"It's hard just to assign someone else that job. If Brandon is with us, I expect him to be playing second base," Price said just before the Reds Caravan finale at Florence Mall.
The Reds attempted to trade the 34-year-old Phillips to the Nationals in December, but Phillips invoked his no-trade rights to veto the deal. He still has two years and $27 million left on his contract.
"We want [Peraza] to play as much as possible.