A month ago, Rece Hinds was the Cincinnati Reds\u2019 starting right fielder. On Thursday, May 21, the Reds traded him to the Miami Marlins for a minor league relief pitcher.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With Hinds unable to be consistent offensively at the big league level, he was designated for assignment by the Reds last week and then traded to the Marlins for right-hander Zach McCambley.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Last Sunday, May 17, the Reds placed catcher Jose Trevino on the injured list with a hamstring injury that will keep him out for three-to-four weeks. To call up catcher PJ Higgins, who wasn\u2019t on the 40-man roster, the Reds had to open a spot on the 40-man roster. Hinds was the odd man out, and the expectation was that there would be interest in him on the waiver wire.<\/p>\n
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Cincinnati Reds’ Rece Hinds bats during the second inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Cincinnati, Friday, April 24, 2026.<\/p>\n
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\u201cMaybe for his sake, I really hope he gets an opportunity he didn\u2019t get here,\u201d Reds manager Terry Francona said last week. \u201cI love the kid. There are obviously tools there. Sometimes, things have a way of working out for guys.\u201d<\/p>\n
There was optimism around Hinds entering 2026. He had a fantastic spring training and made a strong charge for a spot on the Opening Day roster. While he didn\u2019t make the team, he quickly ended up in a regular role in the big leagues after a struggling Noelvi Marte was optioned to Triple-A in the middle of April.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a different Rece,\u201d Hinds said when he was called up in April. \u201cI\u2019ve always tried to prove to someone else that I\u2019m this player. Over the past year, I\u2019ve proven I\u2019m an all-around player.\u201d<\/p>\n
In his 36 plate appearances with the Reds in 2026, Hinds went on to have four hits, no homers and 18 strikeouts. In 131 career plate appearances in the big leagues going back to the 2024 season, Hinds is hitting .172.\u00a0<\/p>\n
JJ Bleday has taken a hold of that corner outfield job that had been up in the air. His ability to hit for power, battle back when he\u2019s down in the count and make an impact against both lefties and righties has impressed the Reds a lot.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a breath of fresh air playing for this team and this organization,\u201d Bleday said. \u201cI\u2019ll continue to get better. There\u2019s always room for improvement. I want to keep on carrying through.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hinds now joins a young, rebuilding Marlins team that only has six active hitters with a WAR above 0.0. He should get an opportunity in 2026 with his new team.<\/p>\n
In return, the Reds get an intriguing versatile relief pitcher in McCambley.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was a third-round pick in 2020 and progressed through Miami\u2019s farm system. Last December, the Phillies took McCambley in the Rule 5 Draft and game him a chance to compete for a roster spot.<\/p>\n
When the Phillies selected him, Phillies professional scouting director Mike Ondo described McCambley\u2019s strengths to Philadelphia media.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s really, really tough on right-handed hitters,\u201d Ondo told reporters. \u201cAnd I think that was one of the big appeals for us: to have a guy that can kind of come in \u2014 he\u2019s got a starter background, he\u2019s been in the bullpen \u2014 but just someone who has some versatility to maybe log some innings, pitch short, whatever the staff might need him to do. But to really kind of get in there and get him on a pocket of right-handed hitters, I think, is really what we\u2019re hoping is where some big value is.\u201d<\/p>\n
When McCambley didn\u2019t make the Phillies\u2019 Opening Day roster, he returned to Miami\u2019s organization and posted a 2.36 ERA with the Marlins\u2019 Triple-A team.<\/p>\n
The Reds don\u2019t have much versatility in their bullpen in the big leagues or in Triple-A, and McCambley\u2019s ability to cover multiple innings gives him a way to contribute as a depth piece over the course of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n
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Cincinnati Reds’ Rece Hinds celebrates after hitting a double in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Cincinnati, Friday, April 24, 2026.<\/p>\n
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