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Dick Williams, president of baseball operations of Cincinnati Reds, comments Nick Senzel's call during his MLB debut at the Great American Ball Park on May 3rd.
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Reds manager David Bell did not call it a reshuffle. But releasing Matt Kemp and demoting Scott Schebler the same day are two pretty important things, especially after a 12-11 loss in which the Reds let slip 8-0 and 10-3.

"With Matt, that was pretty much what we made the decision," said Bell. "And we did not want to delay that decision, the way the composition was built, the outer field, would not be part of that mix.

"It was really nothing to agitate anything. We are absolutely not satisfied with who we are. Not even close. We are always looking to improve every day. But, at the same time, we're I do not think there are many good things going on. Last night was disappointing. But if you look at all in the last two weeks, a lot of good things have happened. I do not mean that we played well because our expectations are high. "

The Reds recalled left-footer Cody Reed to take Schebler's place in the 25-man lineup.

Kemp beat .200 with a home run and five RBIs in 60 points. He missed the last 11 games with a broken rib, which he suffered when he collided with the left field wall during an attempted takeover in San Diego on April 21st. .

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"With our support, David (Bell) is working hard to create a new environment in the clubhouse and in the field," said Reds president Dick Williams. L & # 39; enquirer. "After giving the time to grow, we did not see Matt get in. We wanted to give him the opportunity to help another team."

Kemp earns $ 21.7 million this year. The Reds recovered $ 7 million in trade that brought them Kemp.

These changes came one day after the Reds promoted Nick Senzel and installed him in place of Schebler, in the center of the field. Schebler was hit .123 with 27 strikeouts in 81 at-bat.

"We expect Schebler to return soon with us," Williams said. "He has been very willing to work on some of the changes suggested by our coaching staff, but it's hard work to accomplish at the major league level."

Reed, 26, had a 1-2 with an average of 3.21 in Louisville. He made a total of 1.98 in 13 innings in his last 10 appearances with four goals scored and 19 strikeouts.