DEALCOMPLETED: A four-year, $150 million deal pending physical conditions was agreed upon before the Reds' game against the White Sox, but unfortunately, an excellent pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds was officially traded to the Atlanta Braves.

Cincinnati Reds’ All-Star Could Get Squeezed Out of Roster Spot in Atlanta Braves but the clash against White Sox was just….

Former All-Star Jesse Winker seemed to have the inside track at a roster spot in Washington after signing a minor league deal this offseason, but the signing of Eddie Rosario could end up sending him back to the market.

After the Washington Nationals signed free agent outfielder Eddie Rosario, it looks like the days could be numbered for former All-Star Jesse Winker.

Per Mark Zuckerman, who covers the Nationals for MASN:

Rosario has played left field most of his career (895 of his 964 total games in the outfield). He has 11 Defensive Runs Saved there. The safe bet would have him there on Opening Day.

What’s the domino effect on the rest of the Nationals? Joey Gallo, the team’s biggest offseason signing at $5 million, appears destined to play first base. That would bump Joey Meneses back to the DH role he held the majority of last season. Which would bump Jesse Winker … where, exactly?

Manager Davey Martinez did say there’s a possibility that both Rosario and Winker could be on the roster together, but again, it’s unlikely.

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Winker has played well this spring, hitting .350 (7-for-20), so even if he doesn’t land in Washington, he could get a chance somewhere else. The strong spring is important for Winker, who has seen his numbers fall off a cliff the last two years.

The Cincinnati Reds will take the field tonight as they host the Chicago White Sox in Goodyear after an off day on Monday. There is no television coverage tonight. You can listen on the radio as 700 WLW has the coverage.

The Reds had several guys pitch in minor league games on the backfields earlier today. Brandon Williamson, Brent Suter, Alexis Diaz, Lucas Sims, and Brooks Kriske were all on the mound, so keep that in mind when wondering why it may be a few more days than you expected to see some of these guys on the mound.

Reds add to the Spring Breakout roster

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Cincinnati picked four more pitchers to add to the Spring Breakout roster. Two of them are expected to pitch on Thursday night (Arij Fransen and Gabe Starks) and the other two (Simon Miller and Dylan Simmons) are expected to pitch on Saturday night. For more information on the four pitchers

The 30-year-old was an All-Star in 2021 for the Cincinnati Reds, hitting .305 with 24 homers and 71 RBI that season. However, he was traded to the Seattle Mariners before the 2022 season and hit just .219 with a .344 on-base percentage. He saw his power dissipate, hitting just 14 homers and bringing in 53.