Reds trade cash considerations for Rays catcher Curt Casali

[dougdirt]

This is why you DFA Cruz first. There was a chance that someone else could have been DFA'd or traded before Disco's now delayed return.

I don't disagree. But the odds are at about 95%, even with DeSclafani's healthy history, that both are gone within a matter of days from each other.

[Kinsm]

Is there a roster limit in Louisville (or any other minor-league club), and if so, what is it?

CINCINNATI (MLB): 40 players (RESERVE LIST) - 25 players (ACTIVE LIST) - no service time limit
LOUISVILLE (AAA): 38 players (RESERVE LIST) - 25 players (ACTIVE LIST) - no service time limit
PENSACOLA (AA): 37 players (RESERVE LIST) - 25 players (ACTIVE LIST) - no service time limit
DAYTONA (A+): 35 players (RESERVE LIST) - 25 players (ACTIVE LIST) - maximum two players with six or more years of service time
DAYTON (A): 35 players (RESERVE LIST) - 25 players (ACTIVE LIST) - maximum two players with five or more years of service time
BILLINGS (RK): 35 players (RESERVE LIST) - 25 players (ACTIVE LIST) - no players with three or more years of service time
GREENEVILLE (RK): 35 players (RESERVE LIST) - 25 players (ACTIVE LIST) - no players with three or more years of service time
AZL REDS (RK): 35 players (RESERVE LIST) - 30 players (ACTIVE LIST) - no players with three or more years of service time
DSL REDS (FRK): 35 players (RESERVE LIST) - 30 players (ACTIVE LIST) - international players only (maximum two players from Puerto Rico), and no players with four or more years of DSL/VSL service time

[Big Klu]

CINCINNATI (MLB): 40 players (RESERVE LIST) - 25 players (ACTIVE LIST) - no service time limit
LOUISVILLE (AAA): 38 players (RESERVE LIST) - 25 players (ACTIVE LIST) - no service time limit
PENSACOLA (AA): 37 players (RESERVE LIST) - 25 players (ACTIVE LIST) - no service time limit
DAYTONA (A+): 35 players (RESERVE LIST) - 25 players (ACTIVE LIST) - maximum two players with six or more years of service time
DAYTON (A): 35 players (RESERVE LIST) - 25 players (ACTIVE LIST) - maximum two players with five or more years of service time
BILLINGS (RK): 35 players (RESERVE LIST) - 25 players (ACTIVE LIST) - no players with three or more years of service time
GREENEVILLE (RK): 35 players (RESERVE LIST) - 25 players (ACTIVE LIST) - no players with three or more years of service time
AZL REDS (RK): 35 players (RESERVE LIST) - 30 players (ACTIVE LIST) - no players with three or more years of service time
DSL REDS (FRK): 35 players (RESERVE LIST) - 30 players (ACTIVE LIST) - international players only (maximum two players from Puerto Rico), and no players with four or more years of DSL/VSL service time

Thank you.

If the Reds send a player to Louisville on a medical rehab assignment (like DeSclafani), does that count against Louisville's total?

[Kinsm]

Thank you.

If the Reds send a player to Louisville on a medical rehab assignment (like DeSclafani), does that count against Louisville's total?

no - doesn't count towards their active list - so in theory they'd have 26 (or 27 if 2 players were on rehab assignment, etc.)



EDIT: Additionally, where I write service time - that means minor league service time. A minor league player accrues a year of "service time" for every season in which the player spends at least 30 days on an MLB and/or minor league active list and/or disabled list, unless the player spent the entire season on the Disabled List. Service time accrued by a player while assigned to a club or clubs in the Dominican Summer League (DSL) and/or Venezuelan Summer League (VSL) does not count when determining minor league roster limits and restrictions for minor league clubs in non-foreign affilated leagues.

And, also players on restricted lists don't count towards the reserve or active lists.

[Kinsm]

The Reds currently have about 300 players under contract, they'll be at/near their 325 player limit once they sign draft selectionss (and a bunch of releases will also happen around that time).

[Goose]

Awesome pickup, he OPS'ed 1.128 last year in the majors. Don't ruin my buzz with any other stats, please.

Casali backing up his 2017 year with a current 1.092 OPS. I am going to keep drinking from the Curt Casali cup.

[WrongVerb]

Casali backing up his 2017 year with a current 1.092 OPS. I am going to keep drinking from the Curt Casali cup.

Ummmm...ok