Stankiewicz signed a minor-league contract with the Reds on Saturday.
Stankiewicz was assigned to Triple-A Louisville. The right-hander spent the first half of the 2023 campaign with the Toros de Tijuana in the Mexican League. He'll likely be a depth option in the minors while with the Cincinnati organization.
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Red Sox's Teddy Stankiewicz: No. 1 starter in Portland
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Stankiewicz will start Opening Day for Double-A Portland, Kevin Thomas of the Portland Press reports.
The Sea Dogs are scheduled to kick off the season Thursday night with rain and cold in the forecast. It's a good bet the game will be rescheduled. Stankiewicz is an inning-munching starter without a lot of upside, but throws strikes. In a spring where Boston's starting depth came to the forefront, the right-handed Texan could be an emergency spot starter for Boston.
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Red Sox's Teddy Stankiewicz: Goes back to original arm slot
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Stankiewicz switched back to a traditional arm slot for 2016 after an experiment with a lower slot in 2015 had a deleterious effect on his performance, the Boston Globe reports.
The lower arm slot improved Stankiewicz's fastball velocity, but flatted out other pitches. The end result: in 25 starts, he went 5-11 with a 4.01 ERA and just 4.9 strikeouts per inning. Now, with the traditional arm slot, Stankiewicz has created better angle on all of his pitches, particularly the slider that is generating swings-and-misses as it dives below bats. In four starts (all no-decisions), he has a 1.12 ERA with 6.8 strikeouts and 1.5 walks per nine innings.
