Roster Reduced As Reds Goodyear Camp Winds Down Blake Dunn Optioned

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Dateline: Goodyear, Arizona

The Reds break camp in a week for two tune up games in Milwaukee.

The camp roster has been pared to 37 with just five non-roster invitees left and one of them is a pitcher, Hagen Danner.

The Reds reassigned non-roster left hander, Anthony Misiewicz to the minor league camp. He is 31-years old with six seasons of big league experience with 136 games with a 4.86 ERA. He has pitched for the Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals, Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees and last season five games with the Minnesota Twins.

Misiecwicz put up good numbers in the six Cactus League games he pitched with six innings, one run on three hits and two walks. He struck out six.

Blake Dunn was optioned to Triple A Louisville.

Dunn made the opening day roster out of camp last season and struggled. He found his stroke the second half of the season in Louisville and finished with a .291 average, 14 doubles, two triples, seven home runs, 40 RBI and 24 stolen bases.

"He is a good defender no matter where you put him," Terry Francona said earlier in camp.

Dunn hit a snag when he hyperextended his knee on March 6, attempting a diving attempt at a bloop hit that got into the sun. He missed a week.

He played in 12 games with 25 plate appearances during the Cactus League. Dunn hit .136 with a double, a home run and two stolen bases.

The Reds outfielders remaining are, Will Benson, JJ Bleday, TJ Friedl, Rece Hinds, Noelvi Marte and Dane Myers. All have had better camps at the plate. Spencer Steer is listed as an infielder but played left and right field during training.