David Bell announced this morning that Connor Overton and Luis Cessa will follow the trio of Hunter Greene, Nick Lodolo and Graham Ashcraft.
The Reds re-assigned Chase Anderson to minor league camp and optioned Brandon Williamson to Louisville.
Greene in his final tuneup for opening day went well. He pitched four scoreless innings. He allowed two hits and two walks while striking out two.
"It was perfect," Bell said. "It deload day. We didn't want him to work as hard and he didn't. That last inning he got a couple of runners on but was able to bear down and pitch out of it."
Jose Barrero, who started in center field, had three hits and drove in four runs with a three-run home run and RBI double. Spencer Steer hit a home run. Henry Ramos homered and singled. Curt Casali contributed and RBI single.
Defensively, Barrero's day was mixed. He played a deep fly into a double that helped key a four-run inning against Hunter Strickland.
"Barrero's swinging the bat well," Bell said. "He's playing with a lot of confidence. It was good to have him in center today. He's been playing a great shortstop. He had a tricky play against the wall. It was a good thing for him to experience."
Cessa started 2022 in the Reds' bullpen but has always yearned to be a starting pitcher. After returning from Team Mexico in the World Baseball Classic, he won the competition for one of the rotation slots. Williamson, Anderson and Luke Weaver, who has tightness in his right forearm. Weaver and Tony Santillan (back) will pitch against the Chicago White Sox tomorrow.
Cessa made 36 relief appearances and 10 starts. He was 1-3 in those starts.
Overton joined the rotation on April 30 and made four starts winning one and had a 1.82 ERA until an injury to his lower back took him out of the rotation. He made two relief appearances in late September.
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