Reds Add Catcher Will Banfield to 40-Man Roster, Outright P.J. Higgins
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Darragh McDonald
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The Reds selected catcher Will Banfield to the 40-man roster and optioned him to Triple-A Louisville, while outrighting catcher P.J. Higgins to open a roster spot. Banfield, 26, signed a minor league deal in the offseason and likely had an opt-out clause that triggered his addition. Higgins was quietly placed on waivers days earlier.
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Fellow catcher P.J. Higgins has been outrighted to open a 40-man spot.
It wasn't previously reported that Higgins was off the 40-man roster so it seems Cincinnati quietly put him on waivers a few days ago.
Banfield, 26, signed a minor league deal with the Reds in the offseason.
He presumably had some kind of opt-out or upward mobility clause in that deal, as that usually explains why a team would add
One catcher goes on the roster and another goes off.
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