Stephenson, Reed candidates to join rotation

DENVER — Following Daniel Wright’s 3 1/3 innings of relief in the Reds’ 17-4 loss to the Rockies on Tuesday, manager Bryan Price did not rule out returning the rookie to the rotation soon. But Price also tipped his hand on Wednesday that other young arms could be brought in as well.

That includes Robert Stephenson and Cody Reed, who are both at Triple-A Louisville and are ranked the club’s Nos. 2 and 3 prospects, respectively. Anthony DeSclafani, who has been out all season with an oblique injury, is one more rehab assignment start away from being activated from the disabled list.

“I think there are a lot of things that are going to happen in this month,” Price said. “I think we’re going to have to take a hard look at what our options are at Triple-A, and look hard at Stephenson and Reed and their development and how far they are in their development and how close they are to being ready. Knowing that DeSclafani is coming back and knowing we have some guys that are scuffling a little bit in the rotation that are going to have to pitch better to maintain their positions. There are a lot of balls in the air right …

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