It seems the infield logjam that has gradually been building both on the Cincinnati Reds and in their upper minors has reached a tipping point. On Monday, news broke that IF Tony Renda had been traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks, with MLB.com beat writer Mark Sheldon the first to announce the move.
Renda, 26, had been outrighted off the 40-man roster after the 2016 season, a season in which he made his big league debut and hit just .183/.246/.217 in 67 PAs with the Reds. However, he’d hit an impressive .