Cincinnati Reds: These players will get the final four spots on the roster

The Reds 30-man roster is nearly filled out.

Over the past few days, the Cincinnati Reds have began to whittle their roster down by optioning and reassigning players to Prasco Park. While David Bell has yet to decide if he’s going to carry 14 or 15 pitchers, the clock is ticking and Opening Day is less than a week away. Which players will grab, what appears to be, the final three spots on the Reds 30-man roster?

We all know that Joey Votto, Eugenio Suárez, Mike Moustakas and Freddy Galvis will occupy the infield dirt. A collection of Nick Castellanos, Shogo Akiyama, Nick Senzel and Jesse Winker will rotate between the outfield and filling in as the team’s universal designated hitter. Tucker Barnhart and Curt Casali will alternate behind the plate depending on the matchup.

The starting rotation is set. Sonny Gray is the team’s Opening Day starter and will be followed by Luis Castillo, Trevor Bauer, Wade Miley and Anthony DeSclafani. Lucas Sims and Tyler Mahle are waiting in the wings in the event one of those five succumbs to injury, or if thy struggle, the two right-handers can provide long relief.

The bullpen is filled with talent. Free agent pickup Pedro Strop joins Michael Lorenzen, Amir Garrett, Robert Stephenson, Nate Jones and Raisel Iglesias. Kyle Farmer, Phillip Ervin and Josh VanMeter are locks to be part of the Cincinnati bench. By my count, that’s 26. Which four players will get the final spots on the Cincinnati Reds 2020 Opening Day roster?