The Cincinnati Reds have released utility player Dee Strange-Gordon. The 32-year-old had come into spring training as a non-roster invite trying to win the shortstop spot, but hang on as a guy who could play the middle infield and some outfield as a super-utility kind of player if shortstop wasn’t going to be his. Once the Reds decided to go with Eugenio Suárez at shortstop, it seemed the writing was on the wall as far as Strange-Gordon landing the starting job.
The former all-star was hitting .281 with four walks and five strikeouts in 36 plate appearances. He only had one extra-base hit, leading to a .