Reds Sign RP Nate Jones to Minor Leage Deal

[Griffey012]

Probably looking for guaranteed money which would certainly be a risk for a guy who was shut down 9/17/19 with continued pain in his pitching elbow.

He is probably a better flyer than Jones or Thonburg, but he is definitely more expensive, too.

He regressed in a big way last year, and while his heater is still sitting where it was in 2017 when he was effective, 2018 he saw a surge in velocity that he was unable to maintain in 2019 and the pitch became ineffective. The slider is still nasty, and I think he could be a good reliever, but he isn't a lock to be effective in 2020.

I didn't realize he ended the season shut down with elbow issues. As far as his stuff in 2019, I wonder how much of the regression is showing up due to him starting and relieving. His relief only numbers weren't to the level of 2018, but were still pretty good.

[Randymack]

Aroyds Vizcaino,RHP

[JustaFan]

I've not read many comments on the decisions on selecting relief pitchers with the requirement of pitching to three batters and/or the ability to pitch and recover from two-innings. And then which pitchers need to be depended on to appear in hopelessly lost games. A relief pitcher who can go three innings every four days in losing games can have whatever ERA if he protects other relievers.