2016 Cincinnati Reds In-Season Transactions

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Placed on A Dayton 7 Day DL: LHSP Jacob Constante


Activated from A+ Daytona 7 Day DL & Demoted to A Dayton: RHRP Jeremy Kivel


Activated from A Dayton 7 Day DL & Demoted to RK Billings: LHRP Jesse Adams


Placed on DSL Reds Restricted List: RHRP Israel Cuevas, RHSP Enyer Morales


Placed on DSL Rojos Restricted List: RHRP Felix Jimenez

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Purchased from AAA Louisville: C Rafael Lopez

---Lopez was signed this season after Mesoraco went down with injury and Ramon Cabrera made the 25 man roster, he was playing in the Indy Leagues. The soon to be 29 year old made his major league debut with the Cubs back in 2014 in 7 games. The only reason he was purchased is because Tucker Barnhart is injured. Lopez will certainly be DFA'd shortly after the season is over if not sooner.


Optioned to AAA Louisville: UT Tony Renda

---He'll likely be recalled once rosters expand in a week.


Promoted to AAA Louisville from AA Pensacola: C Kyle Skipworth


Demoted to AA Pensacola from AAA Louisville: IF Ray Chang

[redsfanman]

C Raffy Lopez will probably stick with the Reds for the rest of the season, with September call-ups coming.  They're sure to want a third catcher in September, but...

-C Kyle Skipworth, a former 40 man roster member, has been terrible in AA and AAA.
-C Chris Berset has been pretty bad in AAA.
-C Joe Hudson hasn't hit well in AA, despite a good defensive reputation.
-C Chad Wallach, 24, has a .369 OBP, but doesn't seem to be a particularly highly regarded defender, isn't on the 40 man roster, and seems like a highly unlikely call-up.  But he's the only candidate who's any sort of prospect.

Crummy options mean it's Lopez's job to sit on the bench as the third string catcher.  But yeah, no question he'll be DFA'd the day the season ends.  Hopefully Barnhart makes a quick recovery to minimize Lopez's playing time.

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Activated from MLB Cincinnati 60 Day DL: RHSP Alfredo Simon

---Simon had previously pitched for Cincinnati on June 15th vs. the Braves and was placed on the DL with a strained right trapezius. During his rehab assignment with Louisville, he had a 4.80 ERA in five games and last pitched five innings with one run allowed on Wednesday.


Outrighted to AAA Louisville: RHRP A.J. Morris

---Morris had been on the 60 Day DL since mid June, his rehab assignment was up.


Optioned to AAA Louisville: RHRP Josh Smith

---Smith was 2-1 with a 5.19 ERA that elevated when he allowed five earned runs on three homers over two innings vs. the Dodgers on August 22nd.


Demoted to AA Pensacola from AAA Louisville: RHSP Rookie Davis


Placed on AA Pensacola Temporary Inactive List: RHRP El'Hajj Muhammad


Placed on A+ Daytona 7 Day DL: LHSP Ismael Guillon


Activated from A+ Daytona 7 Day DL: RHRP Ben Klimesh, 2B Blake Butler

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Released: RHRP Jesus Roman, RHRP Jhon Espinal, RHRP Ross Ismail, RHRP Samuel Pimentel, IF Edwin Ochoa, OF Melbin Berroa, OF Gabriel Alvarez

---All 7 of the players were with the DSL Reds/Rojos rosters this season.

Roman was signed out of the D.R. in January 2014, he saw action in 53 games over the past 3 seasons.

Espinal was signed out of the D.R. in July 2014, he saw action in 25 games over the past 3 seasons.

Ismail was signed out of Aruba in November 2013, he saw action in 31 games over the past 3 seasons.

Pimentel was signed out of the D.R. in January 2016, he saw action in just 1 game (back in June).

Ochoa was signed out of Venezuela in September 2015, he saw action in 23 games.

Berroa was signed out of the D.R. in December 2014, he saw action in 102 games over the past 3 seasons.

Alvarez was signed out of the D.R. in July 2015, he saw action in 42 games.

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Aug 24, 2016 21:30:10 GMT -5 kinsm said:

Placed on DSL Reds Restricted List: RHRP Israel Cuevas, RHSP Enyer Morales


Placed on DSL Rojos Restricted List: RHRP Felix Jimenez

Cuevas, Morales, and Jimenez all tested positive for the performance enhancing drug Stanozolol. They've received 72 game suspensions.

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Lost off Waivers (to LAA): RHSP Daniel Wright

---The Reds drafted Wright in the 10th round of the 2013 draft, he made his mlb debut this season.


Purchased from AAA Louisville: LHRP Wandy Peralta, IF Hernan Iribarren

---Both would have qualified as 6 year minor league free agents two months from now. Peralta will be making his mlb debut, Iribarren has seen action before.


Recalled to Cincinnati from AAA Louisville: RHSP Robert Stephenson, RHSP Keyvius Sampson, LHSP Cody Reed

---Yesterday marked the first day teams could expand their 25 man rosters, added players must be on their active 40 man roster though.


Outrighted: OF Kyle Waldrop

---Waldrop cleared waivers and was outrighted, The former overslot draftee is likely done with the Reds, he'll qualify for free agency 5 days after the World Series ends.


Reinstated from AA Pensacola Temporary Inactive List & Promoted to AAA Louisville: RHRP El'Hajj Muhammad


Activated from AAA Louisville 7 Day DL: OF Steve Selsky


Promoted to AAA Louisville from A+ Daytona: RHRP Tejay Antone, RHSP Keury Mella

---The Louisville Bats needed fill-ins to take the place of those who were called up.


Placed on A Dayton 7 Day DL: RHRP Sarkis Ohanian (hip)


Promoted to A Dayton from RK Billings: RHRP Jake Johnson


Promoted to RK Billings from AZL Reds: LHSP Wennington Romero, RHRP Carlos Machorro, RHRP Dauri Moreta

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Signed for 2017: RHP Vladimir Gutierrez

---The Reds have agreed to sign right-hander Vladimir Gutierrez for a bonus of $4.75MM. The 20-year-old Cuban righty will count against Cincinnati’s international bonus pool, which they’ve already vastly exceeded with their $7MM deal with Cuban shortstop Alfredo Rodriguez. As such, Gutierrez will come with a 100 percent luxury tax, effectively making this a $9.5MM expenditure for the Reds.


Purchased from AAA Louisville: RHP Matt Magill

---The Reds have an opportunity to see if they got anything in the Chris Heisey trade.


Placed on MLB Cincinnati 15 Day DL: LHP Cody Reed, OF Billy Hamilton

---Reed has been shut down for the season, there is a small chance Hamilton returns.


Placed on MLB Cincinnati 60 Day DL: RHP Alfredo Simon

---His days playing with the Reds are likely done.


Recalled to Cincinnati from AAA Louisville: UT Tony Renda, UT Steve Selsky, RHP Josh Smith



Recalled to Cincinnati from AA Pensacola: RHP Abel De Los Santos

---34 of the non injured 40 man roster players are now on the active roster, leaving Herrera, Garrett, Lamb (injured), Moscot (injured), Davis, and Romano in the minors. Keeping Herrera down all year will likely prevent him from becoming Super 2 arb eligible if he never returns to the minors again after this season.


Demoted to AA Pensacola from AAA Louisville: RHRP El'Hajj Muhammad


Placed on AA Pensacola 7 Day DL: RHRP Carlos Gonzalez




*Likely my last In-Season Transactions post.

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At this point which roster guys are on, as seen by AAA pitchers Tejay Antone and Keury Mella, just doesn't mean much anyway.

Thanks for maintaining this thread Kinsm.