MLB.com’s Mark Sheldon finally got to break news that the Cincinnati Reds signed a player to a big league contract, something the team had yet to do at any point this entire offseason. The guy? Drew Storen, the Washington Nationals’ former closer, who just so happens to hail from Reds country originally.
#reds have signed RHP Drew Storen to a one-year contract. Big league deal.
— Mark Sheldon (@m_sheldon) January 3, 2017
The New York Post's Joel Sherman later revealed that Storen's deal would guarantee him just $3 million for 2016, with up to $1.