CINCINNATI REDS
MAJOR TRANSACTIONS
02/16/2026
Sunday, February 15th , 2026
RP Dave Brower was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Saturday, February 14th , 2026
Assigned RP Steve Gibbs to Triple A Louisville.
Assigned RP Cisco Bojórquez to Double A Pensacola.
Assigned RP Blake Bivens to Double A Pensacola.
Assigned C Teddy Hickman to Triple A Louisville.
Friday, February 13th , 2026
Assigned RP Aaron West to Triple A Louisville.
Wednesday, February 11th , 2026
C Teddy Hickman was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
RP Cisco Bojórquez was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Placed RP Steve Gibbs on irrevocable waivers.
RP Steve Gibbs was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Tuesday, February 10th , 2026
RP Aaron West was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Purchased the contract of 2B Jorge Cortéz from Triple A Louisville.
Monday, February 2nd , 2026
Assigned RP Carlos Contreras to Double A Pensacola.
Assigned RP Eury De La Rosa to Double A Pensacola.
Assigned RP Nick Rumbelow to Double A Pensacola.
Assigned RP William Soto to Double A Pensacola.
Assigned RP Joel York to Double A Pensacola.
Friday, January 30th , 2026
Fired Pitching Coach Dave Williams.
Signed Pitching Coach Mike Butcher to a 5-year, $640,000 per year contract.
Thursday, January 29th , 2026
Purchased the contract of SP Walt Sharpe from Triple A Louisville.
Wednesday, January 28th , 2026
Fired 3B Coach Wes Bankston.
Signed 3B Coach Danny Muno to a 3-year, $150,000 per year contract.
Tuesday, January 27th , 2026
Fired Hitting Coach Wally Maxwell.
Signed Hitting Coach Bill White to a 5-year, $545,000 per year contract.
Saturday, January 24th , 2026
Assigned SP Sean Bullock to Double A Pensacola.
Friday, January 23rd , 2026
Assigned SS Ben Riley to Triple A Louisville.
Tuesday, January 20th , 2026
Assigned SP Tomás Méndez to Double A Pensacola.
Sunday, January 18th , 2026
Optioned RP Rob Davis to Triple A Louisville.
Friday, January 16th , 2026
Optioned RF Josh Anderson to Triple A Louisville.
Optioned CF Dan Sheehan to Triple A Louisville.
Optioned 1B Juan Bello to Triple A Louisville.
Optioned 1B Greg Lefebvre to Triple A Louisville.
Optioned C Raúl Bauiero to Triple A Louisville.
Optioned SS Ben Riley to Triple A Louisville.
Optioned RP Ezra Schmidt to Triple A Louisville.
Optioned SP Walt Sharpe to Triple A Louisville.
Optioned RP Dave Brower to Triple A Louisville.
SS Ben Riley was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Placed SP Chris Sale on the active roster.
Thursday, January 15th , 2026
Signed free agent SP Chris Sale to a 3-year contract worth a total of $43,000,000.
Wednesday, January 14th , 2026
SS Sancho Marín was claimed off waivers by Toronto.
Tuesday, January 13th , 2026
Optioned C Teddy Hickman to Triple A Louisville.
Sunday, January 11th , 2026
Signed free agent 2B Orlando Arcia to a 6-year contract worth a total of $133,400,000.
SS Sancho Marín was designated for assignment, placed on waivers and taken off the secondary (40-man) roster.
Friday, January 2nd , 2026
Recalled RP Jesús Rodríguez from Triple A Louisville.
Recalled SP Dave Parsons from Triple A Louisville.
Recalled RP Shane Broyles from Triple A Louisville.
Recalled SP Julius Taylor from Triple A Louisville.
Recalled SP Bert Gooderston from Triple A Louisville.
Purchased the contract of RP Aaron West from Triple A Louisville.
Recalled RP Jorge Fernández from Triple A Louisville.
Recalled RP Jim Morris from Triple A Louisville.
Recalled 3B Diory Paulino from Triple A Louisville.
Recalled 2B Dan Beggar from Triple A Louisville.
Recalled 1B Juan Bello from Triple A Louisville.
Recalled RF Josh Anderson from Triple A Louisville.
Purchased the contract of LF Jorge Llerena from Double A Pensacola.
Recalled SS Ben Riley from Triple A Louisville.
Recalled SS Sancho Marín from Triple A Louisville.
Recalled SP Ezra Schmidt from Triple A Louisville.
Recalled RP Bob Brooks from Triple A Louisville.
Recalled RP Doug Hall from Triple A Louisville.
Recalled RP Rob Davis from Triple A Louisville.
Recalled SP Blake Bivens from Triple A Louisville.
Recalled RP Dave Brower from Triple A Louisville.
Recalled SP Cisco Bojórquez from Triple A Louisville.
Recalled C Raúl Bauiero from Triple A Louisville.
Recalled CF Dan Sheehan from Triple A Louisville.
Recalled CF Walt Morris from Triple A Louisville.
Recalled 1B Greg Lefebvre from Triple A Louisville.
Recalled C Teddy Hickman from Triple A Louisville.
Recalled 3B José Juárez from Triple A Louisville.
Recalled LF Juan Ayala from Triple A Louisville.
Assigned SP Mike Richards to Class A Dayton.
Thursday, January 1st , 2026
Assigned SP Bob Wolfe to Double A Pensacola.
