Reds GM Walt Jocketty indicated that Yonder Alonso would share playing time in left field and also see some occasional time at first base. "He'll be able to spell Joey (Votto) from time to time," Jocketty said. "He'll play some left field. He'll be a left-handed hitter off the bench. The one thing we do know about Yonder is he can hit. He can flat out hit." Alonso was batting .296/.374/.486 at Triple-A Louisville and is worth a pick-up in deeper leagues.

Reds recalled OF Yonder Alonso from Triple-A Louisville. Alonso moved to left field full-time this season for Louisville and is in line to receive some playing time there, especially with Jonny Gomes no longer in the picture. The former Miami Hurricane hasn't hit for as much power as the Reds had hoped after they drafted him in the first round in 2008, but he sports a nice .296/.374/.486 batting line with 12 homers for Louisville this season. He could eventually garner mixed league value if he gets enough playing time, but Chris Heisey and Fred Lewis should still see their fair share of starts.

Yonder Alonso is hitting .299 to go along with a .379 on-base percentage and .499 slugging percentage through his first 391 plate appearances fro Triple-A Louisville this season. He's homered 12 times while notching 24 doubles, four triples and 56 RBI. Now 24 years old with 188 Triple-A games under his belt, Alonso is more than ready for a big-league promotion, but isn't terribly likely to get it before September unless he's traded out of Cincinnati. With the Reds looking for help on nearly all fronts, he's a decent bet to be moved.

Yonder Alonso is batting .316/.371/.502 with eight homers and 39 RBI over 247 at-bats this season for Triple-A Louisville. Alonso is still learning the ins and outs of playing left field, as he's considered, to put it nicely, a minus defender there. But, his bat will carry him, and he's hitting well enough that the Reds might be willing to deal with shoddy outfield defense. Cincinnati hasn't gotten much production from left field this season and could give Alonso a shot at regular playing time at some point.