GOODYEAR, Arizona – After waiting all spring, the Cincinnati Reds have some clarity on the roster status of three players who were waiting to learn if they still had minor-league options.
An arbitrator ruled that right-handed pitcher José De León and left-handed pitcher Cionel Pérez will have a fourth option year and outfielder Aristides Aquino is out of options. It has implications on the Reds’ Opening Day roster because Aquino cannot be sent to the minor leagues at any time without passing through waivers.
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Aquino has higher odds of making the Opening Day roster as a bench bat because he’s out of options.