The MLB’s decision to have owners lock out their players has put a perpetual freeze on big league transactions all month, meaning we’re entering the third week of basically nothing to discuss in terms of off-season improvements by the Cincinnati Reds.
Improvements, he he he.
That hasn’t prevented teams from making staff hires, front office hires, or additions to their farm system, however. Nor has it prevented players from opting to ink with teams overseas, and there has been a steady matriculation of former big leaguers (Reds included) to Japan and the KBO.
First up on our roundup of former Reds, former manager Bryan Price has signed on with the San Diego Padres as a senior advisor, as MLB Trade Rumors relayed.