The Cincinnati Reds are coming into a key offseason that can focus on some moderately daring Elly De La Cruz commerce rumors, and extra realistically round what the Reds can purchase within the months forward to make the crew higher round Elly earlier than he could ultimately depart in some unspecified time in the future sooner or later.
Such an offseason normally begins quietly, although, and it has for the Reds with the revealing of their listing of minor league free brokers.
Each crew has gamers whose minor league contracts expire on the finish of the yr. They don’t formally turn out to be free brokers till 5 days after the World Sequence.
The Reds had a protracted listing of such gamers, shared by Baseball America:
- RHP Cameron Cotter
- RHP Taylor Floyd
- RHP Ryan Garcia
- RHP Trevor Kuncl
- RHP Johnathan Lavallee
- RHP Néstor Lorant
- RHP Darius Vines
- LHP Jacob Edwards
- LHP Anthony Misiewicz
- LHP Steffon Moore
- LHP Ben Wereski
- C Pablo Aliendo
- 2B Ivan Johnson
- 3B Michael Chavis
- SS Orlando Arcia
- SS Julio Carreras
- SS Garrett Hampson
- SS Francisco Urbaez
- OF Dominic Fletcher
- OF Austin Hendrick
- OF Shane Sasaki
Loads of these names may not sound acquainted, by a handful have large league expertise, together with Michael Chavis, Orlando Arcia and Garrett Hampson.
Arcia and Hampson are fairly attention-grabbing for his or her expertise degree within the large leagues. The way in which the minor league contract expiration works wouldn’t have been arrange for these gamers to only instantly signal with the Reds, however they’re two guys who, in a unique setup, could have nonetheless proved helpful in Cincinnati going ahead — significantly if De La Cruz had been to ever truly get traded.
Orlando Arcia
Now 32 years previous, Arcia has each an All-Star look and a World Sequence ring in his profession.
He’s at all times been extra identified for his glove than his bat, though he’s had a number of spectacular hitting seasons in his profession.
This season, Arcia truly performed 19 video games for the Twins earlier than ending up within the Reds’ system. He hit .271 in that quick stint.
Garrett Hampson
Hampson, 32, was one of many quickest gamers in baseball at his peak and can even play the outfield.
He did play in 9 video games final yr with the Reds, however whereas he spent this whole season at Triple-A Louisville (.242 common), Hampson wasn’t referred to as as much as the majors.
Hampson, like Arcia, might nonetheless return to MLB in some unspecified time in the future. No less than based mostly on his contract expiring, although, it will not be with the Reds.
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