The Cincinnati Reds have been awfully busy today making roster moves.
The first one is a big one. Cuban RHP Rasiel Iglesias officially got his work VISA and is in the US. According to an article by C. Trent Rosecrans earlier this afternoon, the plan for Iglesias is to send him to Arizona where he will begin throwing and from there the Reds will have to see what the next step is. Earlier they had hoped he could go to the Arizona Fall League. That is still up in the air though.
While this is just speculation on my part, since Iglesias is still technically listed as “restricted” on the official team roster, once activated he will need to take a spot on the 40-man roster. It seems that is spot is being cleared today as the Reds have designated outfielder Ryan LaMarre for assignment. He was on the disabled list in Triple-A and hasn’t played since late May.
In other minor league roster moves, there was some movement throughout the system when it comes to the catching position. If you read the comments section of the site you already saw it, but for the rest of you here are the moves:
Joe Hudson has been promoted to Bakersfield from Dayton. Taking his place in Dayton is Chadwick Tromp, who had been the main catcher for the Arizona League Reds. Ross Perez was also sent to Triple-A Louisville. The release of David Vidal last week and the promotion to the big leagues of Tucker Barnhart has created some room for upward movement of catchers. For now, Chris Berset is the only catcher on the roster for Pensacola, though Lou Marson is currently on the disabled list and may be ready to come off and rejoin the active roster. Here is a quick stat rundown for the guys who were promoted:
| Player | Team | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | PB | CS% |
| Chadwick Tromp | AZL | 99 | .323 | .354 | .505 | 5 | 31% |
| Joe Hudson | DAY | 311 | .216 | .314 | .316 | 10 | 52% |
| Ross Perez | PEN | 280 | .333 | .391 | .460 | 7 | 16% |
There was one other roster move today in the minor leagues, that of a non-catcher. Juan Silverio is heading back to Pensacola after spending nearly two months with the Bats. In his first two games with Louisville he had gone 8-10. Since then he has gone 13-75 with just two walks and 22 strikeouts. He began the year with Pensacola where he hit .277/.311.462 in 230 plate appearances before being promoted.