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From last night:
Nothing here much of a surprise. The Reds will have to add Jones to the 40-man roster.
More Reds moves: Jones makes Opening Day roster
An above-replacement Cincinnati Reds blog
An above-replacement Cincinnati Reds blog
From last night:
Nothing here much of a surprise. The Reds will have to add Jones to the 40-man roster.
Steve Mancuso
Steve Mancuso is a lifelong Reds fan who grew up during the Big Red Machine era. He’s been writing about the Reds for more than ten years. Steve’s fondest memories about the Reds include attending a couple 1975 World Series games, being at Homer Bailey’s second no-hitter and going nuts for Jay Bruce at Clinchmas. Steve was also at all three games of the 2012 NLDS, but it’s too soon to talk about that.
So, Jones is not yet on the 40-man roster. You’ve suggested Schebler getting released to free up one spot, for Matt Davidson, but what about a second spot? I don’t see any obvious choices, unless the Reds give up on Payton.
Do you think there’s any chance that Blandino goes unclaimed if the Reds give away his spot?
Agree there aren’t obvious choices. It’s tight. If they jettison Payton (and I think they will) that’s a solution. Justin Shafer is another one. I don’t think they’ll risk Blandino, but that’s a possibility, too. Payton is player #30 or #31.
Maybe it means something, or nothing at all. But Payton appears to be a late scratch from Sunday’s game.