The trade deadline has come and gone and the Cincinnati Reds did not make a trade today. After adding three relievers earlier this week it feels like they were the only team in Major League Baseball that didn’t make a significant trade this afternoon as the 4pm ET deadline approached.
What the team did do, today, was activate right-handed reliever Michael Lorenzen from the injured list. To create a spot on the 26-man roster the team optioned Tony Santillan to Triple-A Louisville.
For Lorenzen, his recovery has been incredibly fast after pulling up lame when he scored on a sacrifice fly in extra innings two weeks ago against Milwaukee.