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    Rookie Davis makes the roster, more sent to the minors

    Doug Gray 0

    Reports are coming out that the Cincinnati Reds will have right handed pitcher Rookie Davis in the rotation to start the season. His father told it to the Jacksonville Daily News, who had it first.

    Rookie Davis was quite successful this spring for the Reds. He pitched in five games, throwing 15.2 innings with a 4.02 ERA. He allowed just three walks and he had 17 strikeouts. After battling a hip injury last year, he came into spring training healthy in 2017. As a result, he began showing increased velocity and his new slider has been getting rave reviews. While he has some Triple-A time under his belt, it’s rather limited and it was not good. It did, however, come last season when he wasn’t nearly the same pitcher he’s shown in the past or in spring training.

    This opens up a bunch of questions about the Reds rotation. If this report is accurate, it seems that Rookie Davis will join Brandon Finnegan and Scott Feldman in the rotation. It seems that Bronson Arroyo is going to make the rotation if you read between the lines, too. What does that mean for Amir Garrett, Cody Reed and Robert Stephenson?

    More players sent to minor league camp

    Desmond Jennings and Sebastian Elizalde were both sent to minor league camp this afternoon. Elizalde wasn’t a surprise as no one seemed to think that he was playing for a job this spring. He hit well, posting a .296/.345/.444 line – mostly after returning from the World Baseball Classic where he played with Team Mexico. Desmond Jennings hadn’t been hitting well, but most figured he was going to make the team. He was hitting .195/.300/.415 on the spring.

    Update

    Worth adding in that Desmond Jennings has an opt-out in his contract before opening day. He is still able to use it.

    Gelalich, Johnson released

    Zach Buchanan is reporting that the Cincinnati Reds have released former supplemental first round pick Jeff Gelalich and right handed pitcher Stephen Johnson.