Jose Peraza

Jose Peraza not in Reds' lineup on Friday

Cincinnati Reds second baseman/shortstop Jose Peraza is not in Friday's starting lineup versus the Miami Marlins.

What It Means:

Scooter Gennett is starting at second base while Zack Cozart is handling shortstop for the Reds versus right-hander Jose Urena and the Marlins. Peraza started four of the last five for Cincinnati, but manager Bryan Price informed the 23-year-old middle infielder that Gennett and Cozart will be the starters moving forward.

Peraza owns a .253/.277/.328 slash with 15 steals in 358 plate appearances (90 games) this season. numberFire's models currently project him to turn in a .292 batting average with 13 more steals in 250 plate appearances over the remainder of the year, but that doesn't account for the expected drop in playing time.