The Major League Baseball offseason officially began earlier this week, and with that comes some key roster decisions. Though the Cincinnati Reds have already made one Major League signing, the front office had some house cleaning to take of before heading off to Las Vegas for this year's GM Meetings.
Three Reds players — Austin Hays, Brent Suter, and Scott Barlow — all had club-options attached to the contracts they signed last winter. Hays' $12 million option was always expected to be declined, and the Reds made that official on Wednesday.
The decisions surrounding Suter and Barlow, however, were not nearly as clear cut.