Reds rumors: 3 players who won’t be on the roster on September 1

Reds rumors: Daniel Duarte will likely be replaced before September 1

Daniel Duarte hasn’t been particularly bad for the Reds this year, but he hasn’t been one of their top dogs in the back end of the bullpen. Any time you look through the Reds bullpen, each guy has his job. Lucas Sims and Alexis Diaz handle most of the high-leverage situations and Sam Moll and Alex Young deal with the lefties.

The only player that doesn’t seem to have an important role in the bullpen is Daniel Duarte. His role thus far has been to eat innings, whether the Reds be up big, down big, or out of options. He hasn’t been the first choice in any situation for David Bell’s team this year. He will likely see his season with the Reds come to an end when Tejay Antone makes his much-awaited return.

Antone has been ramping up on a rehab assignment following his second career Tommy John Surgery. If Antone is able to return at full strength, he provides a much better option in the bullpen than Duarte does.

Duarte has a chance to make an impact as part of the September call-ups in about a month, but he won’t be on the roster to finish August and he likely will be left off the Reds postseason roster, if they are to make it.