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Reds, Albert Abreu Agree To Minor League Deal

By Steve Adams | January 30, 2025 at 8:53am CDT

The Reds have agreed to a minor league contract with free agent righty Albert Abreu, reports Robert Murray of FanSided. The Vayner Sports client will be in major league camp as a non-roster invitee this spring.

Abreu, 29, has pitched in parts of four big league seasons, mostly with the Yankees, but spent the 2024 campaign with the Seibu Lions of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball. He logged 49 innings out of the Lions’ bullpen and pitched to a strong 2.39 earned run average, albeit with poor rate stats. Abreu fanned only 16.3% of the hitters he faced and issued walks at a 9.9% clip. He’s had a similar run with los Tigres de Licey in the Dominican Winter League this offseason, tossing 22 2/3 frames with a 3.18 ERA, 15% strikeout rate and 9% walk rate.

Abreu originally debuted with the 2020 Yankees but was torched for four runs (three earned) in just 1 1/3 innings across two appearances. He fared better in larger samples across the next three seasons — including brief stints with the Royals and Rangers — but mirrored the same shaky K-BB profile he’s displayed in Japan and in winter ball over the past year. In 135 2/3 career innings, Abreu carries a 4.58 ERA, 22.4% strikeout rate and 12.9% walk rate. He’s kept the ball on the ground at a nice 47.4% rate and averaged a whopping 97.8 mph on his sinker, but home runs have also been an issue (1.53 HR/9).

The Reds beefed up their bullpen yesterday with a trade for San Francisco’s Taylor Rogers, though they’ve also subtracted righty Fernando Cruz this offseason (in a trade netting them backup catcher Jose Trevino). Rogers joins Alexis Diaz, Sam Moll, Emilio Pagan, Brent Suter and out-of-options Tony Santillan as virtual locks for the bullpen — health permitting. Former starters Graham Ashcraft and Carson Spiers are in the mix for spots but could also be optioned to Triple-A to either remain stretched out in the Louisville rotation or continue working on a transition to shorter stints. Righties Casey Legumina and Yosver Zulueta are also on the 40-man roster and could factor into the relief corps with a strong spring showing.

Abreu, Bryan Shaw, Alex Young and Ian Gibaut are among the experienced arms who’ll be non-roster invitees this spring and look to grab one of those final spots in new manager Terry Francona’s bullpen.

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  1. This one belongs to the Reds

    6 months ago

    Walk rate will make it rough to see him in that ballpark. Probably most likely triple A backfill.

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  2. cguy

    6 months ago

    Krall and company sure are providing DJ with a lot of clay to model..Likely as not he can bump up the careers of one or two of these guys.

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  3. octavian8

    6 months ago

    Abreu stats are good except for control issues. Maybe coaches can help with that. Worth a good look. Competition for spots is always a good thing.

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  4. meisterkhan

    6 months ago

    Pretty happy with the activity from the Reds. More than what they normally do. Love the Hays/Lux deals. Most of the rest have been solid as well. If some of the youngsters stay healthy and live up to the potential we saw a few seasons ago, we should have a good year.

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  5. jtboy123s

    6 months ago

    Seems like a terrible fit given CIN’s depth and ballpark, unless he just didn’t have other options. But kudos to the Reds.

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  6. Dumpster Divin Theo

    6 months ago

    He looks pretty special in that foto you can just tell the next pitch it’s gonna be a strike

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  7. jimij

    6 months ago

    U can never have too much mlb ready talent. Experience will help this young staff, signings have looked good and things are taking shape

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