NICK SENZEL NEWS

Nationals 3B Nick Senzel (thumb) injured prior to game Washington Nationals third baseman Nick Senzel fractured his right thumb prior to Thursday’s season-opening game and will miss approximately...

MARCH 29, 2024 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Nationals third baseman Nick Senzel fractures thumb before opener, expected to miss 3 to 4 weeks

Washington Nationals third baseman Nick Senzel was scratched from the opening-day lineup after breaking a thumb during batting practice

MARCH 29, 2024 • Associated Press

Scratched from lineup Senzel was scratched from the Nationals' lineup for Thursday's game against the Reds, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

Impact It's unclear what caused Senzel to be removed from the lineup, but the Nationals will likely provide more information shortly. Ildemaro Vargas will fill in at third base and bat eighth.

MARCH 28, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Feeling ill Monday Nationals manager Dave Martinez said Senzel won't be available for Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Mets due to an illness, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

Impact Senzel had apparently been in line to start Monday, but since the illness kept him from getting to the ballpark, the Nationals will turn to prospect Brady House to pick up a start at third base. Assuming he's able to quickly move past the illness, Senzel should have plenty of time in spring training to get in competitive at-bats as he prepares himself for an everyday role at third base to begin his first season with the Nationals.

FEBRUARY 26, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Nick Senzel agrees to $2 million, 1-year deal with Nationals, AP source says

A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that Nick Senzel and the Washington Nationals have agreed to a $2 million, one-year contract

DECEMBER 7, 2023 • Associated Press

Reds decline to offer Nick Senzel a contract for next season CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds cut ties with Nick Senzel on Friday, declining to offer their former first-round draft pick a contract for...

NOVEMBER 18, 2023 • DAYTONDAILYNEWS.COM

Cincinnati Reds decline to offer Nick Senzel a contract for next season

The Cincinnati Reds have cut ties with Nick Senzel, declining to offer their former first-rounder a contract for next season

NOVEMBER 18, 2023 • Associated Press

Reds non-tender former No. 2 overall pick Nick Senzel Sep 17, 2023; New York City, New York, USA; Cincinnati Reds left fielder Nick Senzel (15) rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run aga...

NOVEMBER 18, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Homers in loss Senzel went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 15-6 loss to St. Louis.

Impact Per usual, Senzel got the start with a left-hander on the bump for the Cardinals. His fifth-inning home run meant little to the Reds, who were down 11-2 after the blast and were eliminated from the playoff chase with the loss. The home run was his career-high 13th. At 29-years-old, the once-promising prospect fell behind a class of younger talent that emerged in 2023. Senzel, who was shopped at the trade deadline, per Gordon Wittenmyer of the Cincinnati Enquirer, enters an awkward offseason as an obvious trade candidate. He'll also be a third-year arbitration eligible player, which means other teams could hold off on trading for him, hoping to get him at a lesser price as a free agent if the Reds non-tender him.

OCTOBER 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Homers in loss Senzel went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 8-4 loss to the Mets.

Impact Senzel has seen an uptick in plate appearances of late, as Reds manager David Bell gets him into contests whenever a lefty is throwing -- be that a starter or reliever. He's started four of the last six and entered as a pinch hitter in the two games he did not start. The infielder/outfielder has responded well to the increased usage, posting a .391/.391/.696 slash line with two home runs over the last eight games.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

McCoy: Reds top Tigers again, pull even for final wild-card spot Nick Senzel said it and it sounds like Captain Obvious, but it is right on point: “We can’t get to where we want to go if we don’t win games...

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 • DAYTONDAILYNEWS.COM

Cracks homer in rare start Senzel went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Friday's 9-4 loss against St. Louis.

Impact Senzel hit a 408-foot blast off Drew Rom in the third inning for his 11th home run on the year. The five-year veteran saw his first start since Sept. 1 on Friday night as he has struggled to find playing time since Harrison Bader and Hunter Renfroe joined the Reds via waivers. Not that Senzel has deserved much more playing time, as he is now slashing .223/.291/.383 over 264 at-bats in 89 games.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Draws third straight start Senzel will start in left field and bat sixth in Wednesday's game against the Giants.

Impact Senzel will stick in the lineup for the third game in a row, with all of his starts coming out of the corner outfield. His brief run as a regular in the Cincinnati outfield could come to an end as soon as Friday, when the Reds are likely to get Jake Fraley (toe) back from the 10-day injured list.

