A Long and Premature Look at the Roster

This week, I found myself contemplating the recent declaration that the Reds were finished adding to the roster. So I sat down and looked at the roster as it stands, trying to see what I thought about the decision to stand pat.

That’s 21 spots that are already spoken for (I’m assuming Nick Senzel comes up fairly early in the season, though he probably won’t start the year on the roster. Dilson Herrera, of course, is out of options)

There is probably one more bench spot. The Reds will pick from Phillip Ervin, Patrick Kivlehan, and Alex Blandino for the final spot (my guess would be Ervin unless they really want him to play every day in Louisville). That’s 22.

The fifth starter spot is probably…