Assigned SP Mike Richards to Double A Pensacola.
Assigned SP José Morán to Double A Pensacola.
Assigned SP Chris McGuire to Double A Pensacola.
Assigned SP Héctor García to Double A Pensacola.
Assigned SP Cristóbal García to Double A Pensacola.
Wednesday, December 31st , 2025
Optioned CF Walt Morris to Triple A Louisville.
Optioned LF Mike Lambright to Triple A Louisville.
Optioned SS Sancho Marín to Triple A Louisville.
Optioned 3B Diory Paulino to Triple A Louisville.
Optioned 3B José Juárez to Triple A Louisville.
Optioned 2B Dan Beggar to Triple A Louisville.
Optioned C Teddy Hickman to Triple A Louisville.
Optioned C Jeff Adams to Triple A Louisville.
Optioned RP Walt Sharpe to Triple A Louisville.
Optioned RP Jim Morris to Triple A Louisville.
Optioned RP Doug Hall to Triple A Louisville.
Optioned RP Jorge Fernández to Triple A Louisville.
Optioned RP Rob Davis to Triple A Louisville.
Optioned SP Julius Taylor to Triple A Louisville.
Optioned SP Ezra Schmidt to Triple A Louisville.
Optioned SP Dave Parsons to Triple A Louisville.
Optioned SP Bert Gooderston to Triple A Louisville.
Optioned SP Cisco Bojórquez to Triple A Louisville.
Optioned SP Blake Bivens to Triple A Louisville.
Purchased the contract of LF Mike Lambright from Triple A Louisville.
Purchased the contract of C Jeff Adams from Triple A Louisville.
Purchased the contract of RP Walt Sharpe from Triple A Louisville.
Thursday, December 25th , 2025
Optioned LF Juan Ayala to Triple A Louisville.
Saturday, December 20th , 2025
Purchased the contract of C Teddy Hickman from Triple A Louisville.
Purchased the contract of SS Sancho Marín from Triple A Louisville.
Tuesday, December 16th , 2025
Assigned 3B Juan Bello to Triple A Louisville.
Placed SP Marcus Stroman on the active roster.
Sunday, December 14th , 2025
RP Jesús Rodríguez was claimed off waivers from Atlanta.
Assigned RP Jesús Rodríguez to Triple A Louisville.
Purchased the contract of LF Juan Ayala from Triple A Louisville.
Traded 34-year old LHP Steven Matz (retaining 5%) and 27-year old CF Amerigo Maria Lamb to the Miami Marlins, getting 34-year old RHP Marcus Stroman, 24-year old minor league RHP Myron Cross, 24-year old minor league LF Nate Hayes, 24-year old minor league 3B Juan Bello, and 21-year old minor league 1B Sean Forrest in return.
Sunday, November 30th , 2025
Purchased the contract of SP Ezra Schmidt from Triple A Louisville.
Tuesday, November 25th , 2025
Traded 19-year old minor league 1B Darrell Costa to the Colorado Rockies, getting 23-year old minor league RHP Jeff Lewis in return.
Monday, November 24th , 2025
C Raúl Bauiero received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $750,000.
LF Juan Ayala received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $750,000.
SP Bert Gooderston received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $750,000.
CF Amerigo Maria Lamb received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $750,000.
CF Dan Sheehan received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $750,000.
2B Dan Beggar received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $750,000.
2B Jose Peraza becomes a free-agent.
DH Jake Bauers becomes a free-agent.
3B Ben Riley received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $750,000.
SP Cisco Bojórquez received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $750,000.
RP Dave Brower received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $750,000.
SP Ezra Schmidt received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $750,000.
SP Julius Taylor received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $750,000.
RP Jim Morris received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $750,000.
C Jeff Adams received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $750,000.
SP Dave Parsons received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $750,000.
3B José Juárez received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $750,000.
C Teddy Hickman received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $750,000.
1B Greg Lefebvre received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $750,000.
RP Rob Davis received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $750,000.
RP Doug Hall received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $750,000.
Purchased the contract of SP Blake Bivens from Triple A Louisville.
Purchased the contract of CF Walt Morris from Triple A Louisville.
Saturday, November 22nd , 2025
SS Steve Wade was not offered arbitration, becomes a free agent.
3B José Morán was not offered arbitration, becomes a free agent.
RP Steve Gibbs received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,200,000.
RP Aaron West received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,400,000.
RP Shane Broyles received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,872,000.
RP Jose R. Lopez was not offered arbitration, becomes a free agent.
RP Jorge Fernández received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,200,000.
CF Walt Morris received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,068,200.
SP Walt Sharpe received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,949,400.
LF Mike Lambright received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,208,400.
SP Ron Lowe was not offered arbitration, becomes a free agent.
Thursday, November 6th , 2025
Signed Manager Kevin Cash to a 3-year, $2,500,000 per year contract.
Tuesday, November 4th , 2025
Signed Pitching Coach Dave Williams to a 3-year, $750,000 per year contract.
Purchased the contract of SP Ezra Schmidt from Triple A Louisville.
Purchased the contract of SP Cisco Bojórquez from Triple A Louisville.
Optioned SP Ezra Schmidt to Triple A Louisville.
Saturday, November 1st , 2025
Pitching Coach Rusty Meacham leaves the team, his contract was not renewed
Manager Julio Vinas leaves the team, his contract was not renewed
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