The Reds announced today that right-hander has been placed on the 15-day injured list with a right forearm contusion, with fellow righty Josh Reaves Jersey recalled to take his place on the active roster. Montas was struck by a comebacker off the bat of in yesterdays game, departing after recording just two outs. Amazingly, the bullpen covered 8 1/3 shutout innings and the Reds pulled off a 3-0 victory over the Angels. X-rays on Montass arm came back negative but he that he would probably have to mi s at least one start due to the sorene s and swelling. It seems the concern is still on the mild side, though the club will give him a couple of weeks to rest his arm. Per , manager David Bell says the expectation is that Montas will just mi s two starts, with taking the ball on Thursday to fill the rotation spot. The Reds signed Montas to a in the offseason, hoping for a bounceback campaign. He had struggled with shoulder problems in the second half of 2022 and then mi sed almost the entire 2023 season after undergoing surgery to addre s that shoulder. But prior to those shoulder i sues, he was quite good. In 2021, he to sed 187 innings for the As with a 3.37 earned run average. He struck out 26.6% of batters faced while walking just 7.3%, and he also got grounders on 42.8% of balls in play. The following year, he had a 3.18 ERA with similar peripherals before getting flipped to the Yankees. The shoulder problems had already popped up before that deal but got worse after it, leading to the surgery and lengthy absence. The Reds have not yet seen the bounceback they were hoping for. Montas has a 4.19 ERA through his five starts but might be lucky to even be at that level. He has punched out just 16.7% of opponents thus far while giving out free pa ses at an 11.9% clip. Were it not for a .263 batting average on balls in play, he might have allowed even more runs, which is why his 5.33 FIP and 5.12 SIERA are about a run higher than his ERA. Were still talking about a small sample size of 19 1/3 innings but its also perhaps worth nothing that his stuff hasnt come all the way back to pre-surgery levels. He averaged 96.4 miles per hour on his fastball in 2021 but is only at 94 mph so far this year, with his other pitches all down a few ticks as well. Perhaps Montas will find that mi sing velocity later in the year but hell now have to sit on the shelf for a few weeks. In the meantime, the rotation will consist of Martinez, , , and . Martinez opened the season in the rotation and made two starts but got bumped to a long relief role when Lodolo came off the injured list. He spent his time with the Padres moving between starting and relieving, so this is something he has experience with and likely why the Reds signed him in the first place. Trey Burke Jersey