GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The Reds have signed free agent right-hander Ross Ohlendorf to a one-year Major League contract and will use him initially in the bullpen, manager Bryan Price said on Saturday morning.
"Right now, I just want to get him in and get a feel [for where he is]," Price said. "I know he hasn't been stretched out like a starter. In our current state I don't think we can get him ready to start. I might need him there for a game, but more than anything I need him in the bullpen."
Ohlendorf has passed his physical and the Reds didn't have to make room for him on the 40-man roster.