We learned last evening that Cincinnati Reds infielder Dilson Herrera would not be playing for Team Colombia in the upcoming World Baseball Classic despite having originally have been on their roster. "No problem," we said collectively. "It’s surely just because he’s since seen Brandon Phillips traded away, and he thinks staying in camp in Goodyear will give him a better shot at making the big league roster out of Spring Training."
Well, it turns out the story's a bit deeper than that, as The Enquirer's C. Trent Rosecrans and Zach Buchanan relayed to us Friday morning.