Tuesday links!
From a long-term perspective, the big news from yesterday in Cincinnati Reds land was the major roster reorganization that saw Daniel Corcino and Ryan Dennick designated for assignment, Raisel Iglesias and Chris Dominguez optioned to AAA Louisville, and both Kyle Skipworth and Josh Smith added to the 40-man roster and called up to the big league club. The reasoning behind those decisions was twofold: first and foremost, Devin Mesoraco needed an MRI to check on a hip issue that was certainly going to keep him out of the lineup on Monday and potentially longer, and the Reds wanted to carry an extra reliever until Homer Bailey returns to the rotation this weekend (and the club didn't think Iglesias would be available to be that guy for a few more days after his start on Sunday).