As they begin what many anticipate to be a successful 2024 MLB season, the upstart Cincinnati Reds have not had a fantastic start to their season on Wednesday.

The first report stated that Matt McLain, a former top-four talent, will seek a second opinion regarding a left shoulder ailment.The infielder will be sidelined until at least Opening Day against the Washington Nationals, manager David Bell informed reporters.

The Reds are currently the subject of even more terrible news. Shortstop Edwin Arroyo, the team’s third-ranked prospect going into the season, will miss the whole 2024 season due to surgery on his left shoulder to repair a torn labrum.

The Cincinnati major league team will be more affected by the McLain injury. The infielder was fifth in the National League Rookie of the Year voting the previous season despite hitting.290 with 16 home runs, 50 RBI, and an.864 OPS.

With a surprise 82-80 record at the end of the previous season, high expectations are placed on the Reds in 2024. Core players including McLain, Elly De La Cruz, Christian Encarnacion-Strand, and Spencer Steer are part of their team.

Arroyo is presently the 67th-best overall prospect in MLB. This season, the native of Puerto Rico hoped to get to Triple-A ball. That is obviously not going to occur.