The Cincinnati Reds turned to Tim Adleman when the starting rotation fell apart last season. Now they turn to him again as Homer Bailey cannot go to start the season and Bailey’s replacement, Rookie Davis, is also on the DL. During most of the off-season, the Reds didn’t even mention Adleman as a rotation option. Instead he was on the outside looking in for the rotation race this spring.
Entering the off-season the starting rotation was Anthony DeSclafani, Homer Bailey, Brandon Finnegan, Dan Straily, and Robert Stephenson. Since then, the Reds traded Straily, while DeSclafani and Bailey injured themselves.