"The 28-year-old Spiers has pitched in each of the past three big league seasons. He's a depth arm who has started 14 of 29 career outings. Spiers carries a 5.69 earned run average across 117 innings. His 19.3% strikeout percentage and 9.4% swinging strike rate are each middling and he's had a difficult time keeping the ball in the park. Most of Spiers' big league experience came in 2024, as shoulder and elbow injuries cost him almost all of last season."
"While Spiers has yet to find much in the way of MLB success, he owns a decent 4.08 ERA in almost 400 minor league innings. He has fanned nearly a quarter of opponents against an 8.9% walk rate. Spiers sits around 92 MPH with his four-seam and sinker while using three more pitches (sweeper, cutter and changeup) with regularity. He'll remain with the organization that initially signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2020 and attempt to pitch his way back onto the roster once he has put the elbow injury behind him."
Carson Spiers re-signed with the Cincinnati Reds on a minor league contract and received an invite to big league camp. He will not pitch in Spring Training while he rehabs from elbow surgery performed in July that is expected to cost him most of the 2026 season. The Reds removed Spiers from the 40-man roster via designation for assignment and completed a non-tender to allow a minor-league re-signing without waiver exposure. Spiers has 29 MLB appearances with a 5.69 ERA in 117 innings and a stronger 4.08 ERA across nearly 400 minor league innings. He averages about 92 MPH on his four-seam and sinker, complements them with a sweeper, cutter and changeup, and posted roughly a 24% strikeout rate and 8.9% walk rate in the minors.
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