When a team gets the chance to sign a reliever with a career ERA+ of 135, odds are it’s a chance that’s worth jumping at, especially if it comes with the incredibly low risk of being a minor league deal. That’s precisely what happened last night with the Cincinnati Reds and veteran righty Nate Jones, as the two came to just such an agreement, as The Athletic’s C. Trent Rosecrans relayed.
#Reds have signed NKU alum and former WBC champ Nate Jones to a minor-league deal with an invite to big-league camp
— C.