3 options the Reds have to make room for Donovan Solano on the 40-man roster

3. Reds DFA Mark Kolozsvary to make room for Donovan Solano.

The Cincinnati Reds have another way to create room on the 40-man roster, and that's to designate one of their minor league players for assignment. Mark Kolozsvary may be at risk of losing his spot on the 40-man roster if the Reds go that route.

Jared Solomon, Alejo Lopez, Stuart Fairchild, and TJ Friedl would all be in that boat as well, but those four would appear to be safe. Kolozsvary, however, was passed over when it came time to replace the injured Tyler Stephenson. Instead of adding Kolozsvary to active roster, Cincinnati chose to select Chris Okey's contract from Triple-A.

Kolozsvary is currently at Triple-A Louisville. A defense-first catcher, Kolozsvary is hitting just .218/.306/.382 in 17 games with the Louisville Bats. Kolozsvary was called up to the bigs earlier this season when Stephenson was sidelined with a concussion. He saw limited action and went 1-for-11 before being optioned back to Triple-A.

This seems like the least likely of the options, as Mark Kolozsvary is the only other catcher on the Cincinnati Reds 40-man roster. With Tyler Stephenson on the IL with a broken hand, should an injury befall Aramís García or Chris Okey, the Reds would be forced to add another catcher to the roster.

The Reds have veteran backstop Sandy León down at Triple-A Louisville as well, so it wouldn't be a complete shock to see Kolozsvary DFA'd. But if the recovery time for Vladimir Gutierrez or Aristides Aquino is anything close to six weeks, the Cincinnati Reds should shift one of those injured players to the 60-day IL.