Trahan, Sims join Reds; Weiss released

September 1st, 2018

ST. LOUIS -- Reinforcements arrived for the Reds in the visiting clubhouse of Busch Stadium Saturday afternoon, filling voids in the bullpen and at shortstop.
Right-hander was recalled from from Triple-A Louisville, Blake Trahan had his Louisville contract selected and right-hander Zack Weiss was released.
Trahan was surprised to receive the news when he was called into Louisville interim manager Dick Schofield's office Friday.
"He made it a cool little joke and it was good," Trahan said. "As a baseball player you're just going to keep going and take each pitch at a time, each throw at a time and try not to think about those things, so it was more of a surprise."
The addition of Trahan gives Reds interim manager Jim Riggleman some flexibility with his infield. After was placed on the DL in July for the remainder of the season with a torn ACL in his right knee, has played shortstop every inning since.
"[] can do it, we can have him go over there and do that, but we'd rather keep him over there at third," Riggleman said. "If we need to get Blake in there, we will. [Trahan] does give us an option to give a few innings off, if not a game off for Peraza, so it's good to see him here."
Sims will also be utilized right away.
"He hasn't pitched in several days, so he can give us some innings and do whatever we need him to do," Riggleman said.
Sims and , who was called up Thursday and pitched two scoreless innings in a 12-5 loss to the Cardinals Friday night, were acquired (with outfielder ) in the July 30 trade that sent to Atlanta.
"I wasn't involved in the specifics of the trade, but I think he was kind the guy in the trade that we were looking to acquire when they asked about Duvall," Riggleman said.
Sims, who is 3-6 in his career with a 5.96 ERA, is typically a starter, but he served as a reliever in Atlanta this season. He's prepared for whatever task the Reds throw at him.
"It's easy to forget sometimes, you get caught up in the business side or whatever. I'm playing baseball for a living. It doesn't get any better than that for me, and I'm thankful to be here and for the opportunity," Sims said. "Whether it's starting or relieving, or [heck], if they want me to get behind the plate I'll give it [everything I've got]."

Did you like this story?
In this story:

** Sean Collins ** is a reporter for MLB.com based in St. Louis.