This was not supposed to happen again to the Cincinnati Reds. They were supposed to have elite prospects ready to pitch in the big leagues. Instead, they signed a questionable veteran and began to scour their developmental rosters for pitchers to hold the staff together.
In a twist of fate, the Reds acquired one of the pitchers that they looked at to replace Dan Straily in the deal that sent Straily to the Miami Marlins. Luis Castillo came over with Isaiah White and Austin Brice for Straily. Brice may make the roster as a reliever, but Castillo was the surprise this spring.