo

—Votto Still Bangs™ 3/10/2023

Reds fanst forget about him, but he's still just 21 with a ton of pop. He's younger than 2022 top draft picks in: Logan Tanner Justin Boyd Cade Hunter Other top Reds prospects: Rece Hinds Andrew Abbott Matt McLain CES just to name a few I think he has a big year this year https://t.co/tdhEvQdrxq

—RedsHotCorner 3/9/2023

Another impressive inning by Reds prospects. Right after Matt McLain turns on a line drive down to left field, Austin Hendrick crushes a homer to left against a lefty. Great swings and results from both of them.

—Charlie Goldsmith 3/8/2023

Included in today’s notebook -Why the Reds added Chase Anderson to big league camp today -While not running 100%, Nick Senzel is putting together “good days” -David Bell compliments Matt McLain: "You can see how he's going to help a team win." https://t.co/1uFkGEr0YM

—Charlie Goldsmith 3/7/2023

Matt McLain continues to impress in Cincinnati #Reds camp. He's hitting .500 and has six walks with just one strikeout so far https://t.co/WiQFCFqNNs

—Doug Gray 3/6/2023

Matt McLain continues to impress in Cincinnati Reds camp #RedsMinors #BornToBaseball #ATOBTTR #RedsProspects https://t.co/0YLe6gXB7a

—Cincinnati Reds Fans 3/6/2023

Matt McLain continues to impress in Cincinnati #Reds camp https://t.co/WiQFCFqNNs

—Doug Gray 3/6/2023

Don’t be surprised if Reds 2021 1st Round IF Matt McLain turns it around in 2023. He spend last season adding launch to his swing & had a great hit tool previously. He’s the grinder type that should be able to meld the 2 sides after an off-season of work.

—Brett J. Lewis 3/5/2023

Matt McLain was also taken 25th overall by the Diamondbacks in this year’s draft, so the Reds did pretty good with what they ended up with!

—Caleb 3/5/2023

Here’s my ranking of the #Reds top five prospects. The future is bright! 1. Elly De La Cruz, SS 2. Noelvi Marte, SS 3. Edwin Arroyo, SS 4. Cam Collier, 3B 5. Matt McLain, SS https://t.co/uGvLvkVVHC

—Don Helbig 3/3/2023

Its April 30th. The Reds Are currently 2nd in the NL Central. The rotation is led by Nick Lodolo, Hunter Greene, Graham Ashcraft, Brandon Williamson, and Luke Weaver. Matt McLain is starting his rookie campaign, Elly De La Cruz is tearing it up in AAA along with CES.

—Evan 3/3/2023

@tlschwerz Mid-September Reds might have Elly De La Cruz, Matt McLain, CES and others up to go with Greene, Lodolo, Ashcraft, India and Stephenson. Could be a tougher-than-expected foe by then

—BarflyBill 3/2/2023

@bryce_spalding My hot take of the day is… - The Reds lead the MLB in stolen bases this season You have India faster than ever, Benson, Friedl, Fraley, Senzel, possibly EDLC, possibly Matt McLain, maybe even Siani I see a lot of stolen bases in the reds future

—Kyle 3/2/2023

#Reds Opening Day 2023 SS Matt McLain has been on base all 4 ABs today with 3 walks. It's another Jonathan India in the making when it comes to storyline. Way too many people wrote this dude off. The Reds never did.

—Nati Sports 3/1/2023

I feel like at this point, Matt McLain is the best candidate to be the opening day SS for the Reds. Still early, but he’s been very impressive.

—Tanner Clifton 3/1/2023

Reds 7 (Batting: #78 Matt McLain) Dodgers 1 (Pitching: #93 Bryan Hudson) Top of 9th, 2 Out, Man on first #dodgers

—Steve Ramirez 2/28/2023

Reds 3 (Batting: #78 Matt McLain) Dodgers 0 (Pitching: #57 Jordan Yamamoto) Top of 8th, 0 Out, Man on second #dodgers

—Steve Ramirez 2/28/2023

Substitutions for the #Reds: CES is @ 3B Matt McLain is @ 2B Elly de La Cruz is @ SS Good time to tune into MLBN now if you are just gtting home from work.

—Nati Sports 2/28/2023

Currently in the Reds infield in a game on MLB Network. Second base: Matt McLain Shortstop: Elly De La Cruz Third base: Christian Encarnacion-Strand

—Charlie Goldsmith 2/28/2023

@MLBONFOX @SportsNetLA @Reds @Dodgers The Reds Noelvi Marte, Elly De La Cruz, Matt McLain, Spencer Steer and Edwin Arroyo are OFF LIMITS

—The Wincinnati Wondercat 2/28/2023

Rangers I was impressed the way Will Benson, Christian Encarnacion Strand, and a few others played yesterday there. Maybe the Reds got some future stars in the making there Elly De La Cruz, Brandon Williamson, Andrew Abbott, Spencer Steer, Matt McLain, etc.

—William Wright 2/28/2023

Matt McLain is going to make the Reds make some tough decisions at SS though He could play his way into the starting spot

—Jay R 2/28/2023

Elly de La Cruz told Matt McLain he has to show up at 5:30am from now on to 'learn how to pimp homers' Hahaha. These guys are going to be a blast to watch. This #Reds team coming up right now is going to piss a lot of traditionals off. I can't wait.

—Nati Sports 2/27/2023

Reds radio booth describing Matt McLain’s 2022 season as a bad one when he had an OPS of .816 (which is excellent) speaks to their old school focus on batting average. McLain hit .232. Kind of misleads the audience.

—Steve Mancuso 2/26/2023

Reds prospect Matt McLain drilled a walk-off homer off the scoreboard to give the team a walk-off win in its spring training opener. https://t.co/pZ2tjgZTEX

—Chillicothe Gazette 2/26/2023

@KySportsRadio @KeithKraus6 Anyways Matt did you see Matt McLain walk it off for the reds yesterday?

—RedsBurner 2/26/2023