The Cincinnati Reds are likely to return to a five-man rotation in very short order. Interim manager Jim Riggleman said as much before the Reds game versus the Washington Nationals on Thursday night. The question now becomes, which of the Reds’ starters will be the odd man out?
Since Homer Bailey’s return from the disabled list on July 24th, the Cincinnati Reds have been operating with a six-man starting rotation. The thought behind the move was to keep all the starters who’d been pitching while Bailey was away on the active roster until the likely move of Matt Harvey at the trade deadline.