With Josh Smith gone and John Lamb traded to Tampa Bay, the Cincinnati Reds are letting the off-season slip away before it even begins. Their focus has been on cleansing the forty man roster to protect prospects. That’s a decent plan, except there still has to be a team for 2017.
The Reds only have 34 players on their roster currently. That gives them six slots to protect prospects. That includes the Reds currently retaining the rights to veteran pitchers Alfredo Simon and Ross Ohlendorf.
In all fairness the Reds have been cleaning their roster since last month.