It’s the middle of December and the Cincinnati Reds 40-man roster is nowhere near full. It’s not surprising that is the case, though – free agency and non-tenders have lowered the number of players on rosters all around baseball. The free agency market over the last few years has been about as fast as your grandma running a marathon, which is to say, it’s been incredibly slow.
The Reds 40-man roster currently sits at 31 players, which leaves them with nine spots to fill up. And realistically, the team could ultimately add 10 players if they’d like – one will just need to wait a while – because one player on the 40-man roster, Jared Solomon, underwent Tommy John surgery this offseason and can be placed on the 45/60 day injured list once that become an option closer to the start of the regular season.