As the make a push for the playoffs, Kenta Maeda Jersey they made a bittersweet transaction on Monday. First, the bitter: All-Star outfielder was placed on the injured list with an intercostal strain. He recently mi sed three games before trying to gut it out Sunday. He ended up having to be replaced after three innings.Now, the sweet: has been called up from the minors to take Winker's roster spot.The Reds enter Monday's action just 2 1/2 games behind the for the second NL wild card. They have won 13 of their last 19 Chris Taylor Jersey games and have what looks to be a soft schedule the rest of the way, for the most part. Of their remaining 43 games, they play the nine times, seven times, six times, four times and three times. That's 29 games against far inferior competition.Losing Winker hurts, of course, especially since we can't be sure how long he'll be out. The 27-year-old lefty is hitting .307/.395/.560 (140 OPS+) with 24 homers, 71 RBI, 77 runs and an NL-best 32 doubles.Can Barrero ease the lo s? He was forced into action last year with the Reds and wasn't good at all, but Max Muncy Jersey there were no minor leagues and he'd previously never been above High-A. Now he's played 40 games in Double-A, where he hit Matt Beaty Jersey .300/.367/.481 and 40 at Triple-A (.305/.389/.584). He , at which point a source in the Reds organization told CBS Sports they are really big on his upside. Just a few days later, he went on an extended tear. In Barrero's last 28 Triple-A games, starting on July 15, he's hit .354/.430/.681 with 10 doubles, nine homers, 24 RBI and 24 runs.It'll be interesting to see how the Reds shuffle things around. They have lately settled in with at second, at short and either or at third. Barrero's minor-league experience is nearly all at shortstop, but he's gotten in some work at third. Farmer is a utility man, but his outfield experience is very limited. None of the others play Cody Bellinger Jersey outfield.In the outfield, holds down right with , and filling out the other two spots. That is to say, even with Winker down, it doesn't appear the answer is sliding someone from the infield to Andre Ethier Jersey the outfield is the plan.Manager David Bell told reporters Monday that Barrero would mostly be coming off the bench, playing second, third and short ( ). Barrero was not in Monday night's lineup against the Cubs. Regardle s, it's a situation to monitor for the playoff-chasing Reds.