The Reds announced today that they have non-tendered three players: Ryan LaMarre (OF), Pedro Villarreal (SP/RP), and Ryan Mattheus (RP). This means that those players become free agents effective immediately. The deadline to non-tender players is tonight at 11:59 PM. Mark Sheldon reported that the Reds could chose to bring all three players back on minor league deals for 2016.
The Reds also announced that they will offer contracts to Aroldis Chapman, J.J. Hoover, and Zack Cozart. Those come as no surprise. Aroldis Chapman could certainly still end up getting traded however. Zack Cozart said today on ESPN 1530 “I feel like I should be ready for spring training.