AUGUST 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

The Enquirer Nick Senzel expected to spend the rest of the season at Triple-A Louisville after his Aug. 11 demotion. After Thursday's return, he's done predicting.

AUGUST 26, 2023 • CINCINNATI.COM

Homers in return Senzel went 1-for-2 with a solo home run Thursday in a loss to the Diamondbacks.

Impact Senzel was called up from Triple-A Louisville on Thursday afternoon and provided an impact in his first game back in the majors, tying the score 1-1 with his eighth-inning solo shot. That at-bat came as a pinch hitter for Nick Martini, who started the game at DH. Senzel appears unlikely to play on an everyday basis, though he could force his way into the lineup if he's able to build upon Thursday's effort and turn around what has been a mostly forgettable campaign with the bat thus far.

AUGUST 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Recalled from Louisville Cincinnati recalled Senzel from Triple-A Louisville on Thursday.

Impact Senzel has posted underwhelming numbers between the majors and minors this year, but the Reds need him as position player depth after losing Joey Votto (shoulder) to the injured list. The 28-year-old former top prospect seems doubtful to deliver meaningful fantasy production.

AUGUST 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Ask Hal: What does future hold for Nick Senzel? Q: A pitcher delivers a two-out, two-strike pitch and walks toward the dugout, anticipating a called strike three, so might this be showing...

AUGUST 20, 2023 • DAYTONDAILYNEWS.COM

Reds option 3B/OF Nick Senzel to Triple-A Louisville The Cincinnati Reds demoted third baseman/outfielder Nick Senzel to Triple-A Louisville prior to Friday night’s game against the Pittsburgh...

AUGUST 11, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

India faces setback in recovery; Senzel optioned PITTSBURGH -- Earlier this week, the Reds were feeling optimistic that second baseman Jonathan India was going to return from a plantar fasc...

AUGUST 11, 2023 • MLB.COM

Reds demote veteran INF/OF Nick Senzel to Triple-A Louisville and recall Henry Ramos

The Cincinnati Reds have optioned infielder/outfielder Nick Senzel, the second overall pick in the 2016 amateur draft, to Triple-A Louisville

AUGUST 11, 2023 • Associated Press

Sent to Triple-A Senzel was optioned to Triple-A Louisville on Friday.

Impact Senzel had been starting at third base roughly two-thirds of the time lately, but the Reds will select Henry Ramos' contract to take his place on the active roster. On the season, Senzel has been worth -0.6 fWAR while slashing .219/.290/.368 with nine home runs and five steals in 80 games.

AUGUST 11, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Heads to bench Monday Senzel is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Marlins.

Impact Though Senzel finds himself on the bench for the series opener with Miami, he started in five of the Reds' first six games of August and went 3-for-20 with a solo home run. With Jake Fraley (toe) recently joining Jonathan India (foot) on the injured list, Senzel could be in store for a near-everyday role in the short term.

AUGUST 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Homers in loss Senzel went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-3 extra-inning loss to the Nationals.

Impact As usual, Senzel got the start against a left-hander, Patrick Corbin, and he delivered immediately with the first of back-to-back homers in the first inning. He later had a chance to walkoff the Nats with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth inning, but his weak liner against right-hander Andres Machado was caught and the teams moved onto the 10th inning. Senzel is typically pinch hit for late in games when facing a right-hander, against whom he is batting just .180 this season, but no left-handed bat was available off the bench at that time. Jake Fraley (undisclosed) was unavailable, while Will Benson and TJ Friedl had already entered the game.

AUGUST 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Still with Reds Senzel started at third base and went 0-for-4 with three errors in Wednesday's 16-6 loss to the Cubs.

Impact Senzel's usage has picked up recently as a result of Jonathan India (foot) landing on the injured list, but the player presumed to be a trade chip at the deadline remained with the Reds. The influx of youth has marginalized Senzel, who told Gordon Wittenmyer of the Cincinnati Enquirer that he loves the organization but would like more playing time, something that could have occurred had he been traded. "I'm at a different point in my career than the younger guys we have on our team because I'm getting paid year-to-year now," Senzel said, referring to the two more years under club control. "With that, I need at-bats; I need the innings; I need the games played." Senzel is slashing .231/.306/.376 over 248 plate appearances.

AUGUST 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE