The Cincinnati Reds are making moves today. Of course, so is everyone else. The 8PM deadline to protect players from the upcoming Rule 5 draft is now past us and every team except Seattle added some prospects to their 40-man roster. The Reds added four players – and you can read more about them all here. That left the roster at 39 players, and the Reds 11th rated prospect, TJ Friedl, wasn’t added. We now know why. The Reds were working on a trade, acquiring José De León from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for cash and a player to be named later.
Cincinnati Reds acquire pitcher Jose De Leon from Tampa Bay
