Austin Wynns

The Reds announced that they have selected catcher Austin Wynns to their roster. To open a spot on the 40-man, they transferred left-hander Brandon Williamson to the 60-day injured list. Williamson underwent Tommy John surgery in September and will likely miss the entire 2025 season. Adding Wynns has seemed likely for a while now. The…

The Reds announced that they have selected catcher Austin Wynns to their roster. To open a spot on the 40-man, they transferred left-hander Brandon Williamson to the 60-day injured list. Williamson underwent Tommy John surgery in September and will likely miss the entire 2025 season. Adding Wynns has seemed likely for a while now. The…

Wynns will be the backup catcher to Luis Trevino while Tyler Stephenson (oblique) opens the season on the injured list.

The studly 27-year-old right-hander racked up seven strikeouts on the afternoon while issuing only one base on balls. Most of the damage that was done against him came via the long ball, with Gavin Lux launching a solo homer in the second inning and Austin Wynns adding another in the third. The Mariners' ace got 13 swings and misses on 79 pitches on the day -- six of those on his splitter -- while registering an elite CSW of 37 percent. A consensus top five starting pitching option in all fantasy drafts, Gilbert holds a 6.00 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and a 19/7 K/BB ratio over 15 innings in Cactus League action.