The Cincinnati Reds are trimming down the number of players on the 40-man roster this week. Ian Gibaut was outrighted to the minor leagues earlier this week and on Friday afternoon the club outrighted infielder/utility man Santiago Espinal to Triple-A. As a player with more than five years service time, Espinal has the right to refuse his outright assignment to the minor … [Read more...] about Cincinnati Reds outright Santiago Espinal to Triple-A Louisville
Retaining Free Agents: Cincinnati Reds pitcher Nick Martinez
The World Series in underway and by the end of the week there is going to be a team holding a trophy on the field and celebrating a championship. Whenever that is then the following day free agency will begin. Sort of. That day begins a 5-day exclusive negotiating window between free agents and their team during the 2025 season. When those five days are up if players and teams … [Read more...] about Retaining Free Agents: Cincinnati Reds pitcher Nick Martinez
Cincinnati Reds make their first roster move of the offseason
The World Series isn’t over yet, but the Cincinnati Reds have already made the first roster move of their offseason. The club has activated right-handed pitcher Ian Gibaut from the 60-daay injured list and outrighted him off of the 40-man roster to Triple-A Louisville. While being outrighted off of the 40-man roster doesn’t always mean that a player has the option to elect free … [Read more...] about Cincinnati Reds make their first roster move of the offseason
Where will the Cincinnati Reds spend their money in free agency?
We’ve been working our way through the Cincinnati Reds impending free agents over the last week plus, discussing whether or not it makes sense for the team to bring any of them back and if so, how they would help the team. This morning over at MLB Trade Rumors, Charlie Wright wrote a bit about the Reds as he tried to make the case for them to sign a big bat. He notes that the … [Read more...] about Where will the Cincinnati Reds spend their money in free agency?
Reds starter Rhett Lowder completes his third fall league start
On Saturday evening out in the greater Phoenix area the Peoria Javelinas sent Cincinnati Reds pitcher Rhett Lowder to the mound for his third start of the Arizona Fall League. After missing the entire year with the exception of a few rehab starts – both of which ended with a new injury than the one he was rehabbing from – Lowder didn’t spent much time on the mound in 2025. … [Read more...] about Reds starter Rhett Lowder completes his third fall league start
