The Cincinnati Reds are still fighting for their playoff lives – currently tied for the 8th and final spot in the playoffs with the Brewers and the Giants – but they have gone ahead an announced their 40-man player pool, first reported by Bobby Nightengale of the Cincinnati Enquirer, that will be eligible to be on the active 28-man roster for the playoffs if and when the team does make it.
The 28-Man Roster
| 28-Man Roster | |||
| Pitcher | Position | Hitter | Position |
| Tejay Antone | RHP | Tucker Barnhart | C |
| Trevor Bauer | RHP | Curt Casali | C |
| Archie Bradley | RHP | Tyler Stephenson | C |
| Luis Castillo | RHP | Kyle Farmer | INF/C |
| Anthony DeSclafani | RHP | Freddy Galvis | INF |
| Amir Garrett | LHP | Jose Garcia | INF |
| Raisel Iglesias | RHP | Mike Moustakas | INF |
| Nate Jones | RHP | Eugenio Suárez | INF |
| Michael Lorenzen | RHP | Joey Votto | INF |
| Tyler Mahle | RHP | Shogo Akiyama | OF |
| Sal Romano | RHP | Aristides Aquino | OF |
| Lucas Sims | RHP | Nick Castellanos | OF |
| Robert Stephenson | RHP | Brian Goodwin | OF |
| Nick Senzel | OF | ||
| Jesse Winker | OF | ||
| Injured List | |||
| Pitcher | Position | Hitter | Position |
| Jesse Biddle | LHP | ||
| José De León | RHP | ||
| Sonny Gray | RHP | ||
| Wade Miley | LHP | ||
There’s no real surprises here – it’s the current active roster.