The Reds signed RHP Pedro Strop, a relief pitcher, to a one year contract for $1.825 million on February 5. To make room for Strop the Reds designated RHP Sal Romano for re-assignment.
Strop is expected to add a veteran presence to the Reds' bullpen. Strop, 34, spent the last six seasons with the Chicago Cubs after breaking into the Majors with the Texas Rangers in 2009. He pitched 2 1/2 seasons with the Baltimore Orioles.
Last season Strop appeared in 50 games for the Cubs. He had a 2-5 record with 10 saves.
Romano cleared waivers and was invited to the Reds' major league camp as a non-roster player. He pitched in 12 games in Cincinnati after spending most of the season in Louisville. He was 1-0 with a 7.71 ERA. He also saved two games.
The Reds signed INF Derek Dietrich to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. They invited INF Blake Trahan to major league camp.
Dietrich was granted free agency on November 4. He played in 113 games with the Reds, hitting 18 home runs with a .221 average in his first 52 games of the season but was relegated to a bench role, when Scooter Gennett came off the injured list on June 28. He managed just two home runs over the second half of the season while his batting average dipped to .187, spending 18 days on the injured list from August 5 through August 23.
Trahan played 11 games for the Reds in 2018, batting .214. He played in 105 games for Louisville last season, hitting .228 with five home runs and 29 RBI. Trahan was the Reds' third round pick in the 2015 draft. The Reds designated Trahan for assignment on August 5. He cleared waivers and assigned to Louisville, outright. on August 8.
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