The drip-drip-drip of transactional news continued today. Immediately after the end of the World Series — the Series finished earlier this morning; did you watch it? — teams can begin announcing transactions and eligible players declare for free agency. The Cincinnati Reds had two such players, pitchers Alfredo Simon and Ross Ohlendorf. As expected:
Ross Ohlendorf and Alfredo Simon are now officially free agents
— C. Trent Rosecrans (@ctrent) November 3, 2016
In a bit of housekeeping news, it appears that reliever JJ Hoover — who cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A in August — will be a free agent as